What an AI receptionist actually costs in Australia.
Start free, then pay monthly in Australian dollars. No lock-in contract.
Start free, pay when it answers
Australian dollars, excluding GST
$0
Test calls from the app
$99 / month
100 minutes, Google Calendar
$399 / month
Uncapped, books into your job system
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An AI receptionist in Australia costs roughly $100 to $500 AUD per month. Chime Labs starts with a Free plan for testing. Essential is $99 AUD per month with 100 minutes included and $0.25 a minute after that, booking into Google Calendar. Pro is $399 AUD per month with uncapped minutes, booking straight into ServiceM8, Simpro, ServiceTitan, AroFlo, Fergus, Jobber, Ascora or Acuity. Both are month to month with no lock-in contract.
Most quotes for phone cover are impossible to compare.
Answering services quote per minute, per call, or per receptionist, then add setup fees and minimum terms. You only find out what it really costs after a busy month.
Chime shows you every price up front, and lets you hear the agent handle your calls before you pay anything.
Included on every paid plan
Every hour covered
Nights, weekends and public holidays are in the base price, not an after-hours surcharge.
Bookings, not messages
The job lands in your diary or job system, so nobody re-types it in the morning.
Try it first
Set up and test for free. Pay only when you want it answering real calls.
Cancel anytime
Monthly billing in AUD, no lock-in contract and no exit fee.
Set against the alternatives you are already paying for.
Voicemail is free and loses the job to whoever answered next. A part-time receptionist covers business hours only. A traditional answering service takes a message but rarely books the work.
Chime does the part that actually earns money: it books the job.
Where the money goes
Indicative, for comparison only
No monthly cost
Callers ring the next business instead
Salary plus on-costs
Business hours only
Usually per minute
Takes a message, rarely books
Free to start, from $99 / month
Answers, qualifies and books
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The plans
$0
No time limit
Set it up and hear it work before you commit.
- Test calls from the app
- Built-in diary, job management and CRM
- Xero and QuickBooks
- No Chime number or live calls
$99
AUD per month + GST
You need every call answered and booked.
- Your own Chime number, with phone diversion
- 24/7 answering in your business name
- 100 minutes a month, then $0.25 a minute
- Books into Google Calendar or the built-in diary
- Transcript and summary of every call
$399
AUD per month + GST
You run a job system, or more than one person handles bookings.
- Everything in Essential, with uncapped minutes
- Books into ServiceM8, Simpro, ServiceTitan, Fergus, Jobber, AroFlo, Ascora and Acuity
- Multi-technician booking
- AI outbound callback and SMS automations
- Guided onboarding
Works with the tools you already run on
We sit on top of the system you already run. We do not replace it.
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