The best AI receptionists in Australia, compared on price

We took the products that sell an AI phone receptionist to Australian small businesses and show up when you search for one: Sophiie, Johnni, AIDial, Voxworks, AIssie and Giday. On 23 October 2026 we read each one's own pricing page. Every figure below is theirs, as published; where a page doesn't say something, the table says "not stated" rather than guess. The per-minute figures are our arithmetic on their numbers, with GST added where they quote without it. We haven't measured anyone else's receptionist on a call, so this page compares what you pay and what's included, not how good each one sounds. Prices change: check the company's own page before you buy.

The plain arithmetic, GST in. Giday's Starter works out about $0.82 a minute. Johnni's annual plan is about $0.81 a minute, a cent cheaper, and Voxworks about $0.90. Once you're past the included minutes, an extra minute costs 50c on Giday, 55c on Johnni and $1.09 on Voxworks.

Only want calls answered? Giday's Essentials plan is $19 a month: your calls answered and the message emailed to you, pay as you go at 50c a minute. It doesn't book jobs; booking starts at Starter.

• Johnni is a cent a minute cheaper at the entry level if you pay a year up front, and it includes recordings, transcripts and a free website on every plan. Giday's transcripts start at Steady.
• Johnni's minutes get cheaper as you grow, down to 35c plus GST on its biggest plan. Giday's extra minutes stay at 50c on every plan.
• Voxworks gives you 14 days to try it against Giday's week. (Giday's week only starts at the first answered call.)
• AIssie answers website and social messages too, on the same plan as your phone.
• Johnni, AIssie and AIDial can ring customers back with follow-ups and reminders. Giday answers calls; it doesn't make them.

• The price on the page is the price you pay. GST is in every Giday price. Johnni and Voxworks quote without it, so add 10% before you compare.
• Texts are included. Starter comes with 60 texts and a reminder text before every booking. On Johnni, SMS alerts and booking reminders are another $50 a month plus GST, which takes its entry plan to about $103 a month with GST, our arithmetic.
• The cheapest extra minute on any entry plan here, at 50c with GST in.
• A $19 way in if all you need is the phone answered and the message emailed.
• Your free week starts when it answers its first call, not when you sign up.
• Quotes from your own price list from Busy, and bookings pushed into your job system from Busy.

Whichever way you lean, ring each one's demo line and ask it the hardest question your callers ask you. Ours is here. Giday's full plans and every rate are on the pricing page, and if you're still weighing an AI against a human answering service, that comparison is here.