OneType vs Chatbase

An AI chat that answers from your own website and files, shows its sources, matches your site with 134 templates and hands the chat to your team when it matters.

Updated 21 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.

  • 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 Chatbase at a glance.

OneType compared with Chatbase
OneTypeChatbase
Human takeoverFrom the inbox, Slack or DiscordHelpdesk inbox from Standard ($150 a month, or $120 billed yearly)
Paid plansPremium from $39 a month ($29 billed yearly) up to $899, sized by creditsHobby $40 · Standard $150 · Pro $500 a month, or $32 · $120 · $400 billed yearly
Free optionFree plan: 50 AI credits a month, 1 agent, no time limit7-day trial on paid plans; no free plan listed
Yearly billingUp to 25% off billed yearly20% off yearly
Agents1 included; +$20 a month per extra agent (up to 100)1 on every plan; extra agents $300 a year each
Branding removalBadge shown on Free; Premium can hide itAdd-on, $1,188 a year
Actions (refunds, forms, bookings)Site and API actions with the visitor's approval, set up through the API (Premium)AI Actions: 5 · 8 · 12 per agent by plan
API and webhooksREST API and signed webhooks on PremiumAPI from Standard; webhooks documented
At your monthly limitThe agent stops answering until the next period or until you add credits ($25 for 5,000, they never expire); notices at 80% and 100%"This AI Agent is currently unavailable"

Chatbase details from chatbase.co/pricing and chatbase.co/docs, checked 21 October 2026. Plans change, so chatbase.co/pricing is the source of truth.

Questions, answered.

OneType has a Free plan with 50 AI credits a month; Premium starts at $39 a month ($29 billed yearly). Chatbase lists Hobby $40, Standard $150 and Pro $500 a month, or $32, $120 and $400 billed yearly, with a 7-day trial (chatbase.co/pricing, October 2026). The two count usage differently, so compare on your own monthly volume.

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.