Data Ingestion & Knowledge Sources
Document Formats – PDF, DOC, MD, TXT with automatic OCR parsing
Spreadsheets – CSV, XLS, XLSX with header+row slicing methodology
Cloud Integrations – Google Drive auto-sync, Notion, Microsoft Word scheduled updates
Website Crawling – Sitemap mode with scheduled refresh for automatic updates
Audio/Video – ASR services, YouTube transcript extraction via official tools
Database Support – MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis queries
✅ Real-Time Activation – Knowledge effective immediately after saving without deployment delays
✅ Conversation-to-Knowledge – One-click training from logs with automatic Q&A pair generation
File-Based Workflow – Drop PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, HTML into folder and embed via script
GUI Knowledge Editor – Add documents on-the-fly through basic interface
Manual Processing – ⚠️ No web crawler or automatic refresh capabilities
Local Storage – ✅ All data stays on your machine for air-gapped deployments
1,400+ file formats – PDF, DOCX, Excel, PowerPoint, Markdown, HTML + auto-extraction from ZIP/RAR/7Z archives
Website crawling – Sitemap indexing with configurable depth for help docs, FAQs, and public content
Multimedia transcription – AI Vision, OCR, YouTube/Vimeo/podcast speech-to-text built-in
Cloud integrations – Google Drive, SharePoint, OneDrive, Dropbox, Notion with auto-sync
Knowledge platforms – Zendesk, Freshdesk, HubSpot, Confluence, Shopify connectors
Massive scale – 60M words (Standard) / 300M words (Premium) per bot with no performance degradation
Messaging Platforms – WhatsApp (Meta+EngageLab), Telegram, Slack, Discord, Messenger, Instagram, Line, WeChat, DingTalk
Customer Service – Intercom, LiveChat, Zoho, Zendesk (Zapier), Sobot, SaleSmartly, Livedesk
CRM Integration – Salesforce and HubSpot for lead capture with AI SDR capabilities
Automation – Zapier (1,500+ apps), n8n workflow support, Webhook V2
Website Embedding – Bubble widget, iframe with user ID passthrough, full API
Mobile Integration – iOS Swift and Android Java WebView bridges
⚠️ Access Control – Domain whitelisting, configurable credit consumption limits per user
Local Gradio GUI – Python scripts for queries with no pre-built channels
No Native Integrations – ⚠️ No Slack, Teams, or website widgets out-of-box
Custom Wrappers Required – Build your own connectors to forward messages
Website embedding – Lightweight JS widget or iframe with customizable positioning
CMS plugins – WordPress, WIX, Webflow, Framer, SquareSpace native support
5,000+ app ecosystem – Zapier connects CRMs, marketing, e-commerce tools
MCP Server – Integrate with Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT, Windsurf
OpenAI SDK compatible – Drop-in replacement for OpenAI API endpoints
LiveChat + Slack – Native chat widgets with human handoff capabilities
Three Agent Architectures – Agent (single LLM), Flow-Agent (visual orchestration), MultiAgent (collaborative roles)
Multi-Lingual – 90+ languages with 24/7 multilingual support
RAG Grounding – Hybrid search (semantic+keyword) with Jina/BAAI re-ranking for hallucination prevention
Citation Support – Source references with configurable relevance score thresholds
Human Handoff – Intercom, LiveChat, Sobot, Zoho, Webhook triggers with automatic conversation summarization
✅ Lead Capture – Salesforce/HubSpot integration claiming 300% lead growth
⚠️ Performance Claims – 95% autonomous resolution, 90% issue reduction (self-reported, no independent validation)
Open-Source RAG Bot – Runs on local LLMs with streaming responses
Single-Turn Q&A – ⚠️ Limited multi-turn conversation and long-term memory
Retrieval Tuning Module – Transparency layer showing answer construction process
Basic Interactions – No lead capture or human handoff features
✅ #1 accuracy – Median 5/5 in independent benchmarks, 10% lower hallucination than OpenAI
✅ Source citations – Every response includes clickable links to original documents
