So, is it cheaper than hiring someone? 

For telephone reception, substantially. Around $45,900 a year in wages and mandatory contributions, against $1,175.64 or $2,975.64. 

Don'tread that as AI doing97% of a receptionist's job, because it doesn't. The comparison only holds for answering calls, qualifying callers, booking appointments and covering the hours nobody'sat a desk. For reception in person, and for the calls that need a person to think, you still want a person. 

For telephone availability, though, the mathshas changed. It'sless a cheaper employee than a different wayof making sure the phone gets answered at all. 

You can hear it yourself before deciding anything. AlmaTalk, an AI receptionist for Canadian businesses built in Ottawa, answers on 1-888-775-9770. That'sthe product picking up how much does an ai receptionist cost in Canada, in English or French. It isn'ta recordingand it isn'ta salesperson. Interrupt it, change your mind halfway through booking something, switch language mid-sentence, askit something awkward. 

One thing worth knowing before you ring: AlmaTalkis invitation-only at the moment. Each business gets set up by hand, prompts, calendar, escalation rulesand all, rather than being handedan empty dashboard, and there'sa limit to how many of those can happen at once. You can request access at almatalk.ca.