What an AI chatbot costs a Philippine business
Chatbot prices are hard to compare, because vendors sell very different things under the same word. Here is what this studio charges, what the money pays for, and what to ask anyone else before you buy.
By Reidel, Studio Reidel · Updated
The short answer
On a site we build, the AI chat agent comes with the ₱25,000 tier and every tier above it, and after launch it runs as part of the care plan, ₱3,500 a month. On a site you already have, it is ₱10,000 to set up, then ₱3,500 a month. An agent that books appointments as well as answering questions costs more to build than one that only answers.
Why a setup fee and a monthly
The setup is the work of teaching it your business: your services, your prices, the way you actually talk, and what it should pass to you instead of answering. The monthly is what it costs to keep it running on your site. On a site this studio builds, that monthly is the care plan.
What moves the price
Mostly one thing: whether it only answers questions or takes bookings too. An agent that answers from your facts is the simpler build. One that books appointments into real open times, and gives your staff a view of them, is more work, and the quote says how much more.
What a good one does
- Says it is an AI in its first line, so nobody thinks they are talking to your staff.
- Answers only from the facts you gave it: your services, prices and hours.
- Offers to pass anything else to a person rather than guess.
- Answers in Tagalog when it is asked in Tagalog.
- Takes the booking while the customer still wants it.
- Leaves you the lead, so a question asked at 2 a.m. is still yours to win in the morning.
Questions to ask before you buy one
- What does it answer from: my facts, or whatever the model happens to know?
- What does it do when it does not know the answer?
- Does it tell customers it is an AI?
- Where do the bookings and the leads go, and how quickly?
- Can it answer in Tagalog?
- What does the monthly cover, and what costs extra?
Try one before you pay for one
Tala, the chat in the corner of this page, is the studio's own agent and the same kind a client gets. Ask it a price, ask it in Tagalog, ask it something this site does not say, and watch what it does.
Clinic Concierge shows the same kind of agent as a dental practice's front desk, booking visits through a flow that cannot stall halfway. It is a concept, built so an owner can try one first.