Pricing

Simple monthly plans

Separate allowances for AI search and AI chat, with enough room to prove value before you upgrade. No per-seat fees.

Save 20%

Free

$0/mo

Free forever

  • A real free plan — no credit card, no expiry
  • 500 AI searches + 100 AI chats/month
  • 1 agent
  • Cited answers + visitor-confirmed human handoff
  • Support + sales widget & help center
  • 100 content items
  • Email support
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Pro

$49/mo

For turning daily questions into leads

  • 10,000 AI searches + 2,000 AI chats/month
  • 3 agents
  • Cited answers + visitor-confirmed human handoffs
  • Readable by ChatGPT & other AIs (llms.txt + MCP)
  • Remove HelpShelf branding
  • Full widget customization
  • Email support

Scale

$149/mo

For high-traffic sites and multi-site portfolios

  • 100,000 AI searches + 20,000 AI chats/month
  • Unlimited agents
  • Everything in Pro
  • Email support
  • Developer CLI for docs & codebase ingestion

No credit card required · Cancel anytime

How monthly usage works

AI searches

Fast searches across your published knowledge use the monthly AI-search allowance shown on your plan.

AI chats

Generated conversational answers use a separate monthly AI-chat allowance, so each kind of usage is visible.

Capacity you can plan

Usage resets monthly. Choose a larger plan when you need more search, chat, sites, or team capacity.

Frequently asked questions

HelpShelf tracks two monthly allowances separately: AI searches across your published knowledge and AI chats that generate conversational answers. Your dashboard shows both totals.

The application enforces the included limit for that usage type, or a site-specific override when one is configured on your account. Its allowance resets at the start of the next month, or you can upgrade for more capacity.

Yes! You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel your plan at any time. When you upgrade, you'll get immediate access to the new plan's features and usage limits. When you downgrade, changes take effect at the end of your billing period.

Yes! Pay annually and save 20% on any paid plan. That's like getting 2+ months free every year.

There's no time-limited trial, because the Free plan already lets you put a live agent with cited answers and a help center to work — no credit card and no expiry. Try it for as long as you like, then upgrade when you need more AI searches, AI chats, agents, or your branding removed. You can cancel a paid plan at any time.

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A real free plan with cited answers, visitor-confirmed human handoff, 500 AI searches, and 100 AI chats each month. No credit card required.