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Cheapest AI receptionist in 2026: the best under $100

Every ready-made AI receptionist with an entry plan under $100 a month, ranked on what you pay for a normal month, not the headline price.

Prices checked on November 11, 2026 · 8 compared

Upfirst

Our No. 1

Small businesses that want booking, warm transfers and 35+ languages on the cheapest plan

Upfirst official website, captured Nov 11, 2026
$24.95/mo
$60for 200 min

$24.95/mo for 30 calls
Checked Nov 11, 2026

9.5/10 · Excellent
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Why it stands out:

  • Calendar booking and warm transfers on every plan, even the $24.95 one
  • 14-day trial (or 100 calls) with no credit card
  • Spam and calls under 15 seconds are not billed

The catch:

  • It bills by the call: the $24.95 plan covers 30 calls, then $1.50 each, so a busy month is cheaper on Premium.

Rosie

Best value

Solo owners who want 250 minutes for $49 and a dead-simple setup

Rosie official website, captured Nov 11, 2026
$49/mo
$49for 200 min

$49/mo for 250 minutes
Checked Nov 11, 2026

8.7/10 · Very good
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Why it stands out:

  • 250 minutes for $49: the cheapest 200-minute month among ready-made receptionists
  • Trains itself from your Google profile and website
  • Native iOS and Android apps, English and Spanish on every call

The catch:

  • Calendar booking and call transfers start on the $149 Scale plan; the $49 plan texts a booking link instead.

Phonely

Also great

Budget-minded teams that want 200 minutes and 50+ languages from $50

Phonely official website, captured Nov 11, 2026
$50/mo
$50for 200 min

$50/mo for 200 minutes
Checked Nov 11, 2026

8.9/10 · Very good
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Why it stands out:

  • 200 minutes for $50 a month ($33 billed annually)
  • 50+ languages with premium voices on every plan
  • Unlimited concurrent calls and 3 numbers included

The catch:

  • The pricing page doesn't say whether there is a free trial, and it lists 200 minutes on the plan card but 250 in its table.

Dialzara

Very low call volumes that want an answering line from $29

Dialzara official website, captured Nov 11, 2026
$29/mo
$96for 200 min

$29/mo for 60 minutes
Checked Nov 11, 2026

8.7/10 · Very good
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Why it stands out:

  • $29 entry plan with 60 minutes, no contract
  • 10 languages including Spanish on every plan
  • Transparent overage from $0.48 down to $0.35 a minute

The catch:

  • The $29 plan only does blind transfers and has no calendar sync; both start on the $99 Business Pro plan.
Compare all plans and features
Upfirst9.5Rosie8.7Phonely8.9Dialzara8.7Goodcall8.9My AI Front Desk9.0

Compare plans

Entry plans side by side, from each brand's own pricing page. Green marks the best value in each row.

Cheapest AI receptionist in 2026: the best under $100: plans compared
Plan detailsGreen = best value in this table
Upfirst9.5Check price
Rosie8.7Check price
Phonely8.9Check price
Dialzara8.7Check price
Goodcall8.9Check price
My AI Front Desk9.0Check price
CloudTalk9.2Check price
RingCentral AIR8.4Check price
Price and limits
Entry price$24.95/mo$49/mo$50/mo$29/mo$79/mo$99/mo$99/mo$49/mo
200-minute month$59.95$49$50$96.20$79$99$99Not stated
Extra minute$0.60Next plan$0.35$0.48$0.32$0.25$0.50Not stated
Calendar bookingOn the entry planHigher plans onlyNot statedHigher plans onlyOn the entry planOn the entry planOn the entry planOn the entry plan
Call transferWarm transferHigher plans onlyLive transferBlind transferLive transferLive transferWarm transferWarm transfer
Languages35+250+10+Not stated20+70+10+
Free trial14 days7 daysNot stated7 daysFree demo agent7 days14 daysNot stated
SetupSelf-serveSelf-serveSelf-serveSelf-serveSelf-serveSelf-serveSelf-serveSelf-serve
IntegrationsCRM via API + ZapierZapierNative integrationsZapierCRM via API + ZapierZapierNative integrationsNative integrations
The ranking

All 8, ranked. Ordered by budget fit; each score is the service's one overall score.

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Upfirst official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

Upfirst

9.5/10 · ExcellentOur No. 1

Best for: Small businesses that want booking, warm transfers and 35+ languages on the cheapest plan

  • Calendar booking and warm transfers on every plan, even the $24.95 one
  • 14-day trial (or 100 calls) with no credit card
  • Spam and calls under 15 seconds are not billed

The catch: It bills by the call: the $24.95 plan covers 30 calls, then $1.50 each, so a busy month is cheaper on Premium.

$24.95/mo

$24.95/mo for 30 calls. About $60 for a 200-minute month. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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02
Rosie official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

Rosie

8.7/10 · Very good

Best for: Solo owners who want 250 minutes for $49 and a dead-simple setup

  • 250 minutes for $49: the cheapest 200-minute month among ready-made receptionists
  • Trains itself from your Google profile and website
  • Native iOS and Android apps, English and Spanish on every call

The catch: Calendar booking and call transfers start on the $149 Scale plan; the $49 plan texts a booking link instead.

