What does AI support actually cost?
Enter your volume. We compute the monthly bill on every major tool from the rates on their own pricing pages in August 2026 — formulas shown, math auditable.
Estimated monthly cost for 1,000 conversations a month, 3 support seats, and a 70% AI resolution rate
- SuperBotThat's us$25
$25 flat, any team size
Starter — 2,000 conversations/mo · unlimited seats included
- Tidio$92
Growth $59 + Lyro AI $32.50
Lyro AI answers are a separately priced add-on
- Chatbase$150
Message-credit tier
Higher-end models spend several credits per reply
- Crisp$295
Plan tier by included AI credits
Each tier bundles a fixed AI-credit bucket
- Intercom$780
3 seats × $29 + 700 × $0.99
Essential seats (annual) plus Fin at $0.99 per resolution
- Zendesk$165+ usage
3 seats × $55 + AI quoted separately
Suite Team (annual). Zendesk publishes no per-resolution AI rate
At your volume, SuperBot costs $804 less a year than Tidio, the cheapest fully-published alternative here.
Rates read from each vendor's own public pricing page in August 2026— verify before you buy. Intercom and Zendesk seat rates are annual-billing prices; Tidio, Crisp, and Chatbase are monthly list. Rows marked “+ usage” bill metered AI on top of the plan fee and are excluded from the savings figure above.
Free forever on 200 conversations a month. No credit card, no trial clock.
About this calculator
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own public pricing page, read in August 2026. Intercom's Fin is computed from its published $0.99-per-resolution rate; seat-billed tools multiply their published seat price by your team size. Intercom and Zendesk seat rates are annual-billing prices, while Tidio, Crisp, and Chatbase are monthly list prices. Always verify current pricing with each vendor before buying.
Why do some rows say “+ usage”?
Because part of that vendor's bill is not publicly priced. Zendesk publishes no per-automated-resolution rate at all — it is quoted by sales — so its row prices Suite Team seats only. Tidio's Plus tier starts at $300 a month plus metered usage, and Crisp's Plus tier bundles roughly 1,350 automated conversations before top-ups. Rows marked “+ usage” are deliberately left out of the savings figure so the comparison never claims a saving we cannot evidence.
Why is SuperBot so much cheaper?
SuperBot bills one flat price per workspace — no per-seat fees, no per-resolution fees, no AI add-ons. Starter is $25/mo for 2,000 conversations (~$0.01 each) and Pro is $60/mo unlimited. The Free plan handles 200 conversations a month forever.
What counts as a conversation or resolution?
We treat one visitor thread as one conversation. Intercom bills per AI 'resolution' and Crisp meters automated conversations — we assume the AI resolves the share of threads you set with the resolution-rate slider, which is how that billing actually accrues.
Is this calculator biased?
It's built by SuperBot, so check our math: every rate is shown inline and the formula is simply rate × your volume (+ seats where the vendor bills seats). Where a vendor hides part of its AI pricing we mark the row '+ usage' and exclude it from the savings claim rather than guessing a number that flatters us. If you find a pricing error, email [email protected] and we'll correct it.
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