Best AI Agents for Customer Service

Best AI Agents for Customer Service compared

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Pricing, features, and summaries

1. 1

   Fin

   Teams that want a customer agent on Intercom or an existing helpdesk and will pay per successful outcome.

   Fin, from Intercom, is a customer agent for service, inbound sales, and ecommerce. It answers and takes actions across chat, email, voice, SMS, WhatsApp, and social, and it can sit on Intercom or another helpdesk.

   Pricing

   $0.99 per outcome

   fin.ai/pricing lists Fin with your current helpdesk at $0.99 per outcome, with a 50-outcome monthly minimum. Resolutions, Procedure handoffs, disqualifications, and self-serve routings are $0.99; qualifications are $9.99. Intercom seat plans start at $29 per helpdesk seat per month plus $0.99 per outcome. Copilot is $35 per user per month. The Pro add-on, which includes Operator, starts at $99 per month. A 14-day trial needs no card and includes unlimited Fin outcomes. Fin Voice is custom. An Early Stage startup program offers a year of Fin and 93% off Intercom. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Intercom, Salesforce, HubSpot, Freshworks, Dixa, Front, Zoho, Sprinklr. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Fin pricing and features/Fin alternatives

2. 2

   Zendesk AI Agents

   Support teams already on Zendesk, or teams that want Forethought agents without moving their helpdesk.

   Zendesk AI agents resolve messaging, email, and voice requests and can also be deployed through the Forethought offer on another service platform. The product page says they use existing knowledge, reason through multi-step workflows, and take actions in connected systems.

   Pricing

   From $55/agent/mo (Suite Team, annual)

   On zendesk.com/pricing, annual prices are Support Team $19, Suite Team $55, and Suite Professional $115 per agent per month. Monthly prices shown are $25, $69, and $149. Suite Team is the plan card that lists AI Agents. The comparison table lists included automated resolutions of 5 per agent per month on Support Team and Suite Team and 10 on Suite Professional, capped at 10,000 a year. Committed automated resolutions are $1.50 and pay-as-you-go resolutions are $2.00 on those three plans. The trial FAQ says the default trial is Suite Professional for 14 days and includes Copilot. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Zendesk, Google Drive, Email, Voice, Messaging. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Zendesk AI Agents pricing and features/Zendesk AI Agents alternatives

3. 3

   Chatbase

   Teams that want a customer agent trained on their own content, with a free plan to test it.

   Chatbase builds no-code agents for support, sales, and product guidance across website chat, email, WhatsApp, Slack, and voice. Procedures are written in plain language and can call actions such as order lookup.

   Pricing

   Free, then $40/mo

   chatbase.co/pricing rendered plan names and limits (Free: 50 message credits, 1 member, agents deleted after 14 days of inactivity; Hobby: 700 credits, 2 members; Standard: 4,000 credits, Helpdesk, voice, telephony, API; a higher tier at 15,000 credits) but not the dollar prices. Chatbase's own comparison, checked in the article text as of the page dated Sep 16, 2026, says paid plans start at $40/month and lists Hobby $40 (700 credits), Standard $150 (4,000 credits), Pro $500 (15,000 credits), Enterprise custom, and 20% off yearly plans. The free plan is $0 with 50 message credits.

   Key features

   Stripe, Zendesk, HubSpot, Zoho Desk, Freshdesk, Help Scout, Gorgias, Zapier. It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.

   Chatbase pricing and features/Chatbase alternatives

4. 4

   Sierra

   Large brands that want one agent across channels and an outcome-based contract.

   Sierra sells a single customer agent for chat, SMS, WhatsApp, email, voice, and ChatGPT. Ghostwriter builds an agent from SOPs, transcripts, or a plain-English goal, and the site says you pay only for outcomes.

   Pricing

   Not published

   sierra.ai says "Pay for a job well done" and "Ensure you only pay for the value Sierra delivers with outcome-based pricing." No rate, plan, free tier, or trial length was on the page. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Chat, SMS, WhatsApp, Email, Voice, ChatGPT. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Sierra pricing and features/Sierra alternatives

5. 5

   Gorgias

   Shopify and other ecommerce brands that want the helpdesk and the AI agent in one ticket system.

   Gorgias is an ecommerce helpdesk plus AI Agent aimed at Shopify brands. One inbox covers email, chat, SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, with order actions and a native Shopify connection.

