Use case · AI receptionist
An AI receptionist that answers every call
An AI receptionist is a voice agent that answers your inbound calls, greets each caller, answers their questions, routes them to the right person and takes a message when needed — around the clock, in 23 languages. Whissle lets you build one from a sentence and put it on your existing phone number.
What it does
Answers 24/7
Every call picked up on the first ring — after hours, weekends, and during the overflow that used to go to voicemail.
Answers questions
Hours, location, services, pricing — grounded in your own documents, so the answers are yours, not generic.
Routes and transfers
Warm-transfers to the right person or department, and hands off to a human whenever the caller asks.
Takes messages & books
Captures a clean message with caller details, and can book the appointment right there on the call.
How it works
Describe it
Say what your receptionist should do and know, in plain language. No flow-charting.
Connect a number
Put it on a new number or your existing business line, or embed it on your site.
It answers
Every call is handled, transcribed and logged — with the emotion and intent behind it, not just the words.
Why Whissle
Frequently asked
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is a voice agent that answers inbound phone calls automatically — greeting callers, answering questions, routing or transferring them, and taking messages or booking appointments — without a human picking up. It works 24/7 and, on Whissle, in 23 languages.
Can an AI receptionist transfer calls to a human?
Yes. A Whissle receptionist can warm-transfer to the right person or department and will hand off to a human whenever the caller asks or the request is out of scope.
Does it work with my existing phone number?
Yes. You can put the agent on your existing business line or a new number, and it can also be embedded as a voice widget on your website.
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
On Whissle, voice agents are $0.06 per minute, all-in — speech, language model and voice included — with no per-seat license, so the cost scales with the minutes handled.