One receptionist at $4,000/mo,
$48,000 a year
An AI employee costs just $248/mo
And that's before training, turnover, overtime and holiday pay.
An AI employee answers calls 24/7 + greets website visitors, saving you $200,000+ over 5 years.
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Based on a $4,000/mo receptionist salary vs. AI phone + website reception at a combined $248/mo · the human figure excludes training, turnover and overtime pay
The salary is just the tip of the iceberg —
a receptionist's hidden costs are worse
Add up training, turnover, benefits, overtime and shift coverage, and every paycheck hides another 30%-40% on top.
The salary is just the tip of the iceberg
Behind a $4,000 monthly salary sit benefits, insurance, payroll taxes, overtime and holiday pay. A real receptionist often costs 1.3-1.4× their base pay over a full year.
Hiring + training takes 1-2 months
Finding the right bilingual receptionist takes at least 2-4 weeks, and another 2-4 weeks to get them up to speed. Meanwhile you're either still hiring or paying others to cover.
Turnover runs high
Front desk is one of the highest-turnover roles there is. Every departure means another round of hiring + training = $3,000-$5,000 in sunk cost, not counting the coverage gap.
Time off and holidays need backup
Sick days, family matters, maternity leave, summer break, trips home — every absence needs someone to fill in. That means overtime pay, temp agencies, or no one answering at all.
24/7 coverage needs 3 shifts
Want evenings and weekends covered too? That's 3 receptionists rotating = 3 salaries + 3 sets of benefits + 3× the turnover risk. $100k+/year just to start.
Peak hours overwhelm one person
Lunch-rush bookings, afternoon appointment surges, pre-holiday order spikes — while a single receptionist takes one call, five more ring busy and walk away.
See the total you'll burn on a front desk over 5 years
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Receptionists typically run $2,500-$5,000/mo · bilingual hires cost more
Training / turnover / hiring / benefits & taxes / overtime / holiday pay usually add up to 25-35%
In 5 years this money is yours — not another paycheck
Cumulative cost curve
All of this could be yours. AI phone + website reception, $248/mo combined, live in 3 days.
See pricingAn AI employee replaces your front desk
Phone + website reception in one — AI can take over 90% of a receptionist's daily work.
Answers calls · 24/7
A local U.S. number with lifelike voice, always on after hours, on weekends and holidays — never miss a lead. Switches between English and Chinese on the fly.
Greets website visitors
Proactively greets visitors from the bottom corner, in both text and voice. Inquiries automatically capture name, phone and what they need.
Booking · rescheduling · reminders
When customers ask about openings, book a time, or change it, the AI handles it directly. SMS / email confirmation after booking, automatic reminders before the appointment.
Pings you the moment a hot lead calls
Telegram + email, both channels. When an important customer comes through, the AI notifies you while still on the line — call them back within 10 minutes for the best close rate.
A knowledge base that knows your business
Hours / services / pricing / address / menu / insurance / booking rules — we build your dedicated knowledge base in 3 days.
Customer records that stick around
Call transcripts, conversation history, customer names and intent tags are all archived. Next time a customer returns, the full record is a click away. No data lost when staff change.
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talk to the AI employee
Two ways: speak right in your browser, or call the phone line. Same AI employee — whichever way your customers reach you, it handles it.
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When switching to an AI employee
pays off most
Have 1 receptionist, want an upgrade
Someone answers now, but you still miss 30%, records are scattered, and new hires aren't up to speed yet — let AI be the 24h backup
3 staff on rotation, want to cut costs
Hiring 3 people for 24/7 coverage = $10k+/mo. Switch to an AI employee at $248/mo and save 95%
Scaling to multiple locations
Every new branch means another full crew to hire. One AI employee, one knowledge base, covers every location
Seasonal peaks
Pre-holiday, summer, busy-season traffic explodes. AI handles unlimited concurrent calls — temp hires never arrive in time
Running ads / driving traffic
Spending on Google Ads and SEO, traffic's up, and the front desk can't keep up? AI takes 100 calls at once
Can't find the right bilingual hire
Hard to hire a bilingual receptionist in smaller towns. AI switches between English and Chinese effortlessly
Repetitive questions eat up staff time
Receptionists spend 70% of their time answering the same 'hours / price / address.' AI handles those so your people do the high-value work
Clinics / law firms / med spas
You need professional scripting, insurance talk, calm reassurance, triage hand-offs. Configure these rules once and AI has it covered
AI employee vs. human receptionist vs. outsourced agents
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3-5 days from sign-up to live
Share your business details
Hours, services, pricing, FAQs, hand-off rules. One 30-minute form.
We build your AI employee
In 3-5 days we train the AI on your business, tune the scripting for both phone + website reception, and set up Telegram notifications.
Connect your phone and website
Forward your calls to the AI (no number change needed); embed one snippet of JS on your site. Works with WordPress / Shopify / Wix.
Go live + keep optimizing
Once live, a weekly report: calls handled, missed-call rate, capture rate, intent breakdown. Don't like a script? Change it anytime.
$248/mo,
92% cheaper than one human receptionist
Phone $149/mo + website assistant $99/mo, two separate subscriptions · free first month
AI Phone Reception + AI Website Assistant
Phone + website in one, customer records linked, one knowledge base running both
+ one-time setup of $399 (phone $99 + website $300) · free first month
Phone reception
- Local U.S. number answered 24/7
- 400 call minutes / month
- Switches between English & Chinese
- Smart hand-off to a human + Telegram alerts
Website reception
- AI website assistant greets visitors 24/7
- Unlimited text conversations
- 200 voice minutes / month
- Auto-captures name / phone / need, emails you the lead
+ When you run both
- Phone and website leads pooled into one dashboard
- Telegram + email, both notification channels
- One combined weekly report (everything)
- Priority support + monthly script optimization
Over 400 phone minutes
$0.35/ min
Over 200 website voice min
$0.40/ min
Unlimited text conversations · calls, number and platform fees all included, no hidden costs · we reach out to discuss an upgrade once you hit 80% of usage
Want just one? Phone reception $149/mo · Website reception $99/mo
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Don't hire the next receptionist —
let an AI employee save you $200,000
No number change, no website rebuild — your AI employee is on the job in 3 days. However your customers reach out, the AI handles it.
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