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AI Receptionist & Website Chat Agents
An AI assistant that answers questions, qualifies leads, and books appointments after hours, then hands off to a person.
Book a Discovery CallAfter-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.
- Chat $500/mo + setup from $3,000
- Voice $800/mo + setup from $4,500
- Usage billed separately
The problem
What Happens to Leads After Hours
Three common gaps, and what you get for each.
Calls go to voicemail
After-hours callers rarely leave a message. They call the next business.
You get: An assistant set up for you that answers and books, day and night.
Simple questions wait
A visitor who waits until morning for an answer often books somewhere else.
You get: Instant answers from information you approve.
Hard questions, no handoff
Some conversations need a person, and a canned reply loses them.
You get: Important conversations sent to your team with the full chat.
What you get
An Assistant That Answers, Books and Hands Off
Here is one after-hours conversation, and what we set up for each part.
Example for illustration.
What's included
What Your AI Agent Includes
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.
The process
How It Works
Text-based agents are typically live in about three weeks. Voice and custom builds are scheduled at scoping.
- WEEK 1
Knowledge & Boundaries
We compile the approved knowledge base and define what the agent may and may not handle.
- WEEK 2
Build & Integrate
Agent configured with your qualification flow, booking rules, CRM connection, and escalation triggers.
- WEEK 3
Test & Launch
Stress-tested with real customer scenarios, reviewed with you, then live.
- MONTHLY
Evaluate & Tune
Transcript review, accuracy tuning, and new approved answers as needed.
Pricing
AI Receptionist & Chat Agent Pricing
Text and chat agents are $500 per month plus a one-time setup from $3,000. Voice or multichannel agents, which add phone answering, are $800 per month plus a setup from $4,500. AI, calling, and texting usage is billed separately. Every setup includes defined boundaries, testing, escalation rules, and monthly review.
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Text AI Lead Agent
$500/mo+ one-time setup from $3,000Answers 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 $4,500Adds phone answering across your agreed channels, with routing to your team when a person is needed.
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Custom AI Operations Agent
From $1,000/mo+ one-time setup from $5,000An 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.
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AI Receptionist & Chat Agent Questions
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 start at $1,000 per month plus a setup from $5,000. 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.
Who owns the AI agent?
The agent, its instructions, and its settings stay with Agency Crate. If you cancel, the agent and its settings end with the service. The contacts, leads, and conversation history it collects are your data, and we export them to you.
