Smith.ai or Jake, call for call.
Smith.ai sells an AI receptionist from $150 a month for 75 calls, with a free plan for 25 and paid human backup. Jake is built for the trades: $79 for 100 calls, every feature on every plan.
Jake is in early access, opening in Texas first. The other services on these pages are live today.
- Smith.ai · starts at
- Free for 25 calls; $150 a month for 75
- Jake · starts at
- $79 a month for 100 calls
Smith.ai and Jake, row by row.
Smith.ai's AI receptionist next to Jake, from Smith.ai's own pricing pages and ours.
| Smith.ai | Jake | |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | Free for 25 calls; $150 a month for 75 | $79 a month for 100 calls |
| What's counted | Calls, with up to 10% removed as spam | Calls. Spam and hang-ups are free. |
| Extra calls | $3 on the free plan; $2.50 to $2.17 on Pro | $1 on the first plan |
| Where it books | Calendly, Clio, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier and Make | His own calendar, Google Calendar, Jobber, Workiz and Housecall Pro |
| Texts during the call | Doesn't state | On every plan |
| Photos from the caller | Doesn't state | Texted during the call, on the work order |
| Spanish | English and Spanish | On every plan, switching in the same call |
| Live people | Paid human backup | No; urgent calls go to you or your on-call |
| Trial | A free plan for 25 calls | 7 days or 15 calls |
| Contract | Month to month, 30 days' notice | Monthly, no annual contract |
| Reviews on Trustpilot | 4.3 from 375 reviews | None yet |
| Status | Live, with AI and human receptionists | Early access, opening in Texas first |
Which one fits you.
Where each is the better pick, said plainly.
Pick Smith.ai if
- Your phone is quiet, so the free plan's 25 calls cover it.
- You want a real person on hand for hard calls, and will pay for it.
- You run a law office on Clio, or work from Salesforce or HubSpot.
- You want a record to check: 4.3 on Trustpilot from 375 reviews.
- You want to start today: Smith.ai is live, Jake is in early access.
Pick Jake if
- You get more calls for less: $79 for 100 calls, against $150 for 75.
- You run on Jobber, Workiz or Housecall Pro.
- You want texts and a photo of the job during the call, before you drive out.
- You want every feature in the price, not booking, Spanish and texts added per call as on Smith.ai's human plans.
What Smith.ai costs.
Smith.ai's plans as its pricing pages list them, by calls a month: the AI receptionist first, then human receptionists. The AI plans are month to month with 30 days' notice.
- AI Free$0 a month25 calls, then $3 a call.
- AI Pro$150 a month75 calls, with tiers for 150 and 300. Extra calls $2.50, $2.30 or $2.17 by tier. Up to 10% spam removed.
- AI Enterprise$500 a month300 calls and more.
- Human receptionists$300 a month30 calls. 90 calls cost $810 and 300 cost $2,100.
- Human add-onsPer callBooking $1.50, Spanish $1, texts $0.50. Free number porting and 30 days' money back.
As listed on October 19, 2026.
Smith.ai, asked and answered.
Sources
Every figure about another service is from its own pages or Trustpilot, read on October 19, 2026. Prices change; check the source before you buy.
Compare the others.
- Rosie or JakePriced by the minute from $49; booking and transfers start at $149.
- Goodcall or JakePriced by unique caller, from $79 for 100 to $299 for 2,000.
- Ruby or JakeLive receptionists, 24/7, priced by the minute from $250 for 50.
- Jobber Receptionist or JakeA $29 add-on for 30 conversations; needs a Jobber plan from $49.
- Jake's pricingEvery plan and what counts as a call
- AI answering serviceHow an AI answers your phone
Try Jake on your line.
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