✅ 93% resolution rate – Handles queries autonomously, reducing human workload
✅ 92 languages – Native multilingual support without per-language config
✅ Lead capture – Built-in email collection, custom forms, real-time notifications
✅ Human handoff – Escalation with full conversation context preserved
Widget Customization – Custom nickname, theme color, bubble icon, position, size
Proactive Messaging – Configurable triggers with condition-based timing for automated engagement
White-Labeling – Private deployment with independent brand logos and service domains
Multi-Agent Specialization – Create specialized AI roles with unique expertise and knowledge bases
Regional Control – Data storage selection (Singapore default, Japan, Thailand)
RBAC – Owner, manager, viewer roles with team seat management
Plain Gradio Interface – Minimal theming with developer-focused design
Source Code Customization – Tweak code or build custom front-end for branding
Full white-labeling included – Colors, logos, CSS, custom domains at no extra cost
2-minute setup – No-code wizard with drag-and-drop interface
Persona customization – Control AI personality, tone, response style via pre-prompts
Visual theme editor – Real-time preview of branding changes
Domain allowlisting – Restrict embedding to approved sites only
OpenAI – GPT-5.1 (400k context), GPT-4.1 (1M context), GPT-4o, o3, o4-mini
Anthropic – Claude 4.5 Opus/Sonnet/Haiku (200k), Claude 4.0 Sonnet
Google – Gemini 3.0 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash
DeepSeek – V3, R1 reasoning model (claimed 87.5% AIME 2025 accuracy)
Meta – Llama 3.0/3.1 (8B-405B parameter range)
Chinese LLMs – Qwen 3.0/2.5, Hunyuan, ERNIE 4.0, GLM-4.5
✅ Dynamic Model Switching – Mid-conversation changes based on task requirements
✅ Service Modes – GPTBots-provided API keys OR bring-your-own-key with reduced credits
✅ Competitive Differentiator – 30+ model options, one of market's most comprehensive selections
WizardVicuna-13B Default – Instruction-tuned open-source model included
Hugging Face Compatible – Swap any model with sufficient GPU resources
Full Local Control – ✅ No external APIs or cloud dependencies
Model Limitations – ⚠️ Smaller models won't match GPT-4 depth
GPT-5.1 models – Latest thinking models (Optimal & Smart variants)
GPT-4 series – GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o available
Claude 4.5 – Anthropic's Opus available for Enterprise
Auto model routing – Balances cost/performance automatically
Zero API key management – All models managed behind the scenes
Developer Experience ( A P I & S D Ks)
REST API – 8 categories: Conversation, Workflow, Knowledge, Database, Models, User, Analytics, Account
Core Capabilities – Create conversations, send messages, retrieve history, run workflows (sync/async)
Audio Support – Audio-to-text and text-to-audio conversion endpoints
User Management – Identity management with cross-channel user merging
⚠️ Rate Limits – Free tier severely constrained at 3 requests/minute
❌ SDK Gap – NO official Python, JavaScript, or Go SDKs available
Documentation – Comprehensive references, multi-language support, 11+ releases in 2025
⚠️ Critical Limitation – Developers must implement direct REST calls without SDK support
Python Script Interface – No formal REST API or SDK
Subprocess Integration – Call scripts directly or build custom wrapper
Open Source Access – ✅ Full code access for modification
REST API – Full-featured for agents, projects, data ingestion, chat queries
Python SDK – Open-source customgpt-client with full API coverage
Postman collections – Pre-built requests for rapid prototyping
Webhooks – Real-time event notifications for conversations and leads
OpenAI compatible – Use existing OpenAI SDK code with minimal changes
Hybrid RAG Architecture – Multi-path retrieval with semantic vector + keyword search
Re-Ranking Models – Jina and BAAI models for improved accuracy after retrieval
Chunking Strategy – Default 600 tokens adjustable with custom text splitters