   Pricing

   From $10/mo

   gorgias.com/pricing schema lists Starter at $10 per month (50 tickets, $0.40 overage, monthly billing only, 30 included automated AI interactions). Basic is $50 per month billed annually or $60 monthly (300 tickets). Pro is $300 annually or $360 monthly (2,000 tickets). Advanced is $750 annually or $900 monthly (5,000 tickets). Enterprise is custom. AI Agent is $0.90 per automated interaction on annual plans and $1.00 on monthly plans; each automated interaction also counts as a helpdesk ticket. Overage above the included AI allowance is $1.50 per interaction. The billing FAQ mentions canceling a trial but does not state its length. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Shopify, Klaviyo, Recharge, Yotpo, BigCommerce, Magento, WooCommerce. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Gorgias pricing and features/Gorgias alternatives

6. 6

   Salesforce Agentforce

   Companies already on Salesforce that want agents metered by action, by conversation, or by user license.

   Agentforce is Salesforce's agent layer for customer-facing and employee-facing work inside Salesforce. The pricing page offers a free Foundations start, consumption through Flex Credits or Conversations, and per-user licenses.

   Pricing

   From $0

   salesforce.com/agentforce/pricing lists Salesforce Foundations at $0, including Agentforce Builder, Prompt Builder, Agent Script, Agentforce Coworker, and Agentforce Vibes. Conversations are $2 per conversation for customer-facing agents. Flex Credits are $500 per 100,000 credits; a standard action is 20 credits and a voice action is 30. The Agentforce user license is $5 per user per month. Flat-fee add-on access is $125 per user per month for unmetered employee agent usage. Help Agent Resolutions are listed at $2. Flex Credits and Conversations cannot be used in the same org. Unused Flex Credits do not roll over. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Salesforce, Slack. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Salesforce Agentforce pricing and features/Salesforce Agentforce alternatives

7. 7

   Decagon

   Enterprises that want one concierge-style agent across chat, voice, and email and can buy through sales.

   Decagon builds customer agents for chat, voice, and email. Teams define workflows as Agent Operating Procedures in natural language, then test and watch them with the product's analytics.

   Pricing

   Not published

   decagon.ai did not show a price. Decagon's own post, Pricing the AI Agent Economy, says it offers per-conversation pricing and per-resolution pricing, with no charge for escalations on the resolution model, and that most of its customers choose per-conversation pricing. No dollar rate was on that page. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Chat, Voice, Email. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Decagon pricing and features/Decagon alternatives

8. 8

   Ada

   Global support organizations that want an agent that can complete tasks in their systems, not only answer questions.

   Ada sells enterprise customer-service agents that resolve issues and act in business systems. Ada Computer adds API, code, and MCP tools under the customer's controls.

   Pricing

   Not published

   ada.cx showed outcome statistics and a request to learn more, but no plan names, dollar amounts, free plan, or trial. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   API, MCP. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Ada pricing and features/Ada alternatives

9. 9

   Forethought

   Support teams that want agents and triage on the helpdesk they already run.

   Forethought sells agents that resolve chat, email, and voice, classify tickets, and assist human agents inside an existing helpdesk. Zendesk's AI agents page also offers "Standalone AI agents" branded Zendesk + Forethought for Zendesk or another platform.

   Pricing

   Not published

   forethought.ai has no dollar plans. It invites a proof of concept. Zendesk's AI agents page says these agents can be deployed in Zendesk or an existing service platform and links a Forethought demo request. No Forethought rate was on either page. Last checked 5 October 2026.

   Key features

   Helpdesks, Chat, Email, Voice. Sold to run the job rather than wait for a prompt on every step. Keep a way to stop it before it reaches a customer, a candidate, or a filing.

   Forethought pricing and features/Forethought alternatives

10. 10

    Pylon

    B2B companies that already support customers in Slack or Teams and want agents in that same system.

    Pylon is a B2B support platform where humans and agents share Slack, Teams, email, chat, SMS, WhatsApp, and phone. It includes a customer-facing Support Agent plus Assist, Background, and Slack agents that investigate and act in tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, and Linear.

    Pricing

    Not published

    usepylon.com shows Book a demo and says it is trusted by 1,500+ B2B customers. No plan, price, free tier, or trial was on the page. Last checked 5 October 2026.

    Key features

    Slack, Microsoft Teams, Email, SMS, WhatsApp, Salesforce, HubSpot, Gong. It can carry a stretch of the work, then wait. A person still approves anything that leaves the building.

    Pylon pricing and features/Pylon alternatives

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