How much does an AI chatbot cost?

Between €500 and €100,000+ depending on what it must know, do and connect to. A first useful bot starts at €500; a sales AI that recommends and carries customers to checkout is €5,000–9,000; enterprise multi-agent programs run €25,000 and up. All figures are estimate ranges.

Are there monthly running costs?

Optional operation plans: Care €50–150/mo (hosting, AI usage, monitoring), Grow €200–500/mo (adds knowledge updates and optimization), Scale €500–2,000+/mo (adds human QA, SLA, new integrations).

Which system do I need?

Purceas recommends the smallest system that solves your problem properly — it's company policy. Describe your business to the AI and it gives an honest recommendation and estimate.

Pricing — the Purceas Intelligence Scale · AI chatbot & AI agent costs, explained

Q: What drives the price of an AI system?

Knowledge size, number of workflows, integrations, transaction ability, authentication, conversation volume, compliance, memory, channels, languages, and custom infrastructure.

What level of intelligence does your business need?

An AI system costs between €500 and €100,000+ depending on what it must know, do and connect to. Select a level — the architecture grows with the price, and you'll see exactly why. Our policy: the smallest system that solves the problem properly. Not sure? Ask Purceas — it will recommend honestly.

P1 — Starter Bot · €500–1,500

FAQ & basic knowledge, simple lead capture, one language, website widget.

P2 — Smart Lead Bot · €2,500–4,500

Advanced conversations, qualification & scoring, CRM, memory & analytics, custom knowledge.

P3 — Sales AI · €5,000–9,000

Catalog, recommendation & comparison, cart & purchase flow, CRM & integrations, attribution.

P4 — AI Business Agent · €10,000–22,000

Complex decision flows, multiple brains, deep integrations & auth, internal systems, workflows & dashboards.

PX — Enterprise Intelligence · from €25,000 (complex programs €50–100k+)

Private knowledge, multi-agent orchestration, omnichannel, SSO, governance, SLAs, dedicated environments, human control.

Why prices differ — the complexity drivers

Every quote we give maps to these, explicitly:

knowledge sizenumber of workflowsintegrationstransaction abilityauthenticationconversation volumecompliancememorychannelslanguagescustom infrastructure

Running costs (optional, monthly)

Plan	Range	Includes
Care	€50–150	hosting, AI usage pool, monitoring, uptime
Grow	€200–500	Care + knowledge updates, monthly optimization, analytics report
Scale	€500–2,000+	Grow + human QA, prompt/eval improvements, SLA, new integrations

Estimates in chat are ranges, always labeled as estimates. Projects at AI Business Agent tier and above get a final scope reviewed by a human before any commercial proposal.

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What level of intelligence does your business need?

Six answers. One honest recommendation.

Why prices differ — the complexity drivers

Running costs (optional, monthly)