Hallucination Prevention – RAG grounding, configurable relevance score thresholds
✅ DeepSeek R1 Integration – Claimed 87.5% AIME accuracy (improved from 70%)
⚠️ Case Study Results – GameWorld claims $4M annual savings (self-reported)
❌ Benchmark Gap – NO published RAGAS scores or third-party analyst coverage
Slower Inference – ⚠️ 3-10+ seconds per reply on single GPU
Decent Accuracy – Good when relevant docs found, struggles with complexity
FAISS Vector Search – Fast retrieval using Facebook's library
Sub-second responses – Optimized RAG with vector search and multi-layer caching
Benchmark-proven – 13% higher accuracy, 34% faster than OpenAI Assistants API
Anti-hallucination tech – Responses grounded only in your provided content
OpenGraph citations – Rich visual cards with titles, descriptions, images
99.9% uptime – Auto-scaling infrastructure handles traffic spikes
Free Plan – $0/month, 100 credits, unlimited agents (3 requests/minute limit)
Business Plan – $649/month, 10,000 credits, 100 agents, 10 published, 10 seats
Enterprise Plan – Custom pricing with private deployment and AI project consulting
Credit System – 100 credits = $1 USD, 1-year validity (use-it-or-lose-it)
Sample Consumption – GPT-4.1 (0.22/0.88), DeepSeek V3 (0.0157/0.0314), Claude 4.5 (0.33/1.65)
⚠️ Entry Cost Barrier – $649/month significantly higher than sub-$100 competitors
✅ Scale Support – 45,500+ users across 188 countries validates enterprise scalability
MIT Licensed – ✅ Completely free with no subscription fees
Infrastructure Costs – Pay only for GPU hardware or cloud servers
Manual Scaling – ⚠️ Spin up and manage your own hardware
Standard: $99/mo – 60M words, 10 bots
Premium: $449/mo – 300M words, 100 bots
Auto-scaling – Managed cloud scales with demand
Flat rates – No per-query charges
ISO 27001 – Information Security Management System certification
ISO 27701 – Privacy Information Management System certification
GDPR Compliance – Explicit compliance with data deletion within 15 business days
Encryption – SSL/HTTPS for transit, encryption technology for data at rest
Regional Storage – Singapore (default), Japan, Thailand data centers
SSO Support – SAML 2.0 with Microsoft Azure, Okta, OneLogin, Google
⚠️ SOC 2 – Referenced but explicit certification details not prominently documented
❌ HIPAA – Not mentioned, potential blocker for healthcare use cases
100% Local Execution – ✅ Perfect for sensitive data and air-gapped environments
No External Transmission – All processing stays on-premises
DIY Security – ⚠️ No built-in auth, you implement access controls
SOC 2 Type II + GDPR – Third-party audited compliance
Encryption – 256-bit AES at rest, SSL/TLS in transit
Access controls – RBAC, 2FA, SSO, domain allowlisting
Data isolation – Never trains on your data
Observability & Monitoring
Analytics API – Dedicated endpoints for credit consumption tracking
Token Tracking – API V2 includes detailed input/output token counts
Conversation Logs – Full history with configurable retention
GA4 Integration – Event callback tracking for conversion measurement
Retrieval Testing – Debug knowledge base recall quality before deployment
⚠️ Monitoring Gap – Specific alerting capabilities less emphasized than core features
Analysis Tab – Shows retrieved docs and query construction process
Console Logging – Basic logs printed to terminal
No Dashboard – ⚠️ Add your own monitoring for stats
Real-time dashboard – Query volumes, token usage, response times
Customer Intelligence – User behavior patterns, popular queries, knowledge gaps
Conversation analytics – Full transcripts, resolution rates, common questions
Export capabilities – API export to BI tools and data warehouses
Documentation – Comprehensive at gptbots.ai/docs with endpoint references
Multi-Language Docs – English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Thai
Testing Resources – Postman Collections (no interactive playground)
Active Development – 11+ major releases in 2025
Enterprise Support – AI project consulting, implementation services, custom SLAs
