AI Frontdesk Receptionist · from $49/month · 7 business days after your scoping call · By enquiry
Never miss a call again, on the number you already have.
Our AI receptionist answers the business number you already use. You keep answering as normal; calls you don't pick up are forwarded to the AI receptionist. Its first sentence tells the caller they are talking to an AI assistant and that the call may be recorded. It answers your approved FAQs, books appointments or takes a message, hands over to a person when needed, and sends a summary of each call to you, the owner, only.
AI Frontdesk Receptionist is a fixed-price service from ChikuOS. ChikuOS AI Frontdesk Receptionist: an AI phone receptionist for small businesses in any country that answers your existing number when you can't, books appointments and captures leads, and emails you a summary of every call. It costs from $49/month, quoted in writing by email before you pay, and goes live 7 business days after your scoping call.
Pricing
| Plan | Monthly price | Minutes included | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49/month | 200 minutes | One location, lighter call volume, 1 language |
| Pro | $99/month | 600 minutes | Booking integration, multilingual, human transfer, CRM or webhook |
| Business | $249/month | 2,000 minutes | Multi-location; outbound reminders and recording where unlocked |
| Healthcare | from $399/month | Quoted | Clinics needing region-pinned data and an audit log; US BAA-backed tier on request |
- Extra minutes: about $0.12 per minute over your plan's allowance.
- Setup: $199 one-time, done for you.
- Your business keeps its existing number. Calls you don't answer are forwarded to our local number in your market, so the forwarded call stays local.
- Prices in USD, excluding local taxes.
What you get
- Answers 24/7 on your existing number through call forwarding, in any country: you keep your number
- In each main market we use a local number, so your forwarded calls stay local calls
- First line says it's an AI assistant and the call may be recorded, so callers always know
- FAQs, appointment booking or lead capture, and a message for anything it can't handle
- Human-transfer fallback to a number you choose
- Call summaries sent only to the owner by email (WhatsApp or SMS to the owner on request)
- Inbound-only by default: recording and outbound calls are off unless you turn them on
- Setup of your greeting, hours, FAQs and booking rules, plus test calls before go-live
- Multilingual answering on Pro and above
Prices in USD, excluding local taxes. Your phone company may charge you for forwarded calls under your own plan.
Safe by default, in every country
- Inbound only: it answers calls to your business, it doesn't cold-call anyone
- Works on your own number through call forwarding, in any country. In each main market we use a local number, so the forwarded call stays a local call
- The first sentence discloses that the caller is speaking to an AI assistant and that the call may be recorded
- Call recording is off by default; we keep transcripts and summaries only, for a limited retention period
- Summaries go only to you, the owner
- We act as your data processor under a written data processing agreement
Unlocked per country, only with your consent attestation
Some features are subject to local rules. We switch them on country by country, and only after you confirm in writing that you hold the consents and approvals they need.
- Outbound calls and reminders: your written confirmation that you hold the callers' consent, do-not-call list checks, local calling hours, and caller ID in your business's name
- Call recording: switched on only where you confirm the recording notice and lawful basis for your country
- A local phone number in your country: subject to that country's number registration rules and documents
- Healthcare mode: no diagnosis or medical advice, minimal data collected, summaries by email or secure link only; in the US, a tier built on vendors that sign a business associate agreement
Timeline
- Enquire by email
- Short scoping call: your country, hours, FAQs, booking rules and which features you need
- We set up your greeting, FAQs and booking or lead-capture flow
- You turn on call forwarding on your existing number, and we run test calls together
- Live within 7 business days of your scoping call
Who it's for
- Small businesses anywhere that miss calls when they are busy or closed
- Clinics, salons, trades and service businesses that take bookings by phone
- Owners who want an AI that is upfront with callers and doesn't make outbound calls without consent
FAQ
Which countries do you support?
Inbound answering works in most countries through call forwarding on your existing number. Outbound calls, recording, local numbers and healthcare mode are unlocked per country, only after you confirm you hold the consents and approvals they need.
Will callers know it's an AI?
Yes. Its first sentence says it's an AI assistant and that the call may be recorded.
Is the call recorded?
Not by default. We keep a transcript and a summary. Recording can be switched on where your country's rules allow and you confirm you give callers the required notice.
Will it make calls to my customers?
No. It is inbound only by default. Outbound reminders can be unlocked per country once you confirm in writing that you hold your customers' consent.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. You keep your existing number and forward calls you don't answer to the AI receptionist. In each main market we use a local number, so the forwarded call stays local; your phone company may still charge for forwarded calls under your own plan.
What does it cost?
Starter $49/month with 200 minutes, Pro $99/month with 600 minutes, Business $249/month with 2,000 minutes, Healthcare from $399/month. Extra minutes are about $0.12 each. Setup is $199 one-time. Prices in USD, excluding local taxes.
Will it give medical or legal advice?
No. It answers only the questions you approve and passes anything else, and any emergency, to you or your staff.
Running a clinic in India?
See our India AI Receptionist for Clinics, priced in rupees with Hindi and Hinglish token booking.
Payment and refunds
If you pay the setup fee and we don't go live within 7 business days of your scoping call, you get a full refund of the setup fee. Monthly plans can be cancelled any time before the next month starts.