Use case · Inbound calls

AI receptionist that answers every call on the first ring, 24/7

A patient calls at 12:40 pm while your front desk handles three walk-ins. The AI answers, finds Thursday's open slot, books it and sends the confirmation to WhatsApp. The call log reaches your CRM before the walk-ins reach the counter.

An AI receptionist is software that answers your business phone line, talks to callers in natural speech, books or reschedules appointments, answers common questions and transfers calls to a person when needed. GRX10's AI receptionist answers in under 700 ms and logs every call to your CRM.

Hear it answer
AllMajor languages
<700 msFirst word
24·7Always on
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Converse AI / Live calls

Incoming call · Main line
Wed · 12:40 pmJoinSearch⌘K
Call answered12:40:02
Sofia Ramirez · +1 305 ••• 2214 · first word in 0.6s
Intent detected12:40:19
Reschedule request · Thursday preferred · language: Spanish
Calendar checked12:40:24
Two open slots offered · Thu 11:20 · Thu 15:30
Appointment booked12:41:03
Thu 24 Jul · 15:30 · WhatsApp confirmation sent · logged to CRM
The short answer

An AI receptionist is an AI answering service for your business line. It picks up every call 24/7, books or reschedules appointments, answers common questions and transfers callers to your staff. GRX10's AI receptionist answers in under 700 ms in all languages*, including English and Spanish, logs each call to your CRM and costs $0.119 per minute plus telephony.

For US businesses

AI receptionist for US small businesses, priced per minute

US callers expect a person to pick up, and most will not leave a voicemail. GRX10's AI receptionist answers every call on the first ring, day or night, books the appointment into your calendar and writes the call to your CRM. It speaks all languages*, including English and Spanish.

  • ▸Dental and medical practices. Book, reschedule and confirm appointments, and answer insurance and opening-hours questions.
  • ▸Home services. Take job requests for HVAC, plumbing, roofing and solar after hours, qualify them and book the visit.
  • ▸Professional services. Screen new enquiries, capture the details and book a consultation with the right person.
  • ▸Overflow and after-hours. Keep your front desk and let the AI take the calls they cannot reach.
Pricing

AI receptionist pricing: $0.119 a minute plus telephony

You pay $0.119 a minute of conversation, plus telephony at carrier cost as a separate line on the invoice. There are no per-seat charges and no language surcharges. A typical two-minute call costs about $0.24 in platform fees. See full pricing.

Compliance

US call recording consent and TCPA rules

An inbound receptionist answers calls your customers make to you. Some US states require every party to consent before a call is recorded, so the receptionist can announce at the start of each call that it is an AI and that the call is recorded. Outbound reminder and follow-up calls follow the FCC's TCPA rules on consent and calling hours. We review these requirements for your use case before go-live.

FAQ

AI receptionist questions from US businesses.

What is an AI receptionist?

An AI receptionist is software that answers your business phone line 24/7, talks with callers in natural speech, books appointments, answers common questions and transfers calls to a person when needed. GRX10's AI receptionist also logs every call to your CRM.

What is the difference between an AI receptionist and an answering service?

A traditional answering service uses people to take messages, usually billed per minute or per call. An AI answering service like GRX10 answers instantly, books the appointment on the call, transfers urgent calls to your staff and writes every call to your CRM, at $0.119 per minute plus telephony.

How much does an AI receptionist cost?

GRX10 charges $0.119 per minute of conversation plus telephony at carrier cost as a separate line. There are no per-seat fees and no language surcharge, and a typical 2-minute call costs about $0.24 in platform fees.

Is an AI receptionist a good fit for a small business?

Yes. Dental and medical practices, home-services companies and professional firms use an AI receptionist to answer after-hours and overflow calls, book appointments and capture new enquiries instead of sending callers to voicemail.

Can an AI receptionist work as an AI call center?

Yes. For higher call volumes the same agent runs as AI call center software alongside your human agents. It handles routine calls and passes complex ones to a person with the full transcript and summary.

Will callers know they are talking to AI?

The AI identifies itself whenever a caller asks, and it can announce at the start of each call that it is an AI and that the call is recorded. Its first word comes in under 700 ms, so the conversation does not feel delayed.

Does it follow US call recording and TCPA rules?

Some US states require every party to consent before a call is recorded, so the receptionist can announce recording at the start of the call. Outbound reminder and follow-up calls follow TCPA rules on consent and calling hours, and GRX10 reviews the requirements for your use case before go-live.

