Pricing
What an AI Agent Costs for a Small Business
It starts with a free working prototype, built in 5 business days. If you go ahead, the build has a fixed price agreed in writing, you pay once, and monthly support is optional and month to month.
Start with a free working prototype
"I'll build you a working prototype in 5 business days, free, no obligation."
Scott Holmes, founder
After the free 30-minute call, we agree on one job. I build it on your real tools in a test setup or on sample data, and you see it running on a video call. If you go ahead, you pay the fixed price below and the prototype work isn't charged on top. If you don't, you owe nothing and keep a written summary of what it does and what the full build would cost.
Step one
Free working prototype
One workflow or one agent. Limited to 4 a month, first come, first served.
- Working within 5 business days of getting your sample data and test access
- Built on your real tools in a test setup, or on sample data you provide
- Never touches live customers or production data
- Shown running on a video call
- No obligation
How much does an AI agent cost?
Pick the size of job. After your free prototype, we confirm the exact price in writing.
Start small
Single automation
One-time. One job, done automatically.
- One workflow, like texting back missed calls, receipts into QuickBooks or review requests
- A test run you approve before it goes live
- Documentation and a walkthrough
- 2 weeks of support after launch
A full agent
Your first agent
One-time, fixed price.
- One complete agent: Front Desk, Follow-Up or Admin
- Connected to your phone, calendar, email or QuickBooks
- Set up with your own information and rules
- A test version you try before any customer does
- Connected to one business system; each extra system is from $499
- Documentation and a walkthrough
- 2 weeks of support after launch
Optional
Monthly support
Starts after the 2 included weeks, if you want it.
- Updates when your hours, prices or services change
- Fixes if something stops working
- Someone to ask when you have a question
- Month to month: cancel anytime and keep everything we built
What's included in every build?
Whether it's one automation or a full agent, you get the same process.
- A free 30-minute call: by phone or video, where we name the jobs worth automating first.
- A free working prototype: one job, working within 5 business days, shown on a video call. Not charged on top if you go ahead.
- A written scope and fixed price: what it does, what it won't do, and what it costs, before any work starts.
- The build and all the connections: phone, calendar, email, QuickBooks or whatever the scope covers.
- A test version: you try it first, and nothing reaches a customer until you approve.
- You approve customer messages until you trust it: then you decide what it can send on its own.
- A full log: every call, text and email it handles, so you can see what it did.
- Documentation, a walkthrough and 2 weeks of support after launch.
What affects the price?
Two businesses asking for the "same" agent can need quite different builds. These are the things that move the number.
| Factor | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Call and message volume | Phone minutes, voice AI and text messages are charged by the services that carry them (Twilio, Retell AI or Vapi). More calls means higher running costs, not a higher build price. |
| How many tools it connects to | A calendar on its own is simpler than a calendar plus QuickBooks plus a job app. |
| Phone only, or phone and website chat | Adding chat is another place to set up and test. |
| How many rules and exceptions you have | "Book anyone on any weekday" is simpler than different job types, travel zones and an on-call rotation. |
| Whether your tools can be connected | Some older or closed systems need workarounds. We check before quoting and tell you if that's the case. |
| Language | English is standard. French or another language is something we'd discuss and test with you before quoting. |
What are the running costs?
Besides our price, an agent has running costs from the services it uses: phone minutes and texts through Twilio, the voice platform (Retell AI or Vapi) and the AI model that does the thinking. These are charged by use, so a business that gets a few calls a day pays far less than one that gets dozens.
Monthly support includes 150 AI voice minutes a month plus normal text-model use, with any overage billed at cost, which covers a typical small business. Without monthly support, we estimate these from your call and message volume and put the estimate in your quote, so you see the whole monthly picture before you decide.
Is an AI agent worth it for my business?
We can't promise you a number, and you should be wary of anyone who does before they've looked at your business. A simpler way to think about it: what is one job worth to you? If the Front Desk Agent catches the call that would have gone to voicemail, or the Admin Agent gives you back your Sunday evenings, you can weigh that against the price yourself.
On the free call we'll help you do that math honestly. If we don't think an agent will pay off for you, we'll say so.
Pricing questions
What does the free prototype cost, and what if I don't go ahead?
Nothing, and there's no obligation. After the free 30-minute call, I build a working prototype of one agent or workflow in 5 business days. If you don't go ahead, you owe nothing and keep a written summary of what it does and what the full build would cost. If you do, the production build is at the fixed price on this page, from $995 for a first agent, and the prototype work isn't charged on top.
Are there any hidden fees?
No. The build price is fixed and written down before we start. If you take monthly support, it includes 150 AI voice minutes a month plus normal text-model use, with any overage billed at cost. Without it, the only other costs are the usage-based services the agent runs on, like phone minutes and texts, and we estimate those in your quote.
Do I have to pay monthly?
No. Monthly support is optional. After the 2 weeks of included support, you can keep it or run the agent yourself with the documentation we give you.
Is there a long contract?
No. The build is a one-time, fixed price. Monthly support is optional and month to month, so you can cancel anytime and keep everything we built.
Why a fixed price instead of an hourly rate?
Because you should know the cost before you commit. We scope the work properly on the free call and in the written plan. If the build takes us longer than we expected, that's our problem, not yours.
Can I add a second agent later?
Yes. Once your first agent is running, a second one is quoted the same way: fixed price, written scope and a test version first.
How do our prices compare? We checked what 11 AI receptionist services charge in Canada, and what a voice AI minute really costs (October 2026), with links to every source. See the price research.
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