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Free trial
Full access for 14 days
Free
- 30 min by phone over 14 days
- 1 phone number
- Zapier, Webhook, and MCP integrations
- 3 knowledge sources
Interview • Review • Recruit
No sign-up. No card details.No website? Add your business details
10 minutes of interview time, shared across browser and phone calls.
Meet your next hire.
Telephonist teammate. Here’s what it brings to the team.
Illustrative workflows. Live phone answering requires activation. Email follow-ups require a connected mailbox and your review.
Wage comparison based on the 2025 UK median full-time receptionist salary of £24,678/year (ONS, provisional; monthly figure rounded).
Salary only, not 24/7 staffing costs. Telephonist handles calls and scheduling; it does not replace in-person duties.
AI telephonist pricing for every call volume
Answer calls and book appointments around the clock. Start with a free trial, then choose the plan that fits your call volume.
All plans include automatic booking, call summaries, transcripts, recordings, a voice library, and 70+ languages.
On-call
For solo practitioners
£29/mo+ tax
£0.45/min overage
- 75 min by phone/month
- 1 phone number
- 1 call at a time
- Zapier, Webhook, and MCP integrations
Most popular
Part-time
For growing businesses
£79/mo+ tax
£0.38/min overage
- 275 min by phone/month
- 3 phone numbers
- Up to 3 calls at once
- Zapier, Webhook, and MCP integrations
- Priority support
Full-time
For busy offices
£199/mo+ tax
£0.30/min overage
- 1,000 min by phone/month
- 5 phone numbers
- Up to 10 calls at once
- Zapier, Webhook, and MCP integrations
- Multi-location support
- Priority support
Choose your plan, then complete your business setup. Phone activation and connections follow setup.
Could missed calls be costing you?
Adjust a few assumptions to estimate the revenue that slips away when you miss calls without a telephonist.
Potential missed revenue
per year
MONTHLY
BOOKINGS
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Estimate only. Actual recovered revenue depends on call volume, lead quality, scheduling capacity, and more.
Frequently asked questions
What is Telephonist by Benaiah?
It's an AI telephonist built around your business. It answers questions about your services and captures appointment requests, messages and important enquiries. Once your business line and connections are set up, it can handle calls around the clock.
How long does it take to set up?
Tap the orb and tell Telephonist about your business. It finds your website and checks the details with you. Review the details, make it yours, and interview your telephonist. No website? You can add your details manually. Your personalised interview is the first step; we'll help you arrange your phone number and connections before you go live.
What can it actually do on a call?
Telephonist can answer questions about your business, take messages, capture appointment requests, and provide info about your services and products. With the relevant calendar and team connections set up, it can book appointments based on verified availability and route important requests. The private interview lets you practise these conversations without making real bookings or contacting your team.
What countries does it support?
Telephonist is currently focused on UK businesses. Phone interviews support verified UK mobile numbers for callbacks. If your business is outside the UK, contact us to check phone-number and setup availability before subscribing.
What does it sound like?
It speaks naturally and responds to the conversation using the business information you've reviewed. The best way to hear it is to interview your own Telephonist: enter your website and start a free interview in your browser or on your phone.
How much does it cost?
Plans start at £29/month, or £290 billed annually. Annual billing saves two months. Included phone minutes are available each month. You can interview your telephonist without a credit card, or request a 14-day free trial. The trial starts when your line is activated; a paid subscription starts when you complete checkout. See the plans and included allowances.
Do I get a phone number?
Your private interview uses a shared UK demo number and an eight-digit access code to connect you to your Telephonist. A dedicated business number is arranged during live setup. You can then forward your existing line to it or give it to customers directly. Preparing an interview or completing payment does not automatically activate a business line.
Is Telephonist a virtual receptionist?
Yes. Telephonist works like a virtual receptionist service, but powered by AI instead of a call centre. Once activated, it answers calls 24/7, within your plan's call and minute allowances. Overage charges apply. With your calendar connected and booking enabled, it books appointments directly into your calendar instead of just taking a message.
Can Telephonist replace my answering service?
For most small businesses, yes. Traditional answering services take messages and pass them along. With your calendar and team connections set up, Telephonist answers questions, checks your availability, books the appointment, and flags anything urgent, all during the call. You can request a free 14-day trial, starting when your line is activated, so you can run it alongside your current service before switching.
Get started today
Meet your AI telephonist in minutes. Interview it in a free call, see how it matches your job description, then bring it onto your team. Pay monthly or annually.