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OneType vs Chatfuel

Chatfuel is a different kind of product: it describes itself as "an AI chatbot platform for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook" (chatfuel.com/pricing, 25 October 2026). OneType is an AI agent for your website that answers from your own pages and shows the source. They overlap only when you want an AI agent on a website, so this page compares what each company says on its 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 Chatfuel at a glance.

OneType compared with Chatfuel
OneTypeChatfuel
Free optionFree plan: 50 AI credits a month, 1 agent, no time limitChatfuel lists a free trial, no credit card (chatfuel.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
Paid plansPremium from $39 a month ($29 billed yearly) up to $899, sized by creditsChatfuel lists Business at US$18 a month billed yearly and Agency S at US$90 a month billed yearly (chatfuel.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
How AI is countedAI credits (1 credit = $0.001 of AI and search use); declines and handoffs use none.Chatfuel lists US$20 of AI credits a month on Business; Meta's WhatsApp fees are separate (chatfuel.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
ChannelsWebsite chat widget and full-page chat; API on Premium; your team can reply from Slack or Discord on paid plans, once connectedChatfuel lists Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok and Website (chatfuel.com, 25 October 2026)
Handoff to a personFrom the inbox, Slack or DiscordChatfuel lists a team inbox for live conversations (chatfuel.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)
How you build itEnter your website: OneType reads it and drafts the agent. No flows to build.Chatfuel lists templates and visual flow building (chatfuel.com/pricing, 25 October 2026)

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

Questions, answered.

Chatfuel lists Business at US$18 a month billed yearly (US$216 a year) and Agency S at US$90 a month billed yearly (chatfuel.com/pricing, 25 October 2026). OneType has a Free plan with 50 AI credits a month; Premium starts at $39 a month with no per-seat price.

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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