Try the AI Receptionist Free — 2-Minute Live Demo, Plus Free Browser-Answered Inbound Calls

The Demo — Try It Before You Sign Up

The hardest part of selling an AI receptionist has always been the same problem: you cannot really judge a conversation agent from a video. A demo call is the only thing that tells you whether the AI can actually hold its end of a conversation, handle an interruption, recover from a misheard word, or deal gracefully with "actually, could I check something?"

So we built a public, no-signup demo. Here is what it does:

1. You enter your first name, pick your profession (psychologist, GP, counsellor, physiotherapist, paediatrician, speech pathologist, nurse, school wellbeing lead, and more), and choose a voice
2. The demo configures an AI receptionist persona for your practice on the spot
3. You click Start Call and have a real voice conversation with it through your browser — 2-minute cap
4. You can ask about appointments, fees, services, Medicare, NDIS, opening hours — the kinds of things your real clients ask
5. The demo ends cleanly when the time is up, or when you hang up

What the demo deliberately shows off:

• Real-time appointment booking flow — not scripted
• Crisis safety protocol — if someone expresses distress, the AI acknowledges and provides appropriate support pathways
• Medicare and NDIS fee awareness — the AI knows the regulatory context for Australian private practice
• Fast, natural turn-taking — no awkward silences, no "press 1 for..." menus
• Healthcare-grade transcription — medical terms, Australian accents, and uncommon names are handled accurately

The demo runs entirely in the browser on your phone or laptop. It does not call you. It does not ask for your number. There is nothing to install.

What the Demo Is Not

It is a 2-minute product trial, not a production rollout. It is not connected to a real phone number. It does not take bookings into a real calendar. It is not configured for your actual practice services. Those all happen after you sign up and configure your receptionist settings.

The point of the demo is to answer one question: *does this AI actually feel like something I would put in front of my clients?* Everything else is easier once you know the answer.

Free Browser-Answered Inbound Calls

The second change is about what happens after you have signed up.

Every plan that includes the AI Receptionist comes with a monthly pool of call minutes. That pool covers every call the AI handles on your behalf — after-hours calls, calls when you are in session, overflow calls when the line is busy.

But a lot of practitioners want to answer calls themselves when they can. That is especially true for solo practitioners, group practices without a front-of-house receptionist, and schools where wellbeing leads take calls between classes. The question used to be: *does a call I personally answer still cost me minutes?*

Now the answer is no. Inbound calls you answer through your browser are free. They do not draw from your monthly minute pool. They do not consume credits. You simply click the pickup button when the browser-based softphone rings, and talk to the caller directly.

Only calls that the AI handles on your behalf — after-hours, overflow, or when you have explicitly routed them — draw from your plan.

Why This Matters

The old model penalised the most engaged users. If you were hands-on and loved answering the phone yourself, every call you picked up still cost you the same as one the AI handled. That made no sense — you were doing the work, and paying for the privilege.

The new model rewards the behaviour most practitioners want: *pick up when you can, let the AI handle the rest.* Your minute pool is now a real safety net, not a perverse incentive to avoid your own phone.

What Counts as "Browser-Answered"

Any call you pick up through the Grounded Scribe web app on your computer or tablet. The softphone lives in the app, rings when a call comes in, and records the conversation if you have consent and recording turned on. That call is free regardless of length.

Calls that ring out, hit voicemail, or route to the AI still consume minutes as they always have — because the AI is doing work in those cases, not you.

Put Together: A New Way to Sell the AI Receptionist

The pattern is simple and fair: try it free, then use it free when you pick up.

The demo removes the "I need to actually hear this" barrier that stops most people from signing up. The free browser-answered calls remove the "I do not want to be penalised for answering my own phone" barrier that stops people from fully committing after they do sign up.

Together they let you move from "interested" to "using it daily" without a leap of faith in the middle.

Getting Started

• Try the demo right now — visit /demo/ai-receptionist from your phone or laptop, pick a persona, start a 2-minute call. No signup required.
• Ready to use it for real? — Create your account, configure your receptionist at Settings → Receptionist, and start answering browser calls free immediately.
• Want the bigger picture? — See the full AI Receptionist feature page for how the workflow fits with appointments, scribing, and your calendar.