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AI Lead Agents
Can AI answer my leads after hours?

A 24/7 Assistant With Defined Boundaries

After-hours calls go to voicemail. Website visitors leave when a simple question goes unanswered. An AI lead agent can answer approved questions, qualify prospects, book appointments, update your CRM, and hand conversations to a person.

From $500/mo + setup from $3,000 · Usage billed separately

How we work

Every implementation includes defined boundaries, testing, escalation rules, and ongoing evaluation. Plans start at $500 per month plus a one-time setup from $3,000. AI and communication usage are billed separately.

What's included

Everything it takes to launch.

A working agent scoped to your business, tested before launch, and evaluated monthly. It is set up to answer from approved knowledge and hand everything else to your team.

Approved Knowledge Base

Your services, pricing, service area, and policies compiled into what the agent may say.

Lead Qualification

Asks the right questions, such as job type, location, and timeline, and hands you qualified leads.

Appointment Booking

Connects to your calendar and books consultations directly in the conversation.

CRM Handoff

Every conversation lands in your CRM tagged and transcribed.

Escalation Rules

Complex, sensitive, or high-value conversations route to a person with full context.

Monthly Evaluation & Tuning

Transcript reviews, accuracy checks, and updates as your business changes.

How it works

Text-based agents are typically live in about three weeks. Voice and custom builds are scheduled at scoping.

  1. WEEK 1

    Knowledge & Boundaries

    We compile the approved knowledge base and define what the agent may and may not handle.

  2. WEEK 2

    Build & Integrate

    Agent configured with your qualification flow, booking rules, CRM connection, and escalation triggers.

  3. WEEK 3

    Test & Launch

    Stress-tested with real customer scenarios, reviewed with you, then live.

  4. MONTHLY

    Evaluate & Tune

    Transcript review, accuracy tuning, and new approved answers as needed.

Pricing, published.

Productized work has an exact price. Variable-scope work shows a starting price and gets a written fixed-price proposal before implementation.

Compare all pricing
Text AI Lead Agent
Recommended
$500/mo
+ one-time setup from $3,000
Answers common questions by text and chat, books appointments, and hands conversations to your team.
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Voice or Multichannel AI Agent
$800/mo
+ one-time setup from $4,500
Adds phone answering across your agreed channels, with routing to your team when a person is needed.
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Custom AI Operations Agent
Priced after scoping
Setup and monthly fee quoted together
An assistant built around one internal workflow, such as sorting requests or updating records.
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All prices in USD. Software, advertising spend, messaging, telephone, AI usage, licenses, and other third-party costs are separate unless explicitly listed. Rankings, lead volume, and AI citations are not guaranteed.

AI Lead Agents questions.

Timelines, ownership, and what to expect, in plain language.

All FAQs

What does an AI lead agent cost?

A text and chat agent is $500 per month plus a one-time setup from $3,000. A voice or multichannel agent is $800 per month plus a setup from $4,500. Custom operations agents are priced after scoping. AI, calling, and texting usage are billed separately, and CRM access is included.

How long does it take to set up?

Text agents are usually live in about three weeks: approved knowledge and boundaries in week one, build and calendar and CRM connections in week two, testing and launch in week three. Voice and custom agents are scheduled at scoping.

How is this different from a chatbot?

Old chatbots follow rigid scripts. An AI lead agent understands natural language and answers from your approved knowledge base. Just as important: it knows its boundaries and hands off to a person when it should.

Will it say something wrong to a customer?

It can, like any AI, so we limit what it talks about. It answers from approved knowledge and hands anything outside it to your team. You review every answer category before launch, and monthly evaluation catches drift early. In regulated industries we scope the boundaries tighter.

What does usage cost?

AI usage, texting, and calling are billed separately from our monthly fee, based on what you use. We explain the rates and estimate your usage before you commit.

Does it work with my CRM and calendar?

Yes. It books into your calendar and logs every conversation in your CRM. We confirm compatibility during scoping before you pay.

Ready when you are

Stop Paying for Leads You Never Answer.

From $500/mo + setup from $3,000 · Usage billed separately

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One free call. We look at your market, your competitors, and tell you exactly what we would do, whether you hire us or not.

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