Build-your-own website AI agent in an afternoon — cheap credits, you do the tuning
Great for a DIY founder who wants a website agent now, with the catch that credit maths — not conversation count — decides your real bill.
Setup: Under 1 hour · Control: Acts + logs everything
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Chatbase is a build-your-own AI agent platform rather than a helpdesk. You create an agent, train it on your website, help docs, files and pasted text, choose a model, and deploy it as a website chat widget and, on higher plans, across WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Slack and voice, with a built-in helpdesk inbox arriving at the Basic tier. That makes it attractive to a technical-leaning solo founder who wants an agent on a marketing site or product today, without migrating email support anywhere. Its Actions and Procedures let the agent call external systems — checking data, booking through Calendly, looking up order or account information via connected tools and APIs — and integrations with Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk, Gorgias and others let unresolved conversations flow into a real inbox. Handoff and human takeover exist, but this is not an email-first support operation; teams that live in tickets will feel the seams. The pricing trap is credits. Every model request burns message credits, a single conversation with actions can burn several, and premium models burn more, so a cheap Hobby plan can evaporate faster than the conversation count suggests. You control that by choosing a leaner model and limiting actions, and auto-recharge stops the agent going dark — at a price. No-code friendly, but it rewards tinkerers.
Flat monthly plan for a bundle of message credits — each AI model request spends credits, so one conversation typically spends several credits
| Plan | Published price |
|---|---|
| Hobby | $40/mo monthly ($32/mo billed annually) — 700 message credits/mo, 2 members |
| Basic | $150/mo monthly ($120/mo billed annually) — 4,000 message credits/mo, 3 members |
| Business | $500/mo monthly ($400/mo billed annually) — 15,000 message credits/mo, 5 members |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing |
Integrations we verified: Shopify, Stripe, Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk, Slack, WhatsApp, Zapier
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