$49/mo

$49/mo for 250 minutes. About $49 for a 200-minute month. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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03
Phonely official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

Phonely

8.9/10 · Very good

Best for: Budget-minded teams that want 200 minutes and 50+ languages from $50

  • 200 minutes for $50 a month ($33 billed annually)
  • 50+ languages with premium voices on every plan
  • Unlimited concurrent calls and 3 numbers included

The catch: The pricing page doesn't say whether there is a free trial, and it lists 200 minutes on the plan card but 250 in its table.

$50/mo

$50/mo for 200 minutes. About $50 for a 200-minute month. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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04
Dialzara official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

Dialzara

8.7/10 · Very good

Best for: Very low call volumes that want an answering line from $29

  • $29 entry plan with 60 minutes, no contract
  • 10 languages including Spanish on every plan
  • Transparent overage from $0.48 down to $0.35 a minute

The catch: The $29 plan only does blind transfers and has no calendar sync; both start on the $99 Business Pro plan.

$29/mo

$29/mo for 60 minutes. About $96 for a 200-minute month. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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05
Goodcall official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

Goodcall

8.9/10 · Very good

Best for: Shops with long calls: billed per unique customer, never per minute

  • No minute metering: repeat callers count once a month
  • Free demo agent: build and hear it before you pay
  • SOC 2 and HIPAA compliant, according to Goodcall

The catch: The Starter plan covers 100 unique customers and allows only one external tool, so a busy shop with several systems outgrows it fast.

$79/mo

$79/mo for 100 unique callers. About $79 for a 200-minute month. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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06
My AI Front Desk official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

My AI Front Desk

9.0/10 · Excellent

Best for: Owners who want calls, texts, web chat and a simple CRM in one $99 plan

  • Voice, web chat, 400 SMS and a CRM in one $99 plan
  • Cheapest extra minutes among the bundles ($0.25)
  • HIPAA with signed BAAs, according to the brand

The catch: There is only one self-serve plan: if 200 minutes is too much or too little, you pay overage or talk to sales.

$99/mo

$99/mo for 200 minutes. About $99 for a 200-minute month. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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07
CloudTalk official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

CloudTalk

9.2/10 · Excellent

Best for: Sales and support teams that want 70+ languages and real CRM integrations

  • 70+ languages and accents, the widest list in this comparison
  • Native HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Zoho and Zendesk links
  • 14-day trial with 50 free AI minutes, no card

The catch: US and Canada customers pay an 11% compliance and administrative fee on top of the subscription, and extra minutes cost $0.50.

$99/mo

$99/mo for 200 minutes. About $99 for a 200-minute month. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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08
RingCentral AIR official website, captured Nov 11, 2026

RingCentral AIR

8.4/10 · Good

Best for: Businesses already on RingCentral, or who want a big-vendor option

  • Works on any phone system, not only RingCentral
  • 10+ languages, detected from the caller's first word
  • Routes calls with a summary to the right person

The catch: Only 100 minutes are included, and the price of extra 100-minute bundles isn't shown on the pages we read.

$49/mo

$49/mo for 100 minutes. Checked Nov 11, 2026.

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Prices checkedOn November 11, 2026, on each brand's own pricing page

Official sourcesEvery plan limit links to its source

Public methodOne published formula, no paid placement

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“Upfirst is our No.”
Dana WhitfieldEditor, phone and front-desk software, Best AI Receptionist

Who should pick what

Only ready-made receptionists with an entry plan under $100 a month, ordered with price weighing 80% of the weights: the 200-minute month, the entry price and the cost of an extra minute. The cheapest sticker is not the cheapest month: Dialzara starts at $29 but a 200-minute month costs about $96, while Rosie covers it for $49.

Developer platforms like Retell AI are cheaper still per minute, but you build the agent yourself, so we keep them out of this list.

Also see: Best AI receptionist, Best AI receptionist for small business, Best AI answering service, Best AI receptionist for a medical or dental office.

How this ranking is weighted

Same criteria values for every ranking; only the weights change, and they only set the order. The score shown next to each service is its overall score, the same on every page. Criteria a brand doesn't state score 2/10.

CriterionWeight
Cost of a 200-minute month35%
Entry price30%
Price of an extra minute15%
Appointment booking5%
Free trial or free plan10%
Setup effort5%

Full method and scales

Frequently asked
questions

What is the cheapest good AI receptionist?
Upfirst. It comes first on this ranking's weights and scores 9.5/10 overall. Upfirst is our No. See the Upfirst review.
How did you rank these 8 services?
With one published formula: 9 criteria, each scored out of 10 from the brand's own pricing page, then weighted for this need (cost of a 200-minute month 35%, entry price 30%, price of an extra minute 15%, appointment booking 5%, free trial or free plan 10%, setup effort 5%). Details on how we score.
What does a 200-minute month cost?
From $49 to $99 in this ranking, using each plan's included volume and published overage (prices checked on November 11, 2026).
Can I keep my business phone number?
Yes. Every service here works by forwarding your existing number to the receptionist's line, so you can start with after-hours or overflow calls only.
Do you get paid by these companies?
Some links may become affiliate links: if you sign up through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes the order, which comes from the formula. Read our disclosure.

Upfirst comes first here, 9.5/10 overall.

Compare the top 3Read the Upfirst review