Pricing
Every call answered for 30 cents a minute.
From $1,000 to build. No monthly fee.
A Talk Society AI receptionist costs from $1,000 to build, then 30 cents a minute of talk time, billed by the minute. There's no monthly fee and no charge for the hours it sits waiting. A small build takes about a week.
- From $1,000 to build
- 30 cents a minute
- No monthly fee
- Cancel any time
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Your calls, your minutes,
your price.
An estimate: each call is billed by the minute.
| Business | Calls a month | Average length | A month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet | 100 | 2 min | $60 |
| Busy | 400 | 2 min | $240 |
| Very busy | 1,000 | 3 min | $900 |
What the build includes,
and what the minutes cover.
The $1,000 build
- The conversation, written for your business
- Your prices, hours, services and policies loaded in
- Your phone number set up, or your existing one forwarded
- Testing until you're happy with it
The $1,000 build is one conversation with no connections to your systems. Bigger builds, with several conversations or connections to your calendar, CRM or booking system, are quoted before we start. The build is paid in full before we start the work.
The 30 cents a minute
- The voice AI
- The phone line
- Billed by the minute, only while it's talking
- English and Spanish at the same price
- No monthly fee, no minimum, cancel any time
The best-known options,
by name.
What 500 minutes of calls a month costs with the best-known answering services, AI receptionists and agencies, on their own published prices. A full-time receptionist at the U.S. median wage costs $38,010 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
| Company | What it is | Setup | A month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby | Live answering service | none | $1,725 500-minute plan |
| Abby Connect | Live answering service | none | $1,380 500-minute plan |
| Moneypenny | Live answering service | none listed | $985 500-minute plan |
| Posh | Live answering service | none | $975 500-minute plan |
| PATLive | Live answering service | none | $759 500-minute plan |
| Constant Concepts | Done-for-you AI agency | $2,500 | $997 Front Desk plan, 1,000 minutes included |
| RingCentral AI Receptionist | Phone-system AI add-on | none listed | $249 $49 for 100 minutes, then $0.50 a minute |
| My AI Front Desk | Self-serve AI receptionist | none listed | $174 $99 for 200 minutes, then $0.25 a minute |
| Rosie | Self-serve AI receptionist | none listed | $149 1,000-minute plan |
| Talk Society | Built for you | From $1,000, once | $150 30 cents a minute, no plan |
Their published prices, checked October 25, 2026. Prices change; check their sites.
Self-serve tools are free to set up.
Because you do the setup.
A self-serve AI receptionist gives you a settings page: you write the prompts, test it and tune it. We do all of that. You call it, tell us what to change, and it goes live when it's right. The agencies that build it for you and publish their prices charge $2,500 and up to start, plus a monthly fee. We charge from $1,000 once, with no monthly fee: after that you pay only for the minutes it talks.
30 cents a minute.
No monthly fee.
After the build, 30 cents a minute of your AI employee's talk time, billed by the minute. It covers the voice AI and the phone line. No monthly fee, and no charge for the hours it sits waiting. A quiet week costs nothing.
Custom builds start from as little as $1,000 for a small job, about a week to turn around. Most jobs are bigger and are scoped on a call. The build is paid before we start.
30-day money-back guarantee
If you're not happy with it in the first 30 days after it goes live, we refund the build fee in full. No questions asked. The minutes it talked in that time are still billed. The 30 days start the day it goes live.
No minimum term. Cancel any time.
Pricing questions
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
A Talk Society AI receptionist costs from $1,000 to build, then 30 cents a minute of talk time, billed by the minute. There is no monthly fee.
Is there a monthly minimum?
No. You pay for the minutes it talks. A quiet month costs nothing beyond the build.
Can I cancel?
Any time. There's no minimum term.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. If you're not happy with it in the first 30 days after it goes live, we refund the build fee in full, no questions asked. The minutes it talked in that time are still billed.
When do I pay for the build?
In full, before we start the work.
What makes a build cost more than $1,000?
More conversations, more workflows, and connections to your systems, such as a CRM or a booking system. We quote it, with a timeline, before we start.
What do the 30 cents a minute cover?
The voice AI and the phone line. Beyond the build and the minutes there are no other fees, apart from any taxes.
Is Spanish extra?
No. English and Spanish cost the same.
Tell us about your calls.
We'll quote your build.
Book a demo and tell our AI what your calls look like. We answer what we can on that call and book you in with our team, who quote your build. Or hear the receptionist answer a call first.
P.S. A quiet month costs nothing beyond the build. After the build, you only pay for the minutes it talks.