08/31/2026
The price question is fair. But the more useful question is: what does a missed lead cost you?
If your average job is worth $400 and you're missing three calls a week that go to a competitor β that's over $5,000 a month walking out the door. An AI receptionist that prevents even a fraction of that pays for itself quickly.
Costs vary depending on how the system is set up, what it handles, and who builds it. Some platforms charge per minute or per conversation. Done-for-you systems that are fully configured and managed for your business are priced differently than a tool you set up yourself.
What we'd tell any business owner: don't evaluate the cost in isolation. Evaluate it against what you're currently losing to slow response times, missed calls, and leads that never heard back.
The right AI receptionist doesn't feel like an expense. It feels like the team member who never calls in sick, never misses a call, and follows up at midnight when a lead fills out your form.
That's the number that matters.
Want to know what the right setup looks like for your business and what it would actually return? Start with the AI Growth Audit. sourceonetech.ai/ai-growth-audit