Meta's Muse starts phoning US businesses for paid users

Meta has given Muse a phone line: paying US subscribers can now have it call businesses on their behalf, with plans from $20 a month.

Price and rollout

Paying at least $20 per month unlocks the feature. A $100 tier also exists for heavier usage.

Meta's chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, announced the change on X. The feature went into limited testing in September. It is now open to anyone with a paid Muse subscription.

Rivals that already dial

Google's Gemini-powered Call for Me offers similar functionality. It uses your own phone number and gives you live transcripts, and you can take over mid-call. It stays limited to eligible Pixel owners in the US, though it reached Pixel 10 phones this week.

Gemini's version already copes with hold music and phone menus, and talks to the business in the user's stead.

Grok Bot places calls to US businesses and to individuals who agreed to receive them. Anthropic's Claude can make outgoing calls only via third-party connectors such as AgentPhone, not as a built-in consumer feature. The startup Instinct offers calling through its Concierge service.

The jobs Muse takes

The report lists restaurants, insurance providers and cable companies among the businesses Muse can contact, plus other US ones. Reservations and customer service inquiries are the example tasks. The user hands Muse any errand that needs a call, and it does the talking.

Beyond business lines

Google is also looking at letting Gemini ring friends and family, possibly to pass on messages or fetch information. Grok Bot already calls consenting individuals, which takes AI phone conversations past customer service.

Meta has not announced similar plans for Muse.

Source: Android Authority