| Data Ingestion & Knowledge Sources |
- Upload docs (PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown) or point Chatbase at website URLs / sitemaps to build your knowledge base in minutes.
- Hooks into Notion, Google Drive, Dropbox, and other cloud storage services for automatic updates. Learn more
- Supports both manual and auto-retraining so your chatbot always stays current. Retraining options
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Takes a code-first approach: plug in document-loader modules for just about any file type—from PDFs with PyPDF to CSV, JSON, or HTML via Unstructured.
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Lets developers craft custom ingestion and indexing pipelines, so niche or proprietary data sources are no problem.
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- Lets you ingest more than 1,400 file formats—PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, HTML, and many more—via simple drag-and-drop or API.
- Crawls entire sites through sitemaps and URLs, automatically indexing public help-desk articles, FAQs, and docs.
- Turns multimedia into text on the fly: YouTube videos, podcasts, and other media are auto-transcribed with built-in OCR and speech-to-text.
View Transcription Guide
- Connects to Google Drive, SharePoint, Notion, Confluence, HubSpot, and more through API connectors or Zapier.
See Zapier Connectors
- Supports both manual uploads and auto-sync retraining, so your knowledge base always stays up to date.
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| Integrations & Channels |
- Drop an embeddable widget onto any site or app with a quick snippet.
- Comes with native connectors for Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Microsoft Teams. View integrations
- Zapier and webhook support let you trigger actions in 5,000+ external apps based on chats. See Zapier integration
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Ships without a built-in web UI, so you’ll build your own front-end or pair it with something like Streamlit or React.
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Includes libraries and examples for Slack (and other platforms), but you’ll handle the coding and config yourself.
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- Embeds easily—a lightweight script or iframe drops the chat widget into any website or mobile app.
- Offers ready-made hooks for Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger.
Explore API Integrations
- Connects with 5,000+ apps via Zapier and webhooks to automate your workflows.
- Supports secure deployments with domain allowlisting and a ChatGPT Plugin for private use cases.
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| Core Chatbot Features |
- Uses retrieval-augmented Q&A so answers stick to your content and keep hallucinations low.
- Stores full conversation history, viewable in the admin dashboard. Conversation history
- Supports 95+ languages for global audiences. Language support
- Built-in lead capture and human-handoff features handle complex questions gracefully. Human handoff
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Provides retrieval-augmented QA chains that blend LLM answers with data fetched from vector stores.
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Supports multi-turn dialogue through configurable memory modules; you’ll add source citations manually if you need them.
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Lets you build agents that call external APIs or tools for more advanced reasoning.
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- Powers retrieval-augmented Q&A with GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 Turbo, keeping answers anchored to your own content.
- Reduces hallucinations by grounding replies in your data and adding source citations for transparency.
Benchmark Details
- Handles multi-turn, context-aware chats with persistent history and solid conversation management.
- Speaks 90+ languages, making global rollouts straightforward.
- Includes extras like lead capture (email collection) and smooth handoff to a human when needed.
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| Customization & Branding |
- Tweak logos, colors, welcome text, and icons so the widget matches your brand perfectly.
- White-label option removes Chatbase branding for a seamless look. White-label info
- Domain allowlisting ensures the bot only runs on approved sites. Domain restrictions
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Gives you the framework to design any UI you want, but offers no out-of-the-box white-label or branding features.
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Total freedom to match corporate branding—just expect extra lift to build or integrate your own interface.
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- Fully white-labels the widget—colors, logos, icons, CSS, everything can match your brand.
White-label Options
- Provides a no-code dashboard to set welcome messages, bot names, and visual themes.
- Lets you shape the AI’s persona and tone using pre-prompts and system instructions.
- Uses domain allowlisting to ensure the chatbot appears only on approved sites.
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| LLM Model Options |
- Powered by OpenAI GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, with toggles for cost-saving “fast” mode or higher-quality responses.
