Rosie (heyrosie.com) publishes its AI answering prices plainly, which is more than most of this category does. Rechecked on 2026-07-29: Professional is $49 a month for 250 minutes, Scale is $149 for 1,000 minutes, and Growth is $299 for 2,000 minutes, with no setup fee and a 7-day free trial, cancel anytime.
The gap is the overage. Rosie's pricing page carries an FAQ question headed "What happens if I go over my minutes?" and on 2026-07-29 there was no answer rendered under it. Rosie's own blog material has described an automatic upgrade to the next tier, and third parties report $0.25 a minute. Those are two very different bills, and the page commits to neither, so the first thing to put in writing with Rosie's sales team is what minute 251 costs.
Second thing worth knowing before you compare prices: on the $49 plan, booking is a texted link. Real in-call calendar booking and warm transfers start on Scale at $149. If a caller with no water needs to be handed to your on-call tech mid-call, that is a $149 feature, not a $49 one.
If you want to hear what a per-call plan with a published overage rate sounds like on a real intake, call the OnCrew demo line at (818) 578-4783, or start the 14-day free trial with no credit card. The rest of this guide is Rosie's full table, what gates where, and the contractor math.
Last reviewed July 29, 2026.
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Rosie AI pricing in 2026, from the live heyrosie.com pricing page rechecked 2026-07-29: Professional $49/month (250 minutes, 2 message scenarios, spam detection), Scale $149/month (1,000 minutes, calendar booking, warm transfers, mid-call SMS), Growth $299/month (2,000 minutes, unlimited scenarios, custom training). No setup fees; "7-day free trial. Cancel anytime." per the page. Overage remains the open question: the page's own FAQ asks what happens if you go over your minutes and renders no answer, Rosie blog material has described an auto-upgrade to the next tier, and third parties report $0.25/minute. Contractor-specific AI alternatives (OnCrew is the example we publish) run $49 to $349 per month billed per call with a published $0.99 per-call overage, which is the difference between a number you can check and a number you have to ask for.
Rosie pricing tiers (2026)
| Plan | Monthly | Included minutes | Key gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | $49 | 250 | 2 message scenarios; booking = texted link only |
| Scale | $149 | 1,000 | real calendar booking, warm/live transfers, mid-call SMS |
| Growth | $299 | 2,000 | unlimited scenarios, waterfall transfers, custom agent training |
Add-on: website texting $50/month (25 conversations included, then $1 per additional conversation), rechecked 2026-07-29. Automatic spam detection is included on all plans, a genuine plus over human services that bill for spam time.
At a 4-minute average trade intake, that table is about 62 calls for $49, 250 for $149, and 500 for $299. Run it with your own average call length.
Sources: live heyrosie.com pricing page, rechecked 2026-07-29; Rosie blog for the auto-upgrade policy; third-party reports for the $0.25/minute figure. Verify before committing.
What Rosie's base price does NOT include
- A published overage rate. The pricing page does not state what happens past your minutes. Rosie's own blog describes automatic upgrade to the next tier; third parties report $0.25 per minute. The difference matters: auto-upgrade means a busy month can silently move you from $49 to $149. Get the current policy in writing.
- Real appointment booking on the entry plan. Professional texts callers a booking link; in-call calendar booking starts at Scale ($149). For contractors who want jobs booked during the call, the effective price is $149.
- Live transfers on the entry plan: also gated to Scale. An urgent caller who should reach your on-call tech directly needs the $149 tier.
- Trial length: 7 days, shorter than the 14 days some competitors offer.
Real monthly math for a contractor shop
Worked example: a 4-truck plumbing shop fielding 130 calls a month at an average 3.5 minutes per call, which is 455 minutes, on the plans rechecked 2026-07-29.
- Professional ($49 for 250 minutes): 455 minutes exceeds the pool. Under the official auto-upgrade policy you land on Scale. Under the reported $0.25/minute overage you pay $49 + (205 x $0.25) = about $100. Either way, plan for $100 to $149.
