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OneType vs Botsonic

Botsonic, from Writesonic, builds AI chatbots trained on your website and files. OneType is a similar kind of tool: an AI agent for your website that answers from your own content and shows the source. This page compares plans and add-ons using only their own pages, checked 25 October 2026.

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Updated 25 October 2026

TL;DR

In short

  • Free to start, one clear paid plan.Free comes with 50 AI credits a month. Premium starts at $39 a month ($29 billed yearly) and grows by credits; every size has the same features.
  • Answers with sources.The agent answers from your pages, files and Q&A, shows where each answer came from, and says so when it doesn't know. Those turns use no credits.
  • Looks like your site.134 chat templates, from a corner bubble to a full help page. Add it with one line of code.
  • A person when it matters.Your team takes over any chat from the inbox, Slack or Discord.
  • Your own AI key, coming soon.Premium with your own AI key is coming soon: use your Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter or Moonshot key and pay your provider directly.

Answers

Answers with sources.

OneType reads your website, files and Q&A, and every answer shows where it came from. If your content doesn't cover a question, it says so instead of guessing.

  • Sources on every answer

    Numbered citations point to the page or file.

  • Website, files and Q&A

    PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD and CSV, plus your own saved answers.

  • Kept up to date

    Re-read weekly or daily on Premium, by hand on Free.

  • No credits for "I don't know"

    Turns that decline or hand over use no credits.

Templates

Your chat, your style.

Pick one of 134 templates, from a corner bubble or sidebar to a hero chat or a full help page, then add your logo, name and greeting.

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  • Every layout

    Bubble, sidebar, full page, hero, FAQ and help center.

  • AI-ready prompts

    Copy a prompt into Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding tool to place and restyle the chat.

  • Tiny and fast

    Under 3 KB to load; the chat loads when it is needed.

Human takeover

Step in when it matters.

You see conversations live and take over in one click, from the inbox, Slack or Discord.

  • One-click takeover

    A person joins and the AI steps back.

  • Handoff with context

    A short summary and what the visitor wants.

  • Notified where you work

    Email, the in-app bell, Slack or Discord.

  • Nobody online?

    The visitor leaves an email, it is saved to Contacts and you get a message.

For builders

Your AI, your tools.

Build and manage agents from your AI tools through MCP, and connect the REST API and webhooks. Your own AI key is coming soon.

  • MCP

    Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude Code can create and manage agents (Premium).

  • REST API and webhooks

    An OpenAPI description and signed webhooks (Premium).

  • Your own AI key

    Premium with your own AI key is coming soon, with five providers to choose from.

  • Keys stored encrypted

    Your provider key is sealed on our side.

OneType vs Botsonic at a glance.

OneType compared with Botsonic
OneTypeBotsonic
Free optionFree plan: 50 AI credits a month, 1 agent, no time limitBotsonic lists a 7-day free trial on all plans (botsonic.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
Paid plansPremium from $39 a month ($29 billed yearly) up to $899, sized by creditsBotsonic lists Starter $16, Professional $40.83, Advanced $249 a month billed annually (botsonic.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
How usage is countedAI credits (1 credit = $0.001 of AI and search use); declines and handoffs use none.Botsonic lists 1,000 / 3,000 / 12,000 messages a month by plan, with extra messages sold separately (botsonic.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
What the AI learns fromEnter your website: OneType reads it and drafts the agent. No flows to build.Botsonic says it scans your website, files and help center (botsonic.com, 25 October 2026)
Handoff to a personFrom the inbox, Slack or DiscordBotsonic lists ticket and live agent handoff to Zendesk as a $199 a month add-on (botsonic.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
Remove the maker's badgeBadge shown on Free; Premium can hide itBotsonic lists removing "Powered By Botsonic" as a $49 a month add-on (botsonic.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)

Botsonic details from its own pricing and product pages, checked 25 October 2026. Plans change, so botsonic.com is the source of truth.

Questions, answered.

Botsonic lists Starter at $16, Professional at $40.83 and Advanced at $249 a month billed annually, with 1,000, 3,000 and 12,000 messages (botsonic.com/pricing, 25 October 2026). OneType has a Free plan with 50 AI credits a month; Premium starts at $39 a month.

Answers with sources. A person when it matters.

Start free with 50 AI credits a month. Point OneType at your site and add one line of code.

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