Agentkit vs Chatbase

Agentkit

Agentkit is a straightforward no-code chatbot builder: train it on your existing pages and documents, then drop it into a website widget and a few messaging channels. It competes in a crowded field on price and message volume rather than any specialized capability.

Pros

• +Free plan needs no card and API access is available on paid tiers
• +Covers website, Instagram DM, WhatsApp, and email from one trained bot
• +Access to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models on paid plans
• +Clear, published pricing table with four tiers

Cons

• −Message allowances are fairly low per dollar next to some competitors
• −Company identity and country aren't disclosed on the site
• −Generic feature set with little to differentiate it from other chatbot builders

Chatbase

The fastest route from a folder of help docs to a working support widget, and priced accordingly once real traffic arrives. Credits are the whole story: 700 messages a month on Hobby ($40, or $32 billed yearly) is a small site's volume, and the plans that carry real traffic cost $150 and $500 a month. There is no free plan to fall back on, so budget from expected conversations, not from the feature grid.

Pros

• +Crawl-and-embed setup produces a usable widget in an afternoon with no retrieval plumbing to write
• +Actions and human handoff mean it degrades into a ticket rather than a dead end
• +Every paid plan carries a 7-day trial, and the yearly toggle takes 20% off

Cons

• −The free plan is gone, so evaluation is limited to a 7-day trial
• −API access is gated to Standard at $150/month ($120 billed yearly), several times the entry price
• −Overage at $40 per 1,000 credits is steep next to the in-plan rate on Pro
• −Each plan includes a single agent; more cost $300 per agent a year, and removing branding $1,188 a year

Is Agentkit cheaper than Chatbase?

On published entry prices, Agentkit starts lower — $29.99/mo against $32/mo for Chatbase. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Agentkit or Chatbase have a free tier?

Agentkit has a free tier; Chatbase has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Agentkit or Chatbase?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.