Pick Chatbase if
support and Shopify teams who will pay Hobby so more than a free-start trial can run advanced models, attachments, and a second seat.
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Pick Chatbase if support and Shopify teams who will pay Hobby so more than a free-start trial can run advanced models, attachments, and a second seat. Pick eesel if support teams who will burn the Free 100 credits on Zendesk drafts and only buy Teammate when they need a monthly batch (from $299 / 500 credits).
Best for
Chatbase A branded support/sales agent on your channels
eesel AI on the helpdesk you already have
Free plan
Chatbase No free plan
eesel $0 · /month. 100 credits to try every feature and integration. No card
Lowest paid
Chatbase Hobby $32/mo yearly
eesel Overage $0.80
Next step up
Chatbase Standard $120/mo yearly
eesel Teammate $299/mo
Coding agent
Chatbase Source trainer
eesel Helpdesk automations
Runs where
Chatbase Local or hosted
eesel
Watch out
Chatbase $32 / $120 / $400 are yearly-billed cards
eesel Free is 100 credits, then the agent pauses
Last checked
Chatbase 2026-10-22 · chatbase.co/pricing
eesel 2026-10-22 · eesel.ai/pricing
support and Shopify teams who will pay Hobby so more than a free-start trial can run advanced models, attachments, and a second seat.
Read the Chatbase pagesupport teams who will burn the Free 100 credits on Zendesk drafts and only buy Teammate when they need a monthly batch (from $299 / 500 credits).
Read the eesel page