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Comparison
Chatbase builds AI agents trained on your content and prices them by monthly message credits. Chatdek is an AI receptionist for business websites with booking, lead capture and a way to reach a person in a plan. Choose Chatbase for a flexible AI agent you wire up yourself; choose Chatdek for a ready front desk for a small business site.
At a glance
| Chatdek | Chatbase | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | You want a ready AI receptionist that books appointments, captures leads and hands over, set up in an afternoon. | You want a general AI agent platform and are comfortable connecting it to your own tools. |
| Pricing as listed | Plans from $21 a month, after a 7-day Agency trial with no card | Hobby listed at $32 a month billed yearly, with 700 message credits a month. |
| AI answers | Included in every plan, with monthly AI chat limits per plan | See its pricing page |
| Not offered | Phone calls, WhatsApp Business API, payments in the chat | See its pricing page for current limits |
Compared on October 17, 2026. Competitor details come from its public pricing page and may have changed since.
Pricing
Source: Chatbase pricing page, read on October 15, 2026. Prices change, so check the source before deciding.
Chatdek plans start from $21 a month, with the AI assistant and lead capture in every plan. Booking, support tickets and live chat takeover are on Pro and above. See current Chatdek plans.
Where Chatbase is stronger
Where Chatdek is stronger
Which should you choose?
You want a general AI agent platform and are comfortable connecting it to your own tools.
You want a ready AI receptionist that books appointments, captures leads and hands over, set up in an afternoon.
Chatdek does not answer phone calls, does not connect to the WhatsApp Business API, does not take payments in the chat and is not a full enterprise helpdesk. If you need those, look at a broader platform.
Questions
For small business websites that want answers, booking and leads in one plan, yes. Chatbase is more of an AI agent builder.
By monthly message credits per plan. Chatdek's plans have monthly chat allowances and include the assistant in every plan.
No. Chatdek offers a 7-day free trial of Agency with no card needed.
Updated October 17, 2026