Comparison · checked August 2026
Smith.ai is a more established company with a deeper feature set, human agents available, and integrations Clayta does not have yet. For a business that needs qualified lead intake with a person on the line, it is a serious product.
What decides it. How a busy month is billed. Smith.ai's entry plan covers about 30 calls; a hair salon can take that in a week. Priced per call, a good month costs more than a quiet one. Clayta is a flat $99 for 150 minutes, and the outcome is a booked chair rather than a qualified lead in your inbox.
| Smith.ai | Clayta | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | From about $300/month | $99/month |
| What that buys | Entry plan covers roughly 30 calls, priced per call rather than per minute. Costs rise steeply with volume. | 150 minutes of answered calls |
| After the call | You act on it | The appointment is already written |
| Booking | Varies by plan | Into Square Appointments, live availability |
| Languages | Check current plans | English and Spanish |
| Two callers at once | Varies | Yes |
Smith.ai pricing is their published entry tier as at August 2026, and moves. Check their site for the current figure before deciding.
you are a law firm or professional service where each call is a high-value lead worth qualifying by a human, and 30 calls a month is realistic.
you take a lot of short booking calls rather than a few long consultations, and you would rather the appointment appeared in the calendar than in an email.
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It includes human agents and is built for lead qualification in professional services. It is priced per call, starting around $300 a month for roughly 30 calls.
Clayta, on the economics. Booking calls are short and frequent, which suits a flat monthly price and per-minute allowance rather than per-call billing.
It answers questions you have configured, books appointments, and takes a message and notifies you when it cannot help. It does not do human lead qualification.