What happens when the AI cannot resolve the call?

It transfers the call to your staff with a full transcript and a summary of the issue, so the caller does not have to repeat themselves.

Can I keep my existing phone number?

Yes. GRX10 can port your existing number or assign a new local number.

Which languages does the AI receptionist speak?

It speaks all languages*, including English and Spanish, detects the caller's language and switches mid-call when the caller does.

How do I set one up?

You describe the receptionist's job in one sentence, and GRX10 generates the prompt, greeting, guardrails and voice. You can start free in the Voice AI app and take a test call on your own phone, or book a demo.

The cost of ringing out

The AI receptionist answers several calls at once

Your busiest hours and your callers' favourite hours are the same hours. A human front desk answers one call at a time; the AI answers all of them at once and treats the 6 pm caller the same as the 10 am one.

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Converse AI / Reports

Main line · Today
142 callsSearch⌘K
Answered on first ring 100%142
avg first word: 0.6sconcurrent peak: 9 calls
Lunch-rush calls (12–2 pm)46
After-hours calls answered23
Sent to voicemail0
missed: 0queue: none
What it handles

The AI receptionist answers questions, books appointments and routes calls

  • Answers questions from your knowledge base: hours, prices, directions, availability. It never invents an answer outside your guardrails.
  • Books and reschedules: reads your calendar live, offers two slots, confirms on WhatsApp.
  • Routes with context: transfers to the right person with a two-line summary, so nobody says "please start over".
  • Logs everything: caller, reason, outcome and recording land on the record in MicroCRM or your own CRM.
GRX10

Converse AI / Calls

Booking · Thursday 24 Jul
Calendar liveSearch⌘K
09:40 · taken11:20 · offered15:30 · booked ✓
Appointment confirmedbooked
Caller
Sofia Ramirez
Phone
+1 305 ••• 2214
Slot
Thu 24 Jul · 15:30
Calendar
Front-desk · synced
Confirmation
WhatsApp · sent
Reminder
24h + 2h before
On the record

Call logs in MicroCRM or your own CRM

Caller, reason, outcome and recording land on the record in MicroCRM or your own CRM. The log reaches the desk before the caller hangs up.

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MicroCRM / Contacts

Call log
Search⌘K
TimeCallerPhoneReasonOutcomeDuration
12:41SRSofia Ramirez+1 305 ••• 2214RescheduleBooked01:12
12:38LMLucas Meyer+1 617 ••• 8841Opening hoursAnswered00:47
12:33ABAisha Bello+1 404 ••• 5070New appointmentBooked01:36
12:29KWKen Watanabe+1 206 ••• 6120Billing questionTransferred02:04
12:22HOHannah O'Brien+1 773 ••• 9934DirectionsAnswered00:39
12:17RIRajesh Iyer+1 408 ••• 4452Callback requestMessage taken00:58
12:09ENEmily Novak+1 312 ••• 7203RescheduleBooked01:21
How it sounds

The AI receptionist replies in under 700 ms

The agent answers in the caller's language, all languages* supported, switching mid-sentence when the caller does. It identifies itself as an AI whenever asked.

  • All languages*
  • Switches language mid-sentence
  • Says it's an AI whenever asked
Proof

Case study: inbound wait time cut from 14 minutes to 2

A digital lender with 8 million customers put its inbound line on the platform: average wait fell from 14 minutes to 2, first-call resolution reached 85%, satisfaction rose from 71% to 92%, and an L1 team of ninety became nine.

AVG WAIT
14 min → 2 min
Across the full inbound line
FIRST-CALL RESOLUTION
85%
Resolved without a human
SATISFACTION
71% → 92%
Measured post-call
L1 TEAM
90 → 9
People running the desk
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The GRX10 products behind the AI receptionist

Voice AI answers the call, MicroCRM keeps the record, and Nudge calls back anyone who hung up early and runs the follow-up.

Step 02 · Converse

Voice AI

Answers in the caller's language, all languages* supported, with the first word in under 700 ms.

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Step 01 · Capture

MicroCRM

Every call lands on the customer record in MicroCRM or your own CRM: caller, reason, outcome and recording.

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Step 03 · Close

Nudge

Calls back anyone who hung up early and runs the follow-up across voice, WhatsApp and email until it's done.

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Hire the operators

Our team puts the AI on your line, loads the knowledge base, tunes the routing rules and runs the desk for you. You read the call log.

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See also
AI call center →AI answering service →AI call assistant guide →Synthflow alternatives →

*All major languages.