An AI receptionist from 513 AI is $497/mo plus a one-time $997 setup. That covers a 24/7 voice agent on your existing business line, English and Spanish, your pick of 28 voices, SMS summaries to the owner on hot calls, and either answer-every-call or missed-calls-only mode.
## What's included in the $497/mo?
Everything the receptionist does day-to-day. The agent answers on your current number (no porting, no second line), handles calls in English or Spanish based on what the caller speaks, and texts you a summary the moment a hot call ends, usually within a minute. You also get one free hour of changes each month if you want to adjust the script, hours, or handoff rules.
The $997 setup covers onboarding: a 30-minute kickoff call, voice selection from 28 playable samples, mode choice (answer-all vs. missed-calls-only replacing voicemail), and a voice preview before you go live. Most receptionist builds go live in about two weeks.
## Are there other fees?
No minimum term and no surprise renewals. It's month-to-month. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice and one final billing cycle. If you have more than one location, additional locations run 25% off the monthly rate. Change requests beyond the included hour are $75/hr.
That's the full pricing picture for the receptionist itself. No per-minute charges, no per-call fees, no separate number rental, because it answers on the line you already own.
## Can I hear it before I pay?
Yes. Call the live demo line at (513) 650-6960 and talk to the receptionist yourself. No signup, no form, no email. It's the same product clients run, just pointed at a demo config so you can hear the voice quality, the pacing, and how it handles being interrupted. I'd rather you kick the tires for five minutes than read another paragraph about it.
One note: 513 AI doesn't hand out separate test numbers during onboarding. The receptionist answers on your existing line, so the demo line is how you preview it.
## How do I know if it's worth $497 a month for my business?
Honest answer: track your own numbers for 90 days. 513 AI encourages (never requires) giving the receptionist a full 90 days to settle in. Look at missed-call recovery, how fast you're calling hot leads back after the SMS summary hits your phone, and whether Spanish-speaking callers are actually reaching you now. Those are checkable on your end.
If your business misses calls after hours, during jobs, or at lunch, the math tends to sort itself out. If you rarely miss a call, start smaller. Most 513 AI clients begin with the $97/mo AI Follow-Up, see it work a couple months, then add the receptionist.
## What about my data and my callers?
Conversations aren't used to train anything. Customer info is encrypted. For medical practices (med spas, dental), there are HIPAA-aware guardrails baked into the build. A small Cincinnati team does the work, and there's a real person on every call with you, never a junior or outsourced rep.
513 AI is built in the 513 and serves Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and out to Dayton, Columbus, Lexington, and Louisville for anyone who wants an in-person meeting. The receptionist itself is software, so it works anywhere in the US.
Ready to hear it? Call the demo line at (513) 650-6960 first. If it sounds like something you want on your business line, book the free 15-minute intro call at cal.com/513ai-christian/15min. No pitch. We'll just explain it.