Sunbeam vs Chatbase

The Chatbase alternative that never goes dark at your limit.

Sunbeam reads your site and answers your visitors from your own content — with a link to the page it answered from, and an honest “I don't know” when the answer isn't there. And when you reach your plan's limit, it keeps answering instead of showing your visitors an error.

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  • Keeps answering past your limit
  • Cites the page it answered from
  • 3-day trial, card on file
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Head-to-head

The difference shows up on your busiest day.

A metered chatbot goes quiet exactly when traffic spikes past your plan. Here is how the two behave, on the things a visitor actually notices.

Sunbeam
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Yes — we're open until 6pm today. Here's our full hours page.
100% of plan used · still answering, overage applies
A capped chatbot at its limitOffline
This AI Agent is currently unavailable. If you are the owner, please check your account.

The visitor waiting on your site sees this until credits reset or you upgrade.

When you reach your plan limit1

The widget keeps answering. Extra conversations bill at your plan's published flat rate — your site never goes dark.

Once message credits run out, the agent shows visitors “This AI Agent is currently unavailable,” until credits reset or you upgrade.

How usage is counted2

One flat monthly conversation allowance, then a single published per-conversation overage rate. No surprises.

Per-message credits — a reply can cost 1–6 credits depending on the model — that reset on the 1st with no rollover.

What it is3

An answer layer: one script tag, answering your visitors from your own pages. No inbox, tickets, or live chat to run.

An AI agent platform for customer experience and support.

Sources

Verified against Chatbase's own public pages on 5 August 2026. Competitor products change — if you spot something out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.

Honest answers

It says “I don't know” instead of making things up.

A chatbot on your own website is a promise to your visitors. Whether it declines cleanly when it doesn't know is the moment they decide if it's trustworthy — so it's the line we hold hardest.

  • Grounded in your pages — honest when it isn't sure

    Every answer is grounded in your own content. When the answer isn't on your site, Sunbeam says so and hands off to the fallback you choose — it doesn't fill the gap with a guess.

  • Every answer cites its source

    Each reply links back to the exact page it came from, so your visitor — and you — can check it in one click. A confidently wrong answer about your prices is worse than no bot at all.

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Pricing

One plan. Overage that keeps you online.

One flat monthly price — no tiers to compare, nothing to outgrow on day one. Every plan is a 3-day trial with a card on file; a payment method is always required. Past your limit the widget keeps answering and extra conversations bill at a flat rate. No hard cutoff, ever.

Sunbeam

Everything Sunbeam does, for one flat monthly price.

$29/ month
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  • 1 site
  • 500 pages indexed
  • 500 conversations / month
  • $0.03 per conversation past your limit — never a hard stop
  • Remove the “Powered by Sunbeam” badge whenever you like

See it answer your own site.

Start your trial, add your URL, and watch Sunbeam answer real questions from your own pages — before you install a thing.

3-day trial · card on file · converts automatically