The under $100 price point can be a little misleading with AI chatbot tools. The monthly subscription is only part of the cost. Usage limits, integrations, AI credits, maintenance, and how much time you spend correcting the bot can make a cheaper tool more expensive in practice. That’s why Chatbase stands out to me from this list. The testing, analytics, workflows, integrations, and human handoff make it feel more focused on what happens after deployment, not just getting a chatbot live.