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Agentkit.ai vs Chatbase

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Agentkit.ai starts at $29.99, Chatbase at $32. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

Agentkit.aiTrains a chatbot on your site content and FAQs, then answers customers over web chat, Instagram, WhatsApp, and email.ChatbaseSupport agents trained on your documents and embedded as a widget

Side by side

FactAgentkit.aiChatbase
CategoryAI Support ChatbotsCustom GPTs & Bot Builders
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$29.99 month$32 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyAgentkitChatbase
Launched—2023
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Agentkit.ai

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 at $32 is a small site's volume, and the jump to a plan that carries actual traffic is $120, then $400. 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
  • A real free tier exists for evaluation, and every paid plan carries a 7-day trial

Cons

  • API access is gated to Standard at $120/month, four times the entry price
  • Overage at $40 per 1,000 credits is steep next to the in-plan rate on Pro
  • Removing vendor branding costs $1,188/year, more than the entire Hobby plan
  • Free-tier agents are deleted after 14 days of inactivity, so an abandoned evaluation disappears

Which one fits

Choose Agentkit.ai if you need

  • Small sites wanting one FAQ/support bot across web, Instagram, and WhatsApp
  • Teams that want to try a chatbot for free before committing

Choose Chatbase if you need

  • SaaS and ecommerce teams deflecting repeat questions from existing documentation
  • Solo founders who need a support presence before they can hire one
  • Agencies standing up a branded bot per client, provided each client funds its own agent slot

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