No recurring bill, by design
The AI runs in the visitor's browser. We don't pay per-inference, so we don't bill you per-message — it's structural, not a promotion.
No monthly fee
An AI chatbot with no monthly fee — and no per-message charge either.
Every other AI chat widget bills you forever. Zupport.chat doesn't. There's no subscription, no usage meter, no OpenAI key to provision. You pay $79 once, paste a snippet, and the widget keeps working with no further bill.
01 · Why teams switch
Three reasons Subscription AI widgets customers move to Zupport.chat.
No API key to manage
Most “AI chatbot” tools make you bring your own OpenAI key. That's how the bill sneaks back in. Zupport.chat has no external API call.
No surprise overage
Subscription tools cap your conversation count and bill overage. Zupport.chat has no meter to overage on.
02 · Side-by-side
Zupport.chat vs Subscription AI widgets, plainly.
Sourced from each company's published pricing page. Your numbers will vary; the ratio won't.
| Zupport.chat | Subscription AI widgets | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $0 | $19–$299/mo |
| Per-message fee | $0 | Common (or counted against quota) |
| OpenAI API key needed | No | Often yes |
| Conversation quota | None | Plan-capped |
| Cost in year 3 | $79 total | $684–$10,764 total |
03 · Questions
What people ask before switching.
How can you offer this with no monthly fee?
The model runs on the visitor's device via WebGPU. We don't pay per-message inference, so we don't need a meter. Our only recurring cost is the small VPS that stores your knowledge base config — covered by the one-time fee's margin.
Is the quality worse because it runs in the browser?
For ecommerce support, sizing, returns, FAQ — no, it's comparable. The model (Qwen3) is small but fine-tuned for retrieval-augmented Q&A. For long-form reasoning across many documents, hosted models still win.
What if my visitor's device is too slow?
Mobile and slow devices get the scenario layer (instant deterministic answers for the questions you authored). The AI tier degrades gracefully to retrieval-summary on weak hardware.
Are there ANY monthly costs you don't mention?
No. The $79 covers everything Zupport.chat-side. You might pay your hosting provider, but that's your hosting, not us.
Why $79 specifically?
Founder pricing for the first 100 customers, then $99 for everyone after. Both are one-time.
The bill stops at $79.
One payment. AI included. No monthly fee. Forever.