Answers during the workday
It should pick up while you are on a job, not only after the office phone rolls to voicemail at night.
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Contractors
AI Receptionist for Contractors: Costs and Payoff
Find a receptionist that picks up while you are on the job and turns calls into booked estimates. This page is a short draft, not a finished guide.
Most new-job calls arrive while the crew is on a site and cannot pick up. The useful test is simple: does the tool capture the address, the work, and a time for the estimate, or does it only text you that someone called?
What to check before you buy
Estimate booking
Look for a path from the call to a booked estimate, including the job address and a callback number.
What the caller is told
Read the greeting. Callers should know they have reached the business, and whether they are speaking with an assistant.
Measured results: contractors
No measured contractor results have been published yet. Each new result will use the format below.
Example data - replace with measured results
Week of [date] · [Practice type, city] · [Vendor, plan]
| Monthly cost | Calls answered | Missed calls recovered | Bookings | Value per booking | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $149 | 312 | 41 | 9 | $250 | ~2 days |
This row is a layout example only, not a real result. Payback = monthly cost ÷ (bookings × value per booking ÷ 30 days). The weekly post also records the setup fee, which is blank on this sample until a real invoice is attached.
Published prices
These are general-purpose plans copied from each vendor's public page. Contractor-specific pricing is not listed until a vendor publishes it.
| Vendor | Entry plan (published) | What's included | Higher tiers | Source (checked Oct 16, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie | $49/mo | 250 min/mo, message taking, appointment links by text | $149/mo (1,000 min, calendar booking) · $299/mo (2,000 min) | heyrosie.com/pricing |
| Goodcall | $79/mo | 100 unique customers/mo, then 79¢ each. No per-minute charges | $129/mo (500 customers) · $299/mo (2,000 customers) | goodcall.com/pricing |
| Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) | $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually) | 200 voice min/mo plus chat, SMS and CRM | Partner/Enterprise: custom | myaifrontdesk.com/pricing |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Free (25 calls/mo, then $3.00/call) | Pro $150/mo at $2.00/call, with live-agent backup | Enterprise from $500/mo ($1.67/call) | smith.ai/pricing/ai-receptionist |
FAQ
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
Published plans in the price table start at $49 a month (Rosie) and go up to $500 a month and more for enterprise tiers (Smith.ai), depending on the vendor and call volume. Smith.ai also offers a free tier of 25 calls a month. Frontdesk lists $99 a month, or $79 a month billed annually. Watch for per-minute or per-call overages, and confirm the current terms on the vendor page linked in the table.
Methodology: we copy pricing and features from each vendor's published materials and check them when we update this page. Measured results come from shared call logs. Full methodology.