Trained on Your Content
The AI reads your product pages, uploaded PDFs, FAQs, and documentation. Answers are specific to your store — not generic chatbot filler.
Cheapest AI Chatbot
Cheapest AI Chatbot for Your Website — Starting at $0
The cheapest AI chatbot that works is one whose free plan includes real AI answers. Vatdi gives you AI chat trained on your own content, lead capture, human handover, order status lookup and 95+ languages on a free forever plan — 15 conversations a month, no credit card, no hidden fees.
Free Forever Plan
5-Min Setup
No Credit Card Required
8 native plugins and apps + any website
How Does Vatdi Compare on Price?
Most AI chatbots charge per seat or lock core features behind expensive plans. Vatdi is built differently — the free plan is genuinely free, and paid plans stay affordable.
| Platform | Starting Price | Free Plan? | E-commerce AI? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vatdi | $0; paid from $4.49 / month flat | ✓ Forever, every feature, 15 conversations | ✓ AI included; catalogue sync on WooCommerce, OpenCart, PrestaShop, Magento, Shopware, Joomla, Drupal |
| Tawk.to | $0; AI is a paid add-on | ✓ Unlimited agents, no AI | ✗ Live chat only |
| Tidio | $29 / month + Lyro AI add-on | ✓ 50 conversations, no AI | ✓ Shopify and WooCommerce apps |
| Freshchat | $19 / agent / month | ✓ Up to 10 agents | ✗ Helpdesk focus |
| Zendesk | $55 / agent / month | ✗ Trial only | ✗ Helpdesk focus |
| Intercom | $29–$132 / seat + $0.99 per AI resolution | ✗ Trial only | ✗ Help-centre content |
| Drift | Quote only (reported ~$2,500 / month) | ✗ No | ✗ Built for B2B sales |
Competitor pricing from published rates as of September 2026; prices change, check each vendor. Last updated September 2026.
What you still get on the free plan
Vatdi's free plan uses the same AI engine as paid plans — GPT-4o-mini with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Your chatbot answers from your actual content, not canned responses.
Built for E-commerce
Native plugins for WooCommerce, OpenCart, PrestaShop, Magento, Shopware, Joomla and Drupal sync your catalogue and let customers check order status in chat; the Shopify app adds the widget trained on your store pages. Product cards, coupons and best sellers from real sales are included.
Human Handover Included
When the AI should not answer, it offers a person. Your team is alerted by email and sound, replies from the same widget with the full history, and hands back to the AI when done. Unlimited teammates on every plan, including Free.
Lead Capture & Qualification
Automatically collect visitor names, emails, and phone numbers during chat — no pop-ups, no extra plugins, no cost.
95+ Languages, Auto-Detected
Your chatbot replies in the visitor's language automatically. Serve international customers without translating a thing.
Analytics Dashboard
Track conversations, 0–10 quality scores and captured leads from one dashboard — included at no extra cost on every plan.
Set Up Your Free AI Chatbot in Under 5 Minutes
No developer. No monthly fee. No credit card. The cheapest AI chatbot setup that actually works.
1
Create Your Free Account
Sign up at vatdi.com — no credit card required. Your account is ready in seconds.
2
Connect Your Website or Store
Install the WordPress/WooCommerce plugin, Shopify app, or OpenCart extension — or paste one JavaScript snippet on any website.
3
Train Your AI Agent
Where a plugin exists, Vatdi syncs your product catalogue automatically; elsewhere it trains on your crawled pages. Add FAQs, upload PDFs, and set your chatbot's name and personality.
4
Go Live — Free
Your AI chatbot answers customer questions 24/7. Upgrade only when you need more than 15 conversations a month or want the "Powered by Vatdi" badge removed.
Cheapest AI Chatbot — FAQ
Common questions about AI chatbot pricing and how Vatdi compares.
A free plan that includes AI answers. Vatdi's Free plan is $0 with no card and includes AI chat trained on your own content, human handover, order status lookup, lead capture and analytics, up to 15 conversations a month. Paid plans are $4.49 and $7.49 a month for the whole team. As of September 2026 Intercom charges $29–$132 per seat plus $0.99 per AI resolution, and Drift is quote-only enterprise software.
Yes. Vatdi's Free plan has no expiry date; it is not a trial. You get AI chat trained on your content, lead capture, human handover and a dashboard at no cost, with the "Powered by Vatdi" badge shown. Tawk.to is free for human-only chat; Tidio's free plan has 50 conversations a month but no AI answers.
From $0 to several hundred dollars a month. As of September 2026: Intercom is $29–$132 per seat a month plus $0.99 per Fin resolution; Zendesk Suite Team is $55 per agent; Tidio starts at $29 a month plus a metered AI add-on; Freshchat is $19 per agent after a free tier. Vatdi is $0, $4.49 or $7.49 a month with no per-seat charge. The chatbot cost guide shows the arithmetic for your volume.
Install Vatdi on the Free plan. On WooCommerce the plugin syncs your catalogue and answers order status questions from your orders; on Shopify the app adds the widget and the AI answers from your store pages and knowledge base (no live order lookup on Shopify). No developer needed and no monthly fee on the Free plan.
It depends on whether it answers from your data. Vatdi uses GPT-4o-mini with retrieval-augmented generation: for every question it retrieves the matching products, pages and FAQ entries from your own content and answers from them, and it says so when it does not know. Every conversation is graded 0–10 so you can see where the knowledge base needs work. Low price does not mean low quality, but it does mean one job: the website widget only.
Free tiers differ mostly in what they leave out. Tawk.to gives unlimited agents but no AI answers; Tidio's free plan covers 50 conversations a month with no AI; Chatbase includes AI but no store plugins. Vatdi's free plan includes every feature and 15 conversations a month, and the catch is the visible "Powered by Vatdi" badge, which only paid plans remove. Compare affordable chatbot solutions on what the free tier actually answers, not on the headline price.
Yes. Paste one JavaScript snippet on any website. Vatdi also has a WordPress/WooCommerce plugin, a Shopify app, an OpenCart extension, plugins for PrestaShop, Magento, Shopware, Joomla and Drupal, and setup guides for Wix, Webflow, Squarespace and BigCommerce.
Yes. The Free plan is permanent: every feature, 15 conversations a month, no credit card and no expiry.
More conversations and removal of the Vatdi badge. Starter is $4.49 a month for 150 conversations, Grow is $7.49 a month with no limit. Features are the same on every plan.
Yes, from the dashboard. Upgrades apply immediately and are prorated; downgrades take effect at the start of the next billing period.
Within 30 days of a first purchase you can request a refund for the unused part of the period. Renewals and later upgrades are not refundable. The details are on the cancellation and refund page.
By card, through Stripe. Yearly billing is available for Starter and Grow.
Yes. The cheapest honest option is a flat per-site plan with AI included, rather than a low headline price plus per-seat or per-conversation charges. Vatdi is $0 for 15 conversations a month, $4.49 for 150 and $7.49 for unlimited, with unlimited teammates on every plan.
Start on Vatdi's free plan and stay there until 15 conversations a month is not enough — every feature is included, so nothing is held back for the upgrade. Starter is $4.49 a month for 150 conversations and Grow is $7.49 for unlimited. There is no trial to expire and no card to enter.
The cheapest AI chatbot is a free one.
Get started with Vatdi today — free forever plan, no credit card, live in 5 minutes. Our team sets up your AI agent at no charge.