Starter
For an owner who can't always pick up.
$49a month
300 minutes a month · about 100 calls
- 1 number, new or forwarded
- Every feature, listed below
- Help by email
AI receptionist for small businesses
AI call screener for your own phone
Every call answered. Every lead written down.
Decline the call. Octag takes it.
Octag picks up when you can't, answers questions from your own price list, takes the job details, and sends you the message before you're off the ladder.
Robocalls get hung up on. Real people get a polite assistant. You get the message in seconds, or watch the call live.
Tells every caller it's an AIKeep your own number5-day free trial, then from $49 a month. See prices3-day free trial, then from $9.99 a month. See prices
Practice calls run here in your browser: you call a sample business, and Octag answers.
Practice calls run here in your browser: you call Maya, a sample student, and Octag answers for her.
58 seconds, sound on
Example set in your area. Octag numbers are US numbers for now.
NEW
If you run Google Local Services Ads: since October 1, Google charges you for calls you miss during business hours. Octag answers every one, day or night, and Google's own AI callers get a straight answer on price and availability.
How it works
Live in an afternoon. No new phones.
Three minutes. One code. Same phone.
Get your Octag line
Pick a new number, or keep the one on your truck and forward it.
Teach it your business
Paste your website. Octag drafts your hours, services and prices for you to check.
Forward your calls
Always, after hours, or only when you're busy. Every call ends with a message slip.
Pick your Octag number
It's the line your declined and missed calls go to.
Dial one code
We show the exact code for your carrier. Your phone and number stay the same.
Decline a call
Octag answers. Watch it live, or read the message after.
You stay in charge
Watch it work, or let it work.
Read the call live
The transcript scrolls as people talk, so you know who it is before you decide.
Take over in one tap
Your phone rings, the call is yours, and Octag steps out.
Tell it what to say
Type "ask for their email" in the middle of a call and it does, without the caller seeing your note.
Urgent calls ring through
The school, your mom, a burst pipe. Octag rings you first, says who and why, and you press 1 to take it.
Spam gets inked
Robocalls are hung up on. Spam that Octag ends within a minute is free.
Hard limits
Hold music, dead air and callers who won't stop are cut off. No call runs longer than 10 minutes.
Scam calls flagged
Fake banks and "verify your account" calls get no information and land in Calls with a warning, never as urgent.
Call in for your messages
Call your Octag number from your own phone and type your PIN: Octag reads you what's waiting and marks things done.
Your team, too
Invite your front desk or a partner by link. Each slip shows who handled it.
What lands on your phone
A message slip for every call.
Who called, what they wanted, what Octag already did, and what's left for you. Like the pink pad on a front desk, without the handwriting.
Made for
Businesses that live on the phone.
Anyone who's done answering unknown numbers.
Plumbing and HVACRoofers and contractorsSalons and spasMovers and cleanersCar rentalsProperty managersLaw officesOnline stores
Unknown numbersCollege studentsSelling on MarketplaceLandlordsBusy parentsJob huntingFreelancers on a personal phone
Octag answers in your caller's language: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Hindi, Vietnamese and many more. Your message slips always arrive in English.
Trust
Polite to callers. Private for you.
Callers always know
Octag's first sentence says it's an AI and that the call is recorded and transcribed. Several states require everyone on a call to know it's recorded, so Octag tells every caller, everywhere.
Your calls stay yours
Octag keeps transcripts, never call audio. Transcripts delete after 90 days, or sooner if you ask. Your calls never train AI models.
Nothing final without you
Octag never pays, cancels or signs you up for anything. Those wait for your tap.
No surprise bills
Spam calls Octag ends within a minute, and calls under 15 seconds, are free. Personal plans never top up without your tap.
Every plan starts with a free trial: business plans 5 days and 50 minutes, personal plans 3 days and 20 minutes. We ask for a card first; cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.
Pricing
Cheaper than one missed job.
Less than a takeout lunch.
Pro
For a front desk that's always busy.
$129a month
1,000 minutes a month · about 330 calls
- 1 number, new or forwarded
- Every feature, listed below
- Help by email
Growth
For busy teams: the most minutes and priority support.
$279a month
2,000 minutes a month · about 670 calls
- 3 numbers included, and more for $4.99 a month each
- Every feature, listed below
- Priority support
- Sends each call to the right person Soon
- HubSpot and Jobber, built in Soon
Every plan includes
- Answers from your website and price list
- A message slip for every call, in the app
- Urgent calls ring through to you
- Answers in your caller's language
- Books into Google Calendar
- Live listen and take over in one tap
- Tell Octag what to say mid-call
- Your team sees and handles calls
- Zapier and webhooks: every call sent to your CRM
- Pick Octag's voice
- Slips by text and email Soon
Monthly minutes start fresh each billing month, and unused ones don't carry over (yearly plans too). Low on minutes? Auto top-up adds 100 minutes for $15 when fewer than 10 are left, at most 3 times a month, and you can switch it off. Top-up minutes never expire. After that, calls go to voicemail and you still get the transcript. Spam calls Octag ends within a minute, and calls under 15 seconds, are free. For comparison, human answering services start around $250 for 50 minutes.
