What an AI receptionist costs, who it's for, and who should skip it
Last updated October 2, 2026 · Written by James Robinson, Founder, Legacy Business Partners
An AI receptionist from Legacy Business Partners costs $497 to $797 a month plus a one-time setup fee of $1,500 to $2,000, with custom pricing for multi-location operations. It answers calls 24/7, books appointments, and texts follow-ups. Most deployments go live in 7 to 14 days on a month-to-month plan.
| Attribute | The Legacy Builder AI receptionist |
|---|---|
| Best for | Healthcare practices, hospitality, and legal firms that lose calls after hours, during rush periods, or when the front desk is on another line |
| Not built for | Clinical triage, businesses that want a human on every call, and trades or home services (served by our sister company, Keystone) |
| Monthly price | $497 Essentials · $797 Pro · Custom for Enterprise |
| One-time setup | $1,500 · $2,000 · $3,500 |
| Minutes included | 500 · 1,000 · Unlimited. Overage $0.10/min. |
| Billing | Flat monthly plans. Minutes included. No per-call fees. $0.10/min only past your plan. |
| Time to go live | 7–14 days. Enterprise priority build in 7 days. |
| Contract | Month-to-month · Cancel anytime with 30 days' notice |
| Languages | English and Spanish included. Other languages on request. |
| Healthcare | HIPAA-scoped deployments available. BAA requirements reviewed per engagement. |
| Try before you buy | Call the live demo line: (908) 360-8116 |
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"Our missed-call rate has dropped to zero, which has directly boosted our revenue."
Eric, Vitality Home Healthcare. Figures from the deployed agent's inbound dashboard, June and November 2025. Read the case study
In its first 14 days live, deployed only to catch calls that would have gone to voicemail, the same agent recovered 22 missed calls for Vitality, with 100% positive sentiment and 4 actions triggered automatically.
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