- Pick the model that fits your speed-vs-depth needs. Model options
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Is completely model-agnostic—swap between OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, Hugging Face, and more through the same interface.
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Easily adjust parameters and pick your embeddings or vector DB (FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate) in just a few lines of code.
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- Taps into top models—OpenAI’s GPT-4, GPT-3.5 Turbo, and even Anthropic’s Claude for enterprise needs.
- Automatically balances cost and performance by picking the right model for each request.
Model Selection Details
- Uses proprietary prompt engineering and retrieval tweaks to return high-quality, citation-backed answers.
- Handles all model management behind the scenes—no extra API keys or fine-tuning steps for you.
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| Developer Experience (API & SDKs) |
- REST API covers creating, updating, and querying bots, with clear docs and live examples. API docs
- Visual drag-and-drop builder speeds up initial setup, while the API handles advanced tasks.
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Comes as a Python or JavaScript library you import directly—there’s no hosted REST API by default.
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Extensive docs, tutorials, and a huge community smooth the learning curve—but you do need programming skills.
Reference
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- Ships a well-documented REST API for creating agents, managing projects, ingesting data, and querying chat.
API Documentation
- Offers open-source SDKs—like the Python
customgpt-client—plus Postman collections to speed integration.
Open-Source SDK
- Backs you up with cookbooks, code samples, and step-by-step guides for every skill level.
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| Integration & Workflow |
- Fits neatly into support flows via the widget and native channel connectors.
- Webhooks can fire actions—like opening a Zendesk ticket—when certain chat events occur. Workflow options
- Periodic retraining keeps the bot synced with live site content.
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Chain together LLM calls, retrievers, and prompt templates directly in code to create custom workflows.
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Fits into CI/CD and event-driven architectures, though you’ll script the automation yourself.
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- Gets you live fast with a low-code dashboard: create a project, add sources, and auto-index content in minutes.
- Fits existing systems via API calls, webhooks, and Zapier—handy for automating CRM updates, email triggers, and more.
Auto-sync Feature
- Slides into CI/CD pipelines so your knowledge base updates continuously without manual effort.
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| Performance & Accuracy |
- Retrieval-augmented generation keeps answers factual and in context.
- Choose between “fast” (speed-first) and “accurate” (detail-first) modes as needed. Model modes
- Fallback messages and human escalation handle edge-case or ambiguous questions.
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Accuracy hinges on your chosen LLM and prompt engineering—tune them well for top performance.
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Response speed depends on the model and infra you choose; any extra optimization is up to your deployment.
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- Delivers sub-second replies with an optimized pipeline—efficient vector search, smart chunking, and caching.
- Independent tests rate median answer accuracy at 5/5—outpacing many alternatives.
Benchmark Results
- Always cites sources so users can verify facts on the spot.
- Maintains speed and accuracy even for massive knowledge bases with tens of millions of words.
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| Customization & Flexibility (Behavior & Knowledge) |
- Update knowledge anytime—re-crawl a site or drop in new files via the no-code dashboard.
- Set Personas and Quick Prompts to steer tone and guide chats. Persona settings
- Create multiple bots under one account, each with its own domain focus.
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Gives you full control over prompts, retrieval settings, and integration logic—mix and match data sources on the fly.
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Makes it possible to add custom behavioral rules and decision logic for highly tailored agents.
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- Lets you add, remove, or tweak content on the fly—automatic re-indexing keeps everything current.
- Shapes agent behavior through system prompts and sample Q&A, ensuring a consistent voice and focus.
Learn How to Update Sources
- Supports multiple agents per account, so different teams can have their own bots.
- Balances hands-on control with smart defaults—no deep ML expertise required to get tailored behavior.
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| Pricing & Scalability |
- Tiered plans: Growth (~$79/mo) and Pro/Scale (~$259/mo), plus custom Enterprise deals. View pricing
- Limits are based on message credits, number of bots, pages crawled, and file uploads—add-ons available when you need more.
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LangChain itself is open-source and free; costs come from the LLM APIs and infrastructure you run underneath.
