How much does AI calling cost per minute, and how is it billed?
$49/month includes 250 minutes of talk time and a phone number, then $0.20 per additional minute. Additional minutes are paid from a phone call balance that reloads itself, and adding AI calling puts $20 in it for free.
AI calling is one simple plan: $49 per month, which includes 250 minutes of talk time and a dedicated phone number for your workspace. Minutes beyond the included 250 cost $0.20 each, paid from your phone call balance. When you add AI calling, we put $20 in that balance for free, enough for your first 100 extra minutes. There is no separate metering plan to choose between, and the phone number is part of the plan at no extra charge.
Minutes are counted across every call on your number: a call Current answers, a reminder Current places, and a call forwarded to your phone all draw from the same monthly pool of 250.
The plan is billed through the Coastline Marketplace alongside your other add-ons, on your existing payment method.
Your 250 included minutes are always used first. They come with the monthly fee and cost nothing more. They reset on the first of each month, and unused minutes do not carry over. The Voice Agents page under Marketing shows a bar with how many you have used this month.
After that, calls spend your phone call balance, at $0.20 a minute. It is a prepaid balance in dollars, separate from your included minutes. Forwarded calls past your included minutes are paid from the same balance, at 5 cents a minute. It starts with the free $20 welcome credit, which every workspace gets once, the first time it adds AI calling. When it drops to $10 it reloads to $20 from the card on file, and you can raise both amounts in Settings, under Messaging. If you want a ceiling, set a monthly reload limit there too: it stops reloads for the rest of the month once they add up to that much, so a busy month cannot turn into a surprise bill. There is no limit unless you set one. Calls keep working on the balance you have left. If it can no longer cover a call, Current stops taking calls beyond your included minutes until you add funds or raise the limit, and you are notified. Call credit is not refundable. There are also built-in usage caps (calls per second, simultaneous calls, and a daily outbound limit) that scale up on higher plan tiers.
To get started, open the Marketplace and find the AI calling add-on; configuration lives on the Voice Agents page under Marketing. If you are weighing the cost against a part-time receptionist or an answering service, see How to avoid missing calls without hiring a receptionist for the comparison.
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Can I use my texting number for AI calling? Do I need a second number?
Yes. Current calls and answers on your existing workspace number, and if you do not have one, the plan includes a new number. A number set up for calling also works for texting later.
How do customers know they are talking to an AI, and can they ask for a human?
Every call opens with a mandatory greeting that names your business, identifies Current as an AI assistant, and offers a transfer to a human anytime.
What does Current know about my business, and how do I edit it?
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What information does the AI assistant have access to when it answers a call?
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