AI website chatbots, priced side by side
Choosing an assistant that answers your customers from your own content? Here is what the popular ones charge a small business, taken from each company's own pricing page on October 20, 2026. Each counts usage its own way (messages, credits, queries, conversations or outcomes), so every row uses that company's own unit.
| Product | Free plan | First paid plan | What it includes | Beyond that |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build Bots Now | Yes: 200 answers a month, 1 bot, no card | $10 a month per bot (Starter, early access; $19 from January 1, 2027) | 2,000 answers a month | Extra answers $5 per 1,000, up to a limit you set. Hiding our name is free on any paid plan. |
| Chatbase | No free plan; a 7-day trial | $40 a month (Hobby), or $32 billed yearly | 700 message credits a month, 1 agent | Extra credits $40 per 1,000. Removing their branding $1,188 a year. |
| SiteGPT | No free plan; a 7-day trial, card required | $59 a month (Starter), or $39 billed yearly | Up to 4,000 messages a month, 1 chatbot | Extra 5,000 messages $39 a month. Removing their branding $39 a month. |
| DocsBot | Yes: 100 AI credits a month, 1 bot | $49 a month (Personal) | 5,000 AI credits a month, 1 bot | Next plan $149 a month for 15,000 credits and 3 bots. |
| CustomGPT.ai | No free plan; a 7-day trial, card required | $99 a month (Standard), or $89 billed yearly | 1,000 queries a month, 10 agents | Next plan $499 a month for 5,000 queries. |
| Tidio (Lyro AI) | 50 Lyro conversations, once | Lyro from $32.50 a month | 50 AI conversations a month | Larger tiers up to 1,000 conversations a month. Tidio's own plans are priced separately. |
| Intercom (Fin) | No free plan | $0.99 per outcome | Pay per question it resolves or hands off | Intercom seats from $29 each a month, or Fin alone with a monthly minimum (for example 50 outcomes). |
Prices in US dollars, monthly billing unless noted, as published on October 20, 2026 (). Prices change; each name links to its current pricing page. Names are the trademarks of their owners, who do not endorse this page.
What is different about Build Bots Now
A free plan that answers real customers
A bot that answers 200 questions a month, live on your site, for as long as you like. No trial clock and no card.
Priced per bot, from $10
Each bot has its own plan, so a second bot for another product or client costs $10 a month, not a jump to a bigger tier. Your team is included at no extra cost.
No website needed
Every bot has its own page at a short link and a QR code, for business cards, menus, shop windows and your email signature.
Hands off to a person
When a visitor needs a human, it passes them to you by email on every plan, and on paid plans in Slack, Discord, a webhook or live chat. Paid plans also book meetings through Cal.com and Calendly.
No surprise bills
Extra answers are billed per 1,000 up to a monthly limit you set, and you can cap how many questions one visitor asks.
When another tool may suit you better
If you want a full customer-service suite, with a shared inbox for your team, tickets and many channels in one place, Intercom and Tidio are built for that. We focus on the assistant and hand the hard cases to the tools you already use.
If you need many bots under one bill or enterprise contracts, plans like CustomGPT.ai's bundle more agents together.
Try it on your own content
Paste your website and see your assistant answer before you sign up. Free, no card.
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