How much does an AI receptionist cost? Real prices and how to compare
3 August 2026
If you have started looking at AI receptionists for your business, you have seen everything: from 29 euros a month to 200 and up, often with pages that will not tell you what a plan includes until you leave your phone number. This article puts some order into it: real market ranges, what explains the price differences and what to check before you sign.
An honest note first: 0miss is an AI virtual receptionist, so we obviously have a horse in this race. That is why this piece works with market ranges and objective criteria, and our own prices appear at the end, published exactly as on our pricing page, VAT included.
The market price ranges (2026)
Entry plans in the Spanish market sit between 29 and 55 euros per month: few included minutes, message-taking and little else. The middle band, 50 to 100 euros, is where the revenue-generating features appear: real appointment booking into a live calendar, reminders and per-call summaries.
Above 150-200 euros you find high-volume or «unlimited calls» plans aimed at busy or multi-location businesses. For context: a full-time human receptionist costs 1,400 to 2,200 euros a month with social contributions, and classic external answering services charge per call answered, which gets expensive with volume and still leaves you without bookings in the calendar.
What actually drives the price (and what is marketing)
The first driver is included conversation minutes: AI voice has a real per-minute cost for the provider, so cheap plans include few minutes or bill every overage. Always ask how many minutes are included and what exactly happens when they run out.
The second is what the AI does with the call. There is a world of difference between «taking a message» and booking a real appointment into a calendar with live availability, team schedules and reminders. A message is still work waiting for you; a confirmed booking is money in the diary. This is the feature that separates a glorified voicemail from an actual receptionist.
The third is the everyday details: WhatsApp confirmations and owner notifications, Google Calendar sync, several languages within the same call, and EU compliance (data hosted in the EU, GDPR, and the mandatory AI disclosure). If the provider does not host data in Europe, that cheap price can get expensive.
The hidden costs to watch for
Before comparing numbers, read the small print. These are the four most common extras in this space:
- ✓Setup fees: 100-500 euros upfront for configuring something that should configure itself.
- ✓Lock-in: 6 or 12 month contracts with exit penalties. A good product does not need to tie you down.
- ✓Automatic overages: plans that silently bill every extra minute; the invoice at month end is a surprise.
- ✓VAT not included: the «49 €» that is really 59.29 €. Always compare final prices.
Our prices, published and VAT included
At 0miss prices are public: Starter at 49 euros per month with 240 minutes (about 80 calls), Pro at 99 euros with 540 minutes (about 180 calls) and Max at 199 euros with 1,200 minutes and up to 3 locations. All VAT included, no lock-in, no setup fee.
Every plan includes the essentials: the 24/7 AI receptionist, the full booking system with a real calendar, the online booking page, Google Calendar sync and a WhatsApp card for every call. And when the minutes run out, the assistant does not hang up or surprise-bill you: it switches to message-taking mode and keeps notifying you of every call.
How to compare in 10 minutes
With this short list you can compare any provider in one call or email:
- ✓How many minutes are included, and what happens when they run out?
- ✓Does it book into a real calendar, or just take messages?
- ✓Is the price final: VAT included, no setup, no lock-in?
- ✓Does it send a WhatsApp summary of every call?
- ✓Does the data stay in the EU, and does the AI disclose it is an AI (the law requires it)?
- ✓Can you test it with a real call before deciding?
The right price depends on your calls: estimate the minutes you miss per month and compare plans by final price with VAT, included minutes and, above all, whether the AI actually books appointments. One recovered booking a month already pays for half of any entry plan.
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