Benchmate AI

AI crew for the trades

Put an AI helper to work in your shop this afternoon.

Ready-made AI helpers for contractors. Missed calls get a text back. Your social pages stay busy. Estimates get followed up. Happy customers get asked for a review. Plain steps, no coding, one-time price.

Built in the trades, for the trades. Free 2-minute quiz, no email needed to see your result.

Missed call · 7:42 AM

Hi, this is Mike's Heating & Air. Sorry we missed your call, we're on a job. What can we help with?

Furnace won't kick on. House is 58°.

Got it, no heat. I'm getting this to our tech right now. What's the address, and the best number to reach you?

Example of the Missed-Call Text-Back kit

You've heard AI can help. Nobody told you where to start.

Most AI advice is written for people who sit at a desk all day. Benchmate kits skip the theory. Each one does one job in your shop, with the steps, the wording and the templates already written. You switch it on and get back to work.

Meet the crew

Each helper is a kit that does one job. Start with one. Add more when you're ready.

Missed-Call Text-Back

Coming soon

Miss a call on the job? The caller gets a friendly text in seconds, and your AI helper finds out what they need.

Social Media Helper

Coming soon

Snap a few job photos. Your AI helper writes the Facebook, Instagram and Google posts in your voice, and plans a month of posts in one sitting.

Estimate Follow-Up

Coming soon

An estimate goes quiet for three days? A polite follow-up goes out for you. You just answer the yeses.

Review Requests

Coming soon

When a job wraps up, the customer gets a short, personal ask for a Google review. No more forgetting to ask.

Supplier Quote → Price Sheet

Coming soon

Drop in a supplier quote. Get clean, marked-up prices back for your price sheet.

Not sure where to start?

Answer 10 quick questions and get your shop's first hire.

Take the quiz →

How it works

  1. 1

    Pick one helper

    Start with the job that's costing you the most. Not sure which? The 2-minute quiz tells you.

  2. 2

    Follow the plain steps

    Every kit spells out where to click, with the wording and templates already written for your trade. Plan on an afternoon.

  3. 3

    Let it work while you work

    Your helper texts back, posts, follows up and asks for reviews while you're on a roof, under a sink or in a crawlspace.

What's in every kit

  • Step-by-step setup in plain English. No coding.
  • Copy-paste AI prompts, already written for your trade.
  • Ready-made message wording and automation templates.
  • The exact tools you need and what they cost, up front.
  • A version for your trade, in your trade's words.

Written for your trade

A plumber and a painter don't talk to customers the same way. Each kit comes in a version for:

  • HVAC
  • Plumbing
  • Electrical
  • Remodeling / General contracting
  • Landscaping
  • Painting
  • Restoration
  • Roofing
  • Handyman

Simple pricing

$29–$49

per kit, one time. No subscription. 30-day money-back guarantee.

List members get an early-bird price when the first kits launch.

Our story

Built in the trades, for the trades

Benchmate AI didn't come out of a tech office. It started in a working cabinet shop, run by someone who knows what the day really looks like: you're on a job, the phone's buzzing in your pocket, and the office work waits until night.

The work itself was never the problem. The blind spots were: calls that went to voicemail while we were on a job, estimates nobody followed up on, happy customers nobody asked for a review. No single day felt like a disaster, but it all added up to work we never got.

None of it got fixed until we put AI helpers on those jobs. Benchmate kits are the shortcut we wish we'd had. Each one closes one blind spot, in plain words, for people who would rather be working than reading about AI.

Questions

Do I need to be good with computers?

If you can send a text and an email, you can do this. Every step is spelled out, down to which button to click.

Is this a subscription?

No. You pay once per kit and it's yours. Some kits use a phone or email tool that has its own monthly price. When they do, we tell you before you buy.

Do I have to switch software?

No. Kits work with how you run your shop today. If you already pay for a tool that can do part of the job, the kit shows you how to use it.

What if it's not a fit for my shop?

Every kit comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Ask within 30 days and you get a full refund.

When can I buy?

The first kits are being written now. Join the list and you'll hear first, with an early-bird price for list members.

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