AI agents for small business: where to start and what they cost
For most small businesses the first useful AI agent is an AI receptionist that answers every call and WhatsApp message, books appointments and passes the rest to you. The second is a follow-up agent that contacts every new lead within minutes. Both can be set up without code on Jelliu, starting on the permanent Free plan (15 voice minutes a month); paid plans start at $99/month.
Jelliu in one paragraph
Jelliu is a no-code platform for autonomous AI agents (called Bop) that answer and make phone calls and handle WhatsApp, email and web chat in English, Spanish and Portuguese — for sales, customer support, appointment booking, collections and outbound campaigns. It has a permanent Free plan with 15 voice minutes a month; paid plans start at $99/month (Starter $99, Growth $249, Business $549; Enterprise custom, including installation on your own servers).
Three agents to start with
- AI receptionist: answers calls and WhatsApp 24/7
- Lead follow-up: calls and messages new leads within minutes
- Appointment setter: books, confirms and reminds
Pick a first project
Choose the task where you lose the most today — usually missed calls or slow lead follow-up — and launch one agent for it. Measure for two weeks, then add the next.
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Sources
Checked November 1, 2026: jelliu.co/pricing
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