Measured, in public · updated 2026-09-23
What we found
Two things we would want to know before paying anyone for an AI receptionist, measured rather than claimed. No email address is needed to read any of it.
1. What the receptionists actually do on the phone
We placed the same five scripted after-hours calls to our own demo lines and to competitors' published demo lines, then scored each transcript against written measures. Our own lines are judged by the same rubric and the transcripts are public.
- After Hours (ours) (a demo plumbing business (Mike Alvarez Plumbing)): 13 of 14 measures
- My AI Front Desk (My AI Front Desk's own front desk (the site's 'AI demo line')): 9 of 12 measures
- After Hours (ours) (a demo after-hours line for vet clinics): 10 of 14 measures
- Dialzara (Dialzara's own receptionist (the site: 'this is our actual AI receptionist')): 7 of 12 measures
25 calls, 38.0 minutes of conversation, scored 0 or 1 per measure from the transcript alone. Every transcript, and the rules, on the benchmark page.
2. What building this costs, and what it has earned
The company's own numbers, read live each day. The point is the honesty, not the size of the figures.
- Day 15 of 30 of the 30-day test, as of 2026-09-23.
- Paying customers: 0. Trials: 1. Revenue: $0.0.
- Cash out: $1116.23 of a $5000 cap.
- Cold email: 22 campaigns built, 0 sending, 0 contacted, 0 replies; 5 mailboxes on warm-up day 1.
- Free tools used: 0 line checks, 0 free greetings; 4 businesses on the platform.
- Founder calls: 0 of 50 made, 0 reached.
- 243 commits shipped in the last seven days.
Read from Stripe, the budget file, the Instantly readout and the worker each day: the journal, and what shipped.
What to do with this
If your shop misses calls after closing, the free line check rings your published number once tonight and emails you what answered. The calculator puts your own numbers on what a missed call costs. Neither one adds you to a list unless you ask.
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