The cost of a phone that answers 24/7.
An AI receptionist is priced on five things: the setup work, how many calls it takes, whether it books into your calendar, who writes and maintains the script, and the support behind it. With Kaico the answer is one number. The 24/7 AI Receptionist is a $299 one-time setup, then $299 a month flat, month to month, with 30 days written notice. Here is what sits behind that number, what it does not include, and when the bigger service makes more sense.
What drives the cost of an AI receptionist.
Two providers can quote the same monthly number and sell very different things. These lines are where the difference hides.
Setup work.
Somebody has to learn your business, write what the receptionist says, connect your calendar and point your phone number at it. Some providers charge for that up front. Others leave it to you, which is cheaper on the invoice and expensive on a Saturday. Kaico charges a one-time $299 to set up the receptionist, and Front Door has none.
Call volume.
Some plans bundle a number of minutes or calls and bill the rest as overage. Others price flat. Ask which, and ask what a storm week would do to the bill.
Calendar booking.
A receptionist that only takes messages is cheaper to build than one that checks your calendar and books the job while the caller is still on the line. The booking is where the value is, so check whether it is included or an add-on.
Who writes and maintains the script.
An AI receptionist is only as good as what it was told. Writing the script is work, and keeping it current when your hours, services or prices change is more work. Find out whose job that is.
Support.
When a caller reports a strange answer, who fixes it, and how fast? A person you can reach, or a ticket queue? That difference rarely shows on the price page and always shows in month three.
What it is allowed to do.
Answer and book? Transfer? Call out? Each extra channel adds cost. Know what you are buying before you compare prices.
What $299 a month includes with Kaico.
A $299 one-time setup, then $299 a month flat. No per-minute meter, no per-call count.
Answering, 24/7.
Every call picked up on the first ring, including the ones at 2am and on holidays.
Honesty about what it is.
Callers are told they are speaking with an AI. It books them anyway.
A script written for your business.
We learn your services, hours, prices and the questions your customers ask, and write every word it says. Nothing generic.
Booking into Google Calendar.
It books the appointment into your Google Calendar with the call details on the event.
A call summary to you.
After each call, a summary of who called, what they needed and what was booked.
Forwarding from your existing number.
Your customers keep calling the number they know. Those calls ring the receptionist.
Urgent calls transferred to your cell.
A call that cannot wait is sent to your cell, with the details recorded for follow-up. You decide which calls count as urgent.
The full picture of the line is on the 24/7 phone page.
What it does not include.
Outbound calls. It answers calls that come in; it does not call your customers. And it is an AI, which it says on the call. If you need a service that dials out, this is not it, and we would rather say so here than on your first invoice.
When Front Door makes more sense.
The $299 receptionist fixes one problem: the phone. If the website it books into is out of date, the Google listing is unclaimed and the jobs are kept in your text messages, the phone is answered and the rest still leaks.
Front Door, at $900 a month, is Kaico's monthly service for the whole front door: the same receptionist, plus site care and updates, Google Business Profile posts and review replies, a self-serve scheduler, the job system (a jobs board, one-tap quotes, card-payment invoices and email you approve from your phone) and a monthly report reconciled against your calendar. The phone is retrained whenever your hours, services or prices change.
Founding offer: the first 3 paying clients get Front Door at $450 a month for 6 months, then $900 a month. Front Door + Growth, at $1,750 a month, adds Google Ads management; you pay the ad spend.
Pick the receptionist if the phone is the only hole. Pick Front Door if you want one person running the whole front door. Both are month to month with 30 days written notice, and both are on the pricing page.
Read next.
How much does an answering service cost: per minute, per call, flat, setup and overage, explained.
AI receptionist vs answering service: what each does well, where each falls short, and who should pick which.
Frequently asked.
Is $299 the whole monthly price for the receptionist?
Yes, the monthly price is $299 flat. The receptionist is a $299 one-time setup, then $299 a month, billed month to month, with 30 days written notice to cancel. Front Door and Front Door + Growth are separate services with their own monthly prices on the pricing page.
Does the price change with call volume?
It is a flat monthly price, not a per-minute or per-call rate. The bill is the same in a slow month and a busy one.
Who writes the script?
Kaico does. We learn your services, hours, prices and the questions your customers ask, and write every word the receptionist says. Nothing generic.
Does it call people back?
No. It answers inbound calls and does not place outbound calls.
Do callers know it is an AI?
Yes. It tells them, and it still gets them booked. Call (918) 359-2644 and hear how it handles that.
Which calendar does it book into?
Google Calendar. The appointment lands on your calendar with the caller's details, and you get a call summary as well.