Your numbers
InstaNexus pricing is quoted per shop — adjust that field to your quote.
Better off per year
combining what you save on payroll and the after-hours jobs a 24/7 receptionist catches.
A human covers ~40 hrs of the week; the AI covers all 168. After-hours revenue assumes a 35% close rate on calls that would otherwise hit voicemail nights and weekends.
The comparison nobody runs before hiring
A front-desk hire feels like the obvious answer to missed calls — until you add benefits, overhead, sick days, turnover, and the fact that they go home at five. The calls that turn into your best jobs often come in at 7pm, on Saturday, or during the storm that just damaged half the neighborhood's roofs. A salaried seat structurally can't answer those.
Coverage is the real gap
An AI receptionist answers every call, day or night, weekday or weekend, at a flat monthly cost — no benefits, no turnover, no voicemail. It's not about replacing your people; it's about never sending a paying customer to voicemail again, at a fraction of a salary.
How the math works
Human cost is salary plus your benefits-and-overhead percentage. AI cost is the monthly figure annualized. The after-hours figure applies a 35% close rate and your average job value to the nights-and-weekends calls a daytime seat can't reach.