- Scale ($149 for 1,000 minutes): comfortable headroom, plus the features contractors actually need (booking, transfers). Total $149.
Rosie prices honestly for home services, and the spam detection on every plan is the right instinct. The practical contractor price is the $149 Scale tier once booking and transfers matter.
How much does Rosie AI cost per month?
Rosie AI cost per month for a typical contractor shop: practically $149 per month (Scale), because real appointment booking and live transfers gate there and 80-to-150-call volume often exceeds the entry plan's 250 minutes. The $49 Professional tier fits low-volume lines that only need messages taken and a booking link texted. Overage handling (auto-upgrade versus the reported $0.25/minute) is unpublished on the pricing page; confirm it in writing.
Contractor-specific AI at published pricing
| Vendor | Plan | Billing unit | Included | Overage | Total monthly at 130 calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnCrew | Starter | per call | 100 calls | $0.99 per call (published) | $49 + ($0.99 x 30) = $79 |
| OnCrew | Pro | per call | 400 calls | $0.99 per call | $149 (no overage at this volume) |
| Rosie | Professional | per minute | 250 min | unpublished (auto-upgrade or reported $0.25/min) | ~$100-$149 |
| Rosie | Scale | per minute | 1,000 min | same question | $149 |
Both are AI built with home services in mind, priced in the same band. OnCrew's case: contractor-trade intake configured during onboarding (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing), urgent-call handoffs with full transcripts at every tier including the $49 entry, per-call billing with a published overage rate, and a 14-day trial against Rosie's 7. Run both on the same week of real calls.
When Rosie is still the right choice
An honest read of where Rosie wins:
- Home-service businesses at the $149 tier: 1,000 included minutes with booking and transfers is a well-shaped bundle.
- Spam-heavy lines on a budget: included spam detection at $49 beats human services that meter spam time.
- Businesses that want website texting from the same vendor.
The entry-tier feature gates and the unpublished overage policy are the two things to price honestly before signing.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Rosie AI cost?
$49 (250 minutes), $149 (1,000 minutes), or $299 (2,000 minutes) per month, with no setup fees and a 7-day free trial, per the live pricing page rechecked 2026-07-29.
What happens when you exceed Rosie's included minutes?
The pricing page does not say. Rosie's own material describes an automatic upgrade to the next tier; third parties report a $0.25 per-minute overage. Get the current policy in writing, because auto-upgrade changes your bill by $100 in a busy month.
Does Rosie book appointments during the call?
On Scale ($149) and up, yes, into your calendar with warm transfers available. The $49 Professional plan texts the caller a booking link instead.
Does Rosie charge for spam calls?
Rosie includes automatic spam detection on all plans, which is a genuine differentiator against per-minute human services that bill spam time.
What is the best Rosie alternative for contractors?
A contractor-configured per-call AI: OnCrew runs $49 to $349 per month with a published $0.99 per-call overage, trade intake, and urgent-call handoffs at every tier. See the OnCrew vs Rosie comparison.
How is OnCrew different from Rosie for contractors?
OnCrew is contractor-specific with handoffs and full transcripts at every tier including $49, per-call billing with a published overage, and a 14-day trial. Rosie is a polished home-services AI whose booking and transfer features start at $149 and whose overage policy is unpublished. At the practical contractor price point ($149 both), the comparison is intake quality on your hardest emergency call.
Where to start
If you are evaluating Rosie pricing for a contractor shop:
- Pull your last 90 days of call records: count, timing, average length, and whether you need in-call booking and transfers.
- Price Rosie at the tier that has the features you need (usually Scale, $149), and get the overage policy in writing.
- Price OnCrew at your real call count: $49/$149/$349 with $0.99 per-call overage published.
- Run both trials (Rosie 7 days, OnCrew 14) on the same week of real calls and compare emergency-intake transcripts.
For OnCrew specifically: start at oncrew.ai/lp/vs/rosie-ai, or call the live AI demo line at (818) 578-4783.
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