A Chatbase alternative that bills per message
Both train an AI chatbot on your website and files. Chatbase sells monthly plans with message credits. Yoonoo sells messages, $2 per 1,000.
Prices from chatbase.co/pricing, checked October 2026
- your traffic is low or uneven, and you'd rather pay per message than per month
- you want answers inline inside your docs as well as in a bubble
- you'd rather not pay for seats, feature tiers or a yearly contract
- you need WhatsApp, Slack, Messenger or Instagram, not just your website
- you want AI actions and a helpdesk inbox in the same tool
- you need voice and phone support (Basic plan and up)
What it costs at your traffic
| Monthly usage | Yoonoo | Chatbase |
|---|---|---|
| 500 messages, 50 pages | $6 / mo$1 messages + $5 page plan | $40 / moHobby, 700 credits |
| 3,000 messages, 300 pages | $26 / mo$6 messages + $20 page plan | $132 / moHobby + 2,300 recharge credits |
| 20,000 messages, 1,000 pages | $70 / mo$40 messages + $30 page plan | $700 / moBusiness + 5,000 recharge credits |
Chatbase: cheapest combination of a public plan and auto-recharge credits ($40 per 1,000) that covers the volume, counting one credit per message; some models use more. Yoonoo: messages at $0.002 each, averaged per month (packs start at 5,000 messages for $10 and never expire), plus the page plan that fits. All prices are for monthly billing.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Yoonoo | Chatbase |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $0.002 per message, packs from 5,000 messages for $10 | Plans from $40/mo with monthly credits |
| Team seats | One login per account, no seat pricing | 2, 3 or 5 members by plan |
| Free start | Setup and 10 pages free | 7-day trial |
| Train on a website crawl | Yes | Yes |
| PDF and TXT upload | Yes, up to 10 MB per file | Yes, 40 MB training content |
| Inline embed in a page | Yes, with suggested questions | Yes, as an iframe |
| Unused credits | Never expire | Monthly plan credits; recharge credits do not expire |
| API access | Yes | Basic plan and up |
| Channels beyond the website | API only | WhatsApp, Slack, Messenger, Instagram |
Switching questions
Can I move my Chatbase content over?
Point yoonoo at the same website and upload the same PDFs. There is no one-click import; setup takes about five minutes.
Which one is cheaper?
At every volume in the table, yoonoo: $2 per 1,000 messages against Chatbase plans from $40 a month and $40 per 1,000 extra credits. Chatbase includes more channels, seats and actions in that price.
Can I try yoonoo without a plan?
Yes. Setup and the first 10 indexed pages are free. Buy 5,000 messages for $10 when you want it to answer.
Sources: chatbase.co/pricing