# Which AI receptionists have a free tier?

6 of 24 tracked AI receptionists publish a $0 plan: 2 give a fixed free monthly allowance (for example My AI Front Desk 20 min, Phonely 100 min) and 4 are pay-as-you-go developer platforms that bill only for usage. Free tiers are built for testing; allowances are small, so production use moves to a paid plan quickly.

## The data behind this answer

| Vendor | Free allowance | Source | Verified |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bland | pay-as-you-go from $0.14/min (Start (Free)) | bland.ai | 2026-06-10 |
| My AI Front Desk | 20 min/mo free (Free) | myaifrontdesk.com | 2026-06-27 |
| Phonely | 100 min/mo free (Free) | phonely.ai | 2026-06-27 |
| Retell AI | pay-as-you-go from $0.07/min (Pay As You Go) | retellai.com | 2026-06-27 |
| Synthflow | pay-as-you-go from $0.09/min (Pay As You Go) | synthflow.ai | 2026-06-27 |
| Vapi | pay-as-you-go from $0.05/min (Build (Pay As You Go)) | vapi.ai | 2026-06-27 |

## Related questions

### Is there a genuinely free AI receptionist?

6 vendors publish a $0 plan, but none is a free full-service receptionist forever. 2 cap free use at a small monthly minute allowance; 4 are pay-as-you-go platforms with no monthly fee but a per-minute charge on every call.

### What's the catch with a free tier?

The allowance is deliberately small (often tens to a hundred minutes a month) and advanced features or integrations are usually gated to paid plans. It is enough to evaluate call quality and setup, not to run a busy front desk.

### Free tier vs free trial — what's the difference?

A free tier is an ongoing $0 plan with a permanent low cap; a free trial is time-limited access to a paid plan. We record the published $0 plans here; trial terms change often, so confirm current trial length directly with the vendor.

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