Limits, cost control, and how it's built
The cap, plainly
What happens when the included minutes run out?
Your assistant stops answering calls until the next month starts, and new calls ring through to the phone number you chose for urgent calls — or go to voicemail if you haven’t chosen one. Before it rings, a caller hears “Thanks for calling [your organization’s name] — putting you through now.” We email you at 80% and 100% of your minutes so it never catches you by surprise, and extra minutes are quoted, not billed: email support@linasystems.org before a busy stretch and we agree a price first. Your plan price never changes on its own.
Cost is bounded
Every call has a built-in spending limit.
Voice AI with no limits is exactly how bills get out of control. The Phone line sets a cost cap on every single call before it even starts, so a busy day or a caller stuck on the line can't turn into a surprise charge.
- A time limit on every call, with a spoken warning. You set how long a call can run, and the caller hears a heads-up before it ends — no call goes on forever.
- A limit on calls happening at once. A cap on simultaneous calls keeps your peak cost in check, even during a busy surge.
- Minutes included, with a firm limit. Pro and Complete include a set number of phone minutes each month. When they run out, the assistant stops answering and calls ring through to your own phone (or go to voicemail if you haven’t set a number), so you never get a per-minute bill. The Phone Line on its own is counted by the call instead: 100 answered calls a month, then 40¢ a call from prepaid credits — and with no credits left, calls ring through the same way.
- A number we set up for you. Your organization's phone number lives in our phone account and we set it up — you don't need your own phone-company account or bill.
Phone minutes and AI answers are included up to a monthly limit — we email you when you're at 80% and 100%, and your plan price never changes. Expecting a busy stretch? Talk to us and we'll agree on extra capacity first.
Built on real infrastructure
Real, working technology — not just a demo gadget.
The agent runs on a Twilio + Google Gemini Live connection: Twilio carries the phone call, Gemini Live handles the conversation, and your knowledge base supplies every fact it uses. It's the same engine that answers Lina’s own phone line — built on a platform running in production, not a prototype. Almost all of the setup is content you fill in. You can set it up yourself in the dashboard, and it starts answering as soon as you add your information. Want a hand? Book a free setup call.
- Verified incoming calls. Every call into the system is checked with a digital signature, so only real, legitimate calls get through.
- Rejects anything it can't verify. If a request can't be confirmed as genuine, it's turned away rather than let through.
- Your own sealed space. Your phone agent runs in your own isolated space — your data, your brand — never mixed in with any other customer.
- Checked before every update. Every change has to pass our automated tests and a scan for leaked passwords before it goes live.
Editions & plans
Included with Pro and Complete — or on its own.
The Phone line comes with Pro ($99/mo) and Complete ($349/mo) — we set up a phone number for your organization and it starts answering. Just want the line? The Phone Line product is $39/mo on its own: 100 answered calls a month (up to 5 minutes each), then 40¢ a call, prepaid — see it on the pricing page. Same system, two ready-made setups:
Business edition
An AI front desk
Built for the front desk of any business or nonprofit. The phone agent answers customer and support questions 24/7 — hours, services, how to book — basing its answers on your knowledge base, and hands off to staff for anything sensitive. Included in Pro and Complete.
Campaign edition
Adds answers to voters' questions, day and night
Everything in Business, plus what an election needs. The phone agent answers voter and constituent questions around the clock, basing its answers on your knowledge base and key facts, and hands the call to your field team when it needs a person. Included in Pro and Complete.
For comparison: voice-AI companies usually bill you per minute, so the cost is hard to predict. Here the phone agent is part of the plan — $99 a month (Pro) with minutes included and a firm limit, so there's no per-minute bill. On its own, the Phone Line is $39 a month with 100 answered calls included, then 40¢ a call, prepaid — still never a per-minute bill. See full pricing →