Stop paying $600/mo for an AI answering service
Smith.ai charges monthly forever. Milo builds AI agents you own — same capabilities, one-time setup, no recurring fees to us.
Milo vs Smith.ai — Side by Side
Same AI models under the hood. Fundamentally different ownership and pricing models.
| Feature | Milo (AI Agent Team) | Smith.ai |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Call Answering | Yes | Yes |
| Appointment Booking | Yes | Yes |
| Lead Qualification | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Trained on Your Business | Yes | Partial |
| Monthly Cost | ~$40 infrastructure | $600-$1,500+ |
| Setup Fee | $399 one-time | None |
| You Own the Infrastructure | Yes | No |
| Per-Call Charges | None | $4-$8/call |
| Lock-in Contract | None | Monthly |
| Cancel Anytime, Keep Everything | Yes | Lose access |
| White-Label / Your Branding | Yes | No |
The real cost of Smith.ai
Smith.ai is good at what it does. But their pricing model is built for their investors, not your bottom line.
How It Adds Up
Smith.ai's Starter plan is $292.50/mo for 30 calls. Most small businesses get 100-200 calls/month. At their per-call rates, you're looking at $600-$1,500/mo.
Over a year, that's $7,200 to $18,000. Over three years? You're approaching the cost of a full-time employee — for a service you'll never own.
The 12-Month Comparison
Smith.ai: $600/mo x 12 = $7,200
Milo: $399 setup + ($40/mo x 12) = $879
You save $6,321 in year one. The gap only grows from there.
What Happens When You Cancel Smith.ai?
Everything disappears. Your call flows, your trained responses, your integrations — gone. You're starting from scratch with the next service.
With Milo, you own the agents. Cancel our support, keep your infrastructure. It keeps running on your accounts, under your control.
Who Milo is built for
Service businesses tired of renting AI they could own.
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01Dental practicesLosing patients to after-hours voicemail. Every missed call is a missed filling, a missed cleaning, a patient who found someone else.
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02Law firmsMissing intake calls on evenings and weekends. The potential client who can't reach you calls the next firm on Google.
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03HVAC and plumbing companiesLosing emergency jobs to the first competitor who picks up. When the pipe bursts at midnight, the one who answers gets the job.
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04Any service businessPaying $300-1,500/mo for answering services they don't own. If you're paying per-call or per-minute for AI answering, you're renting what you could own.
How it works
Three steps from paying monthly to owning forever.
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01We Build Your AgentsTell us about your business — hours, services, common questions, booking rules. We configure AI agents trained specifically on your operations.
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02We Deploy on Your InfrastructureYour agents run on accounts you control. Your API keys, your phone numbers, your data. Nothing lives on our servers.
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03You Own It ForeverOnce deployed, the agents are yours. They answer calls 24/7, book appointments, qualify leads, and text you summaries. Running costs are roughly $40/mo for the underlying APIs — paid directly to the providers, not to us.
Common Questions
The underlying AI models (Claude, GPT-4) are the same ones powering most modern AI services. The difference is deployment model: Smith.ai wraps them in a subscription. We configure them and hand you the keys.
Our Team plan ($2,499 one-time) includes ongoing optimization. Or you can modify the agents yourself — you have full access to everything.
No. We handle all the technical setup. You just tell us how you want calls handled, and we build it.
API usage (AI model calls), phone number hosting, and telephony minutes. These go directly to providers like Twilio and Anthropic — not to us. Actual cost depends on call volume.
Yes. We set up your Milo agents in parallel. Once tested, you switch your phone forwarding. Zero downtime.
Ready to stop renting your AI?
One-time setup. You own everything. Pays for itself in the first month.
Running — ~$40/mo infra
Per-call — none
Contract — none
You own the agents. Forever.