Parent Company Backing – Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: JG) with RMB 316.17M revenue
⚠️ G2 Feedback – Documentation gaps cited by 7 reviewers, limited Spanish support by 6
Community-Driven – GitHub issues and lightweight documentation
Research Foundation – Academic paper (arXiv 2308.03983) on RCG approach
No Paid Support – ⚠️ No SLA or enterprise help desk
Comprehensive docs – Tutorials, cookbooks, API references
Email + in-app support – Under 24hr response time
Premium support – Dedicated account managers for Premium/Enterprise
Open-source SDK – Python SDK, Postman, GitHub examples
5,000+ Zapier apps – CRMs, e-commerce, marketing integrations
No- Code Interface & Usability
Visual Builder – Drag-and-drop agent construction with "no development burden"
Three Complexity Levels – Agent (simple), Flow-Agent (visual), MultiAgent (collaborative)
Pre-Built Templates – Customer support, lead generation, appointment scheduling
Debug & Preview – Test conversations before deployment with retrieval testing
90-Language Support – Multilingual deployment without technical configuration
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2-minute deployment – Fastest time-to-value in the industry
Wizard interface – Step-by-step with visual previews
Drag-and-drop – Upload files, paste URLs, connect cloud storage
In-browser testing – Test before deploying to production
Zero learning curve – Productive on day one
Multi- L L M Orchestration
Market-Leading Selection – 30+ models across 7+ providers
Context Windows – Up to 1M tokens (GPT-4.1), 400k (GPT-5.1), 200k (Claude 4.5)
Reasoning Models – DeepSeek R1 with 87.5% AIME 2025 accuracy
✅ Dynamic Switching – Mid-conversation model changes for task-specific optimization
✅ Cost Optimization – Use expensive models for complex tasks, cheap for simple responses
✅ Architectural Advantage – Multi-LLM orchestration unmatched by most competitors
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Deployment Options – AWS cloud-native, Azure cloud-native, complete on-premise
Setup Timeline – Two weeks from initiation to deployment
White-Label Control – Independent brand logos, custom domains, dedicated account systems
Data Sovereignty – Complete control over data location for regulatory compliance
⚠️ Update Cadence – 1-4 updates/year (private) vs monthly (public cloud)
✅ Market Positioning – "Asia's first on-premise AI bot development platform"
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A I S D R & Lead Generation
CRM Integration – Deep Salesforce and HubSpot connectivity
Lead Growth Claims – Up to 300% lead growth (self-reported)
Automated Qualification – AI-driven lead qualification and routing
Multi-Channel Capture – Lead generation across 15+ messaging platforms
GA4 Analytics – Conversion tracking via Google Analytics 4 callback events
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✅ Primary Advantage – Unmatched multi-LLM orchestration with 30+ models
✅ Deployment Flexibility – Only platform offering SaaS, cloud-native, and on-premise
✅ Security Credentials – ISO 27001/27701 certification rare among AI platforms
✅ Asia-Pacific Focus – Regional data centers, Chinese LLM support, multi-language docs
❌ Primary Challenge – NO official language SDKs (Python, JavaScript, Go)
⚠️ Pricing Barrier – $649/month significantly higher than sub-$100 competitors
⚠️ Free Tier Limitation – 3 requests/minute severely constrains production use
⚠️ Market Position – 223rd among 1,893 AI competitors (Tracxn)
Market Position – MIT open-source local RAG for on-premises deployment
Target Customers – Developers experimenting locally, strict data isolation orgs
Key Competitors – LangChain, LlamaIndex, PrivateGPT, LocalGPT
Advantages – ✅ Free MIT license, 100% local, full model control
Best For – Offline environments, GPU infrastructure teams, zero cloud costs
Market position – Leading RAG platform balancing enterprise accuracy with no-code usability. Trusted by 6,000+ orgs including Adobe, MIT, Dropbox.
Key differentiators – #1 benchmarked accuracy • 1,400+ formats • Full white-labeling included • Flat-rate pricing
vs OpenAI – 10% lower hallucination, 13% higher accuracy, 34% faster
vs Botsonic/Chatbase – More file formats, source citations, no hidden costs
vs LangChain – Production-ready in 2 min vs weeks of development
Limitations & Considerations
❌ NO Official Language SDKs – CRITICAL GAP limiting developer adoption
❌ iOS/Android WebView Only – Not full native SDK functionality
⚠️ Free Tier Constraints – 3 requests/minute prevents meaningful testing
⚠️ High Entry Price – $649/month creates SMB adoption barrier
⚠️ Credit System Complexity – Multi-dimensional consumption requires careful forecasting
⚠️ Performance Claims Unvalidated – 95% resolution, 90% issue reduction self-reported
❌ No Published Benchmarks – Absence of RAGAS scores or analyst coverage
❌ HIPAA Absence – No healthcare PHI handling compliance
⚠️ Update Cadence Trade-off – 1-4 updates/year (private) vs monthly (public cloud)
Developer-Only Tool – ⚠️ Requires Python, GPU, and technical expertise
GPU Infrastructure Required – ⚠️ Dedicated hardware or cloud GPU needed
Basic UI – Gradio interface needs custom front-end for production
Manual Scaling – ⚠️ No auto-scaling, you manage load balancing
No Enterprise Features – Missing multi-tenancy, user management, analytics
Slower Inference – ⚠️ 3-10+ seconds vs sub-second cloud APIs
Managed service – Less control over RAG pipeline vs build-your-own
Model selection – OpenAI + Anthropic only; no Cohere, AI21, open-source
Real-time data – Requires re-indexing; not ideal for live inventory/prices
Enterprise features – Custom SSO only on Enterprise plan
Customization & Flexibility ( Behavior & Knowledge) N/A
Deep Parameter Control – Tweak retrieval params, system prompts, knowledge weighting
Embedding Model Swap – Replace multilingual-e5-base with alternatives
Pipeline Modification – ✅ Full source access for custom logic
Live content updates – Add/remove content with automatic re-indexing
System prompts – Shape agent behavior and voice through instructions
Multi-agent support – Different bots for different teams
Smart defaults – No ML expertise required for custom behavior
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WizardVicuna-13B – Default uncensored instruction-tuned model
Any Hugging Face Model – Llama 2, Falcon, Mistral with GPU capacity
No Vendor Lock-In – ✅ Complete flexibility without API limits
Performance Trade-Off – ⚠️ Open models slower than managed cloud APIs
OpenAI – GPT-5.1 (Optimal/Smart), GPT-4 series
Anthropic – Claude 4.5 Opus/Sonnet (Enterprise)
Auto-routing – Intelligent model selection for cost/performance
Managed – No API keys or fine-tuning required
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Retrieval-Centric Generation – Research-backed approach separating LLM from knowledge memorization
Mixtures-of-Knowledge-Bases – Multiple knowledge bases with intelligent routing
Explicit Prompt-Weighting – Control retrieved content influence on answers
Retrieval Transparency – ✅ Visual debugging showing document selection
FAISS Search – Fast approximate nearest neighbor retrieval
GPT-4 + RAG – Outperforms OpenAI in independent benchmarks
Anti-hallucination – Responses grounded in your content only
Automatic citations – Clickable source links in every response
Sub-second latency – Optimized vector search and caching
Scale to 300M words – No performance degradation at scale
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Air-Gapped Environments – ✅ Defense, classified research requiring offline operation
Healthcare PHI Compliance – HIPAA organizations needing 100% data isolation
RAG Research – Developers learning internals with full transparency
Zero-Cost RAG – Teams with GPU infrastructure avoiding subscriptions
Data Sovereignty – Strict data residency preventing cloud processing