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Scaling is DIY: you manage hosting, vector-DB growth, and cost optimization—potentially very efficient once tuned.
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- Runs on straightforward subscriptions: Standard (~$99/mo), Premium (~$449/mo), and customizable Enterprise plans.
- Gives generous limits—Standard covers up to 60 million words per bot, Premium up to 300 million—all at flat monthly rates.
View Pricing
- Handles scaling for you: the managed cloud infra auto-scales with demand, keeping things fast and available.
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| Security & Privacy |
- Uses HTTPS/TLS in transit and encrypted storage at rest—industry-standard cloud security.
- Keeps your data isolated in your workspace; while formal certs aren’t highlighted, best practices are followed.
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Security is fully in your hands—deploy on-prem or in your own cloud to meet whatever compliance rules you have.
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No built-in security stack; you’ll add encryption, authentication, and compliance tooling yourself.
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- Protects data in transit with SSL/TLS and at rest with 256-bit AES encryption.
- Holds SOC 2 Type II certification and complies with GDPR, so your data stays isolated and private.
Security Certifications
- Offers fine-grained access controls—RBAC, two-factor auth, and SSO integration—so only the right people get in.
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| Observability & Monitoring |
- Dashboard shows chat history, sentiment, and usage metrics at a glance.
- Daily email summaries keep support teams informed without logging in constantly. Dashboard example
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You’ll wire up observability in your app—LangChain doesn’t include a native analytics dashboard.
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Tools like LangSmith give deep debugging and monitoring for tracing agent steps and LLM outputs.
Reference
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- Comes with a real-time analytics dashboard tracking query volumes, token usage, and indexing status.
- Lets you export logs and metrics via API to plug into third-party monitoring or BI tools.
Analytics API
- Provides detailed insights for troubleshooting and ongoing optimization.
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| Support & Ecosystem |
- Offers email support and a “Submit a Request” channel for additional integrations.
- Growing ecosystem via blog posts, Product Hunt launches, and an agency partner program. Submit a request
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Backed by an active open-source community—docs, GitHub discussions, Discord, and Stack Overflow are all busy.
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A wealth of community projects, plugins, and tutorials helps you find solutions fast.
Reference
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- Supplies rich docs, tutorials, cookbooks, and FAQs to get you started fast.
Developer Docs
- Offers quick email and in-app chat support—Premium and Enterprise plans add dedicated managers and faster SLAs.
Enterprise Solutions
- Benefits from an active user community plus integrations through Zapier and GitHub resources.
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| Additional Considerations |
- Built-in “Functions” let the bot perform tasks like opening support tickets without leaving the chat.
- Developers can tap the headless SourceSync API if they need a pure RAG backend.
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Total freedom to pick and swap models, embeddings, and vector stores—great for fast-evolving solutions.
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Can power innovative, multi-step, tool-using agents, but reaching enterprise-grade polish takes serious engineering time.
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- Slashes engineering overhead with an all-in-one RAG platform—no in-house ML team required.
- Gets you to value quickly: launch a functional AI assistant in minutes.
- Stays current with ongoing GPT and retrieval improvements, so you’re always on the latest tech.
- Balances top-tier accuracy with ease of use, perfect for customer-facing or internal knowledge projects.
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| No-Code Interface & Usability |
- Guided dashboard lets non-tech users spin up a bot just by entering a URL or uploading files.
- Pre-built templates, live demos, and a copy-paste embed snippet make deployment painless. Embed instructions
- Try everything free for seven days before committing.
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Offers no native no-code interface—the framework is aimed squarely at developers.
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Low-code wrappers (Streamlit, Gradio) exist in the community, but a full end-to-end UX still means custom development.
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- Offers a wizard-style web dashboard so non-devs can upload content, brand the widget, and monitor performance.
- Supports drag-and-drop uploads, visual theme editing, and in-browser chatbot testing.
User Experience Review
- Uses role-based access so business users and devs can collaborate smoothly.
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