Personal
Screens your calls and takes your messages.
$9.99a month
100 minutes a month · about 65 calls
- Your Octag number answers when you don't
- Spam hung up on
- Your VIPs ring straight through
- Live transcript
- Take over in one tap
- Message slips for every call
- Connects your calendar
Personal Plus
Twice the minutes, and it answers for one listing too.
$19.99a month
200 minutes a month · about 130 calls
- Everything in Personal
- Answers buyers and renters for one listing: a car, a couch or a sublet
- 2 numbers: a second one for selling online or a sublet
- "Call for me": book, reschedule or ask, 10 a month Soon
Students: $4.99 a month for 50 minutes with a school email (.edu). Octag for students
Monthly minutes start fresh each billing month, and unused ones don't carry over (yearly plans too). Need more? Add 60 minutes for $4.99 or 150 minutes for $9.99. Those never expire, and we never charge you without your tap.
Which plan fits?
You'd use about
350 minutes a month
Starter with auto top-up covers it ($15 per 100 minutes), or Pro.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Can Octag answer my cell phone directly?
No app can answer your phone's own calls on iPhone or Android, so nobody can sell you that. Instead your carrier forwards the calls you decline or miss to your Octag number. You set it once by dialing a short code, and another code switches it off.
Will my phone still ring?
Yes. Your phone rings as usual. Decline it, or let it ring, and Octag answers. Businesses can also send every call to Octag first.
Do callers know they're talking to an AI?
Yes. Octag says so in its first sentence and tells callers the call is recorded and transcribed. It never pretends to be you.
What if Octag doesn't know the answer?
It says it will find out, takes the caller's details, and marks the slip "Please call". It never makes up prices or promises a time it hasn't checked.
What happens when I run out of minutes?
Your monthly minutes come first, then any minute packs, which never expire. Auto top-up adds 100 minutes for $15 when fewer than 10 are left (at most 3 times a month), so you never miss a lead; you can switch it off. With no minutes left, Octag takes a voicemail and you still get the transcript. You get an alert at 80% and 100%.Your monthly minutes come first, then any packs you added, which never expire. With none left, calls go to a plain voicemail and you still get the transcript. Add 60 or 150 minutes when you want; we never charge you without your tap. You get an alert at 80% and 100%. Time you talk after taking over a call is free up to 300 minutes a month; after that it counts like other minutes.
Can Octag make calls for me?
That's next. "Call for me" will book, reschedule and ask questions on businesses' main lines, and it asks you before anything is final.
What is Octag?
Octag is an AI receptionist and call screener. Calls you miss or decline are forwarded to your Octag number; Octag answers, says it's an AI, answers questions from your own price list and hours, takes the message and sends you a slip with who called, what they wanted and what's left for you.
How much does Octag cost?
Business plans are $49, $129 and $279 a month for 300, 1,000 and 2,000 minutes. Personal plans are $9.99 for 100 minutes and $19.99 for 200, and $4.99 for students with a school email (50 minutes). Every plan has every feature: plans differ in minutes, numbers and support. One listing on its own, like a car, a couch or a sublet, is Personal Plus. Yearly business plans get two months free; yearly personal plans are $79 and $159 (about four months free). Every plan starts with a free trial: 5 days and 50 minutes on a business plan, 3 days and 20 minutes on a personal plan. We ask for a card first; cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.
What does Octag do with an emergency call?
If a caller describes a medical emergency, a fire, a gas leak or anyone in danger, Octag tells them right away to hang up and call 911, and saves an urgent message for you. Octag can't call 911 or send help itself, and it says so. Someone in crisis is given 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Is it legal for an AI to answer and record my calls?
Octag's first sentence on every call says it's an AI and that the call is recorded and transcribed, which is what states that require everyone's consent ask for. A caller who doesn't want that can say so: if they'd rather not go on, Octag ends the call and keeps nothing they said, only that their number called. Check your own state's rules for your business; this isn't legal advice.
Is Octag good for college students?
Yes. Recruiters and your school's offices get a polite assistant that takes their name, number and when they're free, and you get the message in seconds. Family can ring straight through, and Octag answers them in their language with the slip in English. Callers after your FSA ID, a fee for loan forgiveness or a visa problem, or offering a job paid by check are marked as possible scams, and Octag never says where you are or when your classes are. Octag for students.
Does Octag work outside the US?
Octag numbers are US numbers for now. Anyone can try a practice call in the browser today, in English, Spanish and other languages.
My phone already screens calls. Can I use Octag?
Yes. Your phone's own screening picks up first, so the call never reaches Octag. Setup shows how to turn it off: on iPhone, turn off Live Voicemail and set Screen Unknown Callers to Never; on Pixel, turn off Call Screen and Take a Message. Then Octag answers the calls you decline or miss.
How do I get my messages?
In the Octag web app at octagai.com/app, with an alert on your phone or computer. On iPhone, add Octag to your Home Screen first, then turn alerts on. Texts and email are coming soon.
Which carriers work?
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and most carriers that support call forwarding. Some prepaid plans don't, and the setup checks yours.