What is included in a chatbot service?
Paloren's chatbot service covers scoping, conversation design, build, integration with your systems, testing, launch, team training and optional ongoing support.
Related services such as workflow automation, CRM implