Chatbot price 2026: what a chatbot really costs, and the cheapest one that fits your business
What a chatbot costs a month: the subscription, the AI replies and WhatsApp's fees, our plan prices as set in our system in your currency, the cheapest plan per channel, the costs that do not show in the price, how to compare two offers, and when a free bot is enough.
The ArabyBot teamOfficial Meta partner · written from our own platform dataOn this page 6
The short answer
A chatbot's price is three numbers, not one: the platform's monthly subscription, the AI replies (a number included in the plan, extra ones per message), and Meta's fees on the WhatsApp messages you start — Messenger and Instagram carry no message fees. The cheapest chatbot for you is the cheapest plan that covers the channel your customers actually message from, not the cheapest subscription on the market: a Messenger-only bot costs far less than one that joins every channel, and a free bot suits a business with few messages.
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What you pay for: three costs
| Cost | For what | When it is paid |
|---|---|---|
| The platform subscription | The bot, the unified inbox, the team and the reports | Monthly or yearly, fixed |
| AI replies | The AI agent's replies to your customers | A monthly number in the plan, extra per message — or your own key |
| Meta's fees (WhatsApp only) | The messages you start with a template: the notice, the reminder, the offer | At Meta's rate for the customer's country, with no margin from us |
Your reply to a conversation the customer started on WhatsApp is free for the first 1,000 a month per number, and Messenger and Instagram carry no message fees at all. So a business that answers questions more than it sends offers usually pays the subscription alone.
Our plan prices as they are in our system
| Plan | Channels | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Plan | Facebook, AI | 10 $ a month |
| TikTok Pro | TikTok, AI | 20 $ a month |
| FB & IG Pro | Facebook, Instagram, AI | 25 $ a month |
| WhatsApp Lite | WhatsApp, AI | 40 $ a month |
| FB & IG Premium | Facebook, Instagram, AI | 50 $ a month |
| WhatsApp Pro | WhatsApp, AI | 60 $ a month |
| Unified Plan | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, AI | 100 $ a month |
| WhatsApp Premium | WhatsApp, AI | 150 $ a month |
| Complete Plan | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, AI | 150 $ a month |
| Ultimate Plan | Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, AI | 250 $ a month |
The prices are read straight from our system in your country's currency, and they are the same on the pricing page and at checkout. Paying yearly costs less than twelve months added up.
The cheapest chatbot for each channel
Start from the channel most of your customers actually message from, not from the plan that joins everything: a store whose orders come from Facebook ads starts with a Messenger bot, and a business whose customers write on WhatsApp starts with a WhatsApp plan, then upgrades as the channels grow. An upgrade is credited against the remaining period automatically.
Costs that do not show in the price
- An unofficial tool costs the number itself
A cheap bot that runs WhatsApp from the phone app instead of the official API exposes your number to a ban, and losing the number and its customers costs more than any subscription.
- A wrong reply costs an order
A bot that does not understand the dialect or invents a price loses the customer you paid to reach. Test the reply quality in your customers' dialect before comparing prices.
- The time setup takes
A platform that needs a developer for every change costs you hours each week. The cheapest in the end is what you change yourself from a clear panel.
- The currency gap at checkout
A dollar price converted at checkout moves with the exchange rate and card fees. A price set in your currency stays as you saw it.
How to compare two offers
| The question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Does it run on WhatsApp's official API? | Only the official API protects the number from a ban |
| How many AI replies are in the plan, and what do extras cost? | This is where the real price differs as customers grow |
| Does it understand your customers' dialect? | Try it with five messages written the way your customers write |
| Does it read your real products and prices? | A bot without the catalogue guesses, and guesses cost orders |
| Does it add a margin on Meta's fees? | Some platforms sell the message above Meta's price |
| Is the price in your currency? | So what you pay does not move with the exchange rate |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest chatbot?
The cheapest chatbot for you is the cheapest plan that covers the channel your customers message from. With us a Facebook and Messenger bot starts at the lowest plan in the table above, and a WhatsApp bot at the lowest plan that includes WhatsApp, both at the price set in our system in your currency. If your messages are very few, a free bot may be enough — when a free bot is enough.
Is there a free chatbot?
We have no zero-price plan; there is a trial before subscribing. The market has free tiers limited by message count, channels or no AI, which suit a business with few messages. Avoid tools that run WhatsApp from the phone app instead of the official API: numbers get banned on them.
What does a WhatsApp chatbot cost in Saudi Arabia?
Two numbers: the platform subscription in riyals as in the plans table, and Meta's fees on the messages you start at its official Saudi rate — your replies to what the customer starts are free for the first 1,000 a month per number. The detail in riyals is in WhatsApp API pricing in Saudi Arabia.
Do I pay Meta on top of the subscription?
On WhatsApp only, and on the messages you start with a template, at Meta's official rate for the customer's country, with no margin added by us. Messenger and Instagram carry no message fees from Meta.
Are the AI replies included in the price?
Every plan includes a monthly number of AI-agent replies on our keys, and extra replies are message packs bought per message, not per token. You can connect your own provider key and then we do not bill the replies.
How we write these guides Figures come from our platform and Meta's actual invoices, dated with their sample; we describe what works today, not what we plan, and say what we do not do and when someone else is the better choice. Reviewed by the ArabyBot team on 11 October 2026.
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