Johnni AI vs AutoLeap AIR
The short answer
- AutoLeap AIR costs least: $99 a month for 100 calls and $199 for 500.
- Johnni AI has the lowest advertised price, A$49 (about $34), but costs A$144 (about $100) at 100 calls.
- Pick AutoLeap AIR if you want the lower bill or Spanish.
 Johnni AIAustralian and NZ trades who miss calls on the job and want the booking madeVisit site |  AutoLeap AIRauto repair shops losing after-hours and busy-bay calls to voicemailVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Johnni AIA$144about $100 | AutoLeap AIR$99Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Johnni AIA$559about $386 | AutoLeap AIR$199Lowest |
| Advertised from | Johnni AIA$49 (about $34) a monthabout $34 | AutoLeap AIR$99 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | Johnni AIThe A$49 (about $34) plan covers 24 of 100 calls.76 cost extra. | AutoLeap AIRThe $99 plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Johnni AIper minute | AutoLeap AIRper call |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Johnni AIYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and the extra minutes are billed per minute | AutoLeap AIRYesCalls past the plan allowance keep being answered |
| Free trial or plan | Johnni AIPartlyThe 7 day trial comes with 30 free minutes to set up and test the receptionist | AutoLeap AIRPartlyThere is a 30-day free period advertised as a limited-time offer rather than a standing free plan |
| Month to month, cancel online | Johnni AIYesReceptionist plans are month to month with no lock-in, and you can terminate at any time | AutoLeap AIRYesSold month to month with no commitment and no minimum spend on the pay-as-you-go option |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Johnni AIYesIt checks the live calendar and books into Google Calendar during the call | AutoLeap AIRPartlyIt schedules during the live call |
| Transfers to a person | Johnni AIYesWarm transfer is on every plan: it puts the caller through and briefs you first | AutoLeap AIRPartlyIt routes a caller to a human when asked, but the vendor limits that to business hours |
| Human receptionists as backup | Johnni AINoThere is no vendor-staffed human team behind the AI | AutoLeap AIRNoThe vendor states AIR runs on its own with no human supervisor behind it |
| After-hours rules | Johnni AIYesAnswers 24/7 including nights, weekends and public holidays, and you choose the scope | AutoLeap AIRYesRound-the-clock answering including weekends and holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | Johnni AIPartlyEscalation chains that ring an on-call roster until someone accepts are offered in the custom build tier, not in the self-serve plans | AutoLeap AIRNot stated |
| Texts your callers | Johnni AIPartlyTexting the caller works but is a paid add-on at $50 a month on every plan | AutoLeap AIRNot stated |
| Call summary by text | Johnni AIPartlyEmail summaries plus a recording and transcript are on every plan | AutoLeap AIRPartlyEvery call produces a written summary visible in the AIR Portal dashboard |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Johnni AIPartlyEnglish only | AutoLeap AIRYesEnglish, Spanish and French |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Johnni AINot stated | AutoLeap AIRNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | Johnni AIYesThere is a live demo number you can ring to hear the same receptionist | AutoLeap AIRYesA public demo number is published for calling the agent yourself |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Johnni AIYesGoogle Calendar sync and the vendor's own free Scheduler are included on every plan | AutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destination |
| Outlook | Johnni AIPartlyThe site names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly booking path | AutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destination |
| Calendly | Johnni AIPartlyThe site names no Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Calendly booking path | AutoLeap AIRYesNo page names Google Calendar, Outlook or Calendly as a destination |
| Your trade’s software | Johnni AIPartlyTrade job software is supported in principle, naming ServiceM8, simPRO and ServiceTitan | AutoLeap AIRPartlyIt is built around AutoLeap's own shop management system and claims generic compatibility |
| Keep your number | Johnni AIYesYou keep your existing business number and forward calls to the Johnni local number | AutoLeap AIRPartlyOnboarding is described as connecting your existing shop number, which implies forwarding |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Johnni AIJohnni AI is an Australian AI receptionist that answers a small business's phone 24/7 in an Australian or New Zealand voice, qualifies the inquiry and books the job. It also makes follow-up calls and answers website voice and text chats.All answers for Johnni AI | AutoLeap AIRAutoLeap AIR is an AI phone receptionist sold by auto repair shop software vendor AutoLeap. It answers shop calls around the clock, captures caller and vehicle details, and places appointment requests on the shop's AutoLeap calendar.All answers for AutoLeap AIR |
| Checked | Johnni AIOctober 15, 2026 | AutoLeap AIROctober 14, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of Oct 15, 2026.