Customer support – 24/7 AI handling common queries with citations
Internal knowledge – HR policies, onboarding, technical docs
Sales enablement – Product info, lead qualification, education
Documentation – Help centers, FAQs with auto-crawling
E-commerce – Product recommendations, order assistance
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Complete Data Isolation – ✅ Ideal for classified, PHI, PII data
No Third-Party APIs – Zero external calls to cloud providers
Open-Source Auditing – Full code transparency for security reviews
Self-Managed Security – ⚠️ You control all security layers
SOC 2 Type II + GDPR – Regular third-party audits, full EU compliance
256-bit AES encryption – Data at rest; SSL/TLS in transit
SSO + 2FA + RBAC – Enterprise access controls with role-based permissions
Data isolation – Never trains on customer data
Domain allowlisting – Restrict chatbot to approved domains
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MIT License – ✅ Free with no subscription or API charges
GPU Costs Only – Hardware or cloud compute are sole expenses
Unlimited Queries – No per-request pricing or rate limits
Standard: $99/mo – 10 chatbots, 60M words, 5K items/bot
Premium: $449/mo – 100 chatbots, 300M words, 20K items/bot
Enterprise: Custom – SSO, dedicated support, custom SLAs
7-day free trial – Full Standard access, no charges
Flat-rate pricing – No per-query charges, no hidden costs
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GitHub Repository – Code, docs, and examples at RCGAI/SimplyRetrieve
Academic Paper – arXiv 2308.03983 explaining RCG architecture
Community Support – GitHub Issues for troubleshooting
No Paid Support – ⚠️ Community-driven only, no SLAs
Documentation hub – Docs, tutorials, API references
Support channels – Email, in-app chat, dedicated managers (Premium+)
Open-source – Python SDK, Postman, GitHub examples
Community – User community + 5,000 Zapier integrations
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Retrieval-Centric Generation – Research approach separating reasoning from knowledge
Retrieval Tuning Module – ✅ Developer transparency showing document selection
Knowledge Base Mixing – Route queries across multiple sources
Single-Turn Focus – ⚠️ Limited multi-turn conversation memory
No Chatbot UI – ⚠️ Gradio for developers only
No Production Features – ⚠️ No lead capture, handoff, or multi-channel support
Custom AI Agents – Autonomous GPT-4/Claude agents for business tasks
Multi-Agent Systems – Specialized agents for support, sales, knowledge
Memory & Context – Persistent conversation history across sessions
Tool Integration – Webhooks + 5,000 Zapier apps for automation
Continuous Learning – Auto re-indexing without manual retraining
R A G-as-a- Service Assessment N/A
NOT RAG-AS-A-SERVICE – Open-source research project for local experimentation
Academic Foundation – Published research tool from RCGAI (arXiv 2308.03983)
Self-Hosted Only – ⚠️ No managed infrastructure, APIs, or SLAs
Developer-First Design – Python with GPU infrastructure requirements
100% Local Execution – ✅ Perfect for air-gapped and classified environments
No Service Features – ⚠️ No auth, multi-tenancy, analytics, or SaaS conveniences
Platform type – TRUE RAG-AS-A-SERVICE with managed infrastructure
API-first – REST API, Python SDK, OpenAI compatibility, MCP Server
No-code option – 2-minute wizard deployment for non-developers
Hybrid positioning – Serves both dev teams (APIs) and business users (no-code)
Enterprise ready – SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, WCAG 2.0, flat-rate pricing
Additional Considerations N/A
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Time-to-value – 2-minute deployment vs weeks with DIY
Always current – Auto-updates to latest GPT models
Proven scale – 6,000+ organizations, millions of queries
Multi-LLM – OpenAI + Claude reduces vendor lock-in
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