As published · checked September 2026
Free AI receptionist options
Pricing as published by the vendor, checked September 2026. Prices and free offers change, so confirm on the vendor's site. Free trials that are not on a vendor's pricing page are not listed.
Free plan
A published plan at $0 a month, usually with a cap on calls.
Smith.ai AI Receptionist
AI receptionist
Free tier at $0/mo with 25 calls, as published.
Full published pricing: Free $0/mo 25 calls, Pro $150/mo, Enterprise $500/mo.
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$0 to start
No upfront fee published, with charges once the receptionist is in use.
Newo.ai
AI receptionist
Pay As You Go plan published at $0 to start.
Full published pricing: Pay As You Go $0 to start, AI Receptionist $299/mo, Enterprise custom.
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What to watch for on a free plan
Check these before you rely on a free plan for real callers.
- Call or minute caps, and what happens to callers once the cap is reached
- Which features are left out of the free plan, such as transfers or integrations
- Per minute charges that start as soon as real calls come in
- How the receptionist handles questions it was never given an answer to
Compare every published plan on the AI receptionist pricing page, or run through our AI receptionist checklist.
Free plan questions
Short answers about free plans, trials and credits.
Is there a completely free AI receptionist?
Of the products in our benchmark, one publishes a free tier: the Smith.ai AI Receptionist, at $0 a month with 25 calls, as of September 2026. Another publishes a $0 start, which still costs money once calls come in. Voice AI platforms priced per minute are not free and are not listed here.
What about free trials?
Free trials change often and are not always on a vendor's pricing page. We list only what the vendor publishes when we check, so ask the vendor directly about a trial.
Is a free AI receptionist good enough?
A free plan's limits, such as a cap on calls, matter more than the price. Whichever plan you use, it is worth hearing how the receptionist treats your callers before you rely on it.
Hear your AI receptionist the way your customers do
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