Talki TalkiAn AI receptionist that answers your calls 24/7.
When you can't pick up, a smart AI answers instantly in a natural voice, replies from your own knowledge base, speaks your caller's language, can text them the details, and takes a message — so you never lose a customer to voicemail again.
- Answers instantly, 24/7
- Any language
- Texts your callers
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is a virtual assistant that answers your phone for you. Talki Talki's AI picks up business calls, understands what the caller wants, answers questions from a knowledge base you control, and captures the details — 24 hours a day, without hiring staff.
A receptionist that never sleeps
Answer every call professionally, even when you're on a job, asleep, or fully booked.
Answers instantly, 24/7
Picks up day and night and replies in well under a second — a real conversation, not a phone tree. Callers can even talk over it.
Uses your knowledge base
Answers from the FAQs, hours, and business info you provide, and follows your rules ('never quote prices', 'always ask for a name').
Natural voice
Choose from a range of warm, professional voices so callers get a great first impression.
Speaks their language
Greets in your language, then follows the caller — English, French, Spanish, Punjabi, Mandarin, and many more.
Texts the caller
With the caller's OK, it texts them your address, a link, or the details you discussed — from your business number, during the call.
Takes messages
Captures names, callback numbers, and what the caller needs — with a full transcript in your dashboard.
Launch your AI receptionist in 3 steps
Add your knowledge
Paste your FAQs, hours, and services — or upload them and let AI structure it for you.
Set its behavior
Give it a name, pick a voice, and set rules for how it should handle calls.
Route calls to it
Drop the AI Receptionist into your dial plan and it starts answering.
AI receptionist — FAQ
Is an AI receptionist actually worth it?
If you miss calls while working, sleeping, or busy, yes — every missed call is a potential lost customer. An AI receptionist answers 24/7 for a flat monthly fee, far less than a human receptionist or answering service.
Can callers tell they're talking to an AI?
The voice is natural and conversational. Depending on your jurisdiction you may be required to disclose that callers are speaking with an AI — you can set your greeting to say so.
How much does an AI receptionist cost per month?
Talki Talki includes the AI Receptionist in the VIP plan with 200 AI minutes per month — a fraction of a human receptionist's cost. See the pricing page for current rates.
Will it book appointments or take messages?
It takes messages and callback requests — name, number, and what the caller needs — and delivers them with a transcript to your dashboard. Appointment booking through your booking system is coming next.
Can the AI receptionist text the caller?
Yes. When a caller wants your address, a link, or the details you just discussed, the receptionist offers to text it and, with their OK, sends it from your business number during the call — with sensible limits so nobody gets spammed.
Does it work in other languages?
Yes. It opens in the language you choose and then follows the caller — if they switch to French, Spanish, Punjabi, Mandarin, or dozens of other languages, it answers in kind.
What happens if the AI doesn't know the answer?
It's instructed to say it will pass the message along rather than make something up, and it logs the question so you can add it to the knowledge base.
How do I keep robocalls from using up my AI minutes?
Honest answer: every answered call uses minutes, including spam. Two things help. Put the AI Receptionist after a menu in your dial plan ("press 1 to speak with us") — bots rarely press a key, real callers do. And set a limit on simultaneous AI calls in your settings; extra callers hold briefly and then go to voicemail, so a dialer can't drain your plan.
Never miss a customer again
Let an AI receptionist answer your calls 24/7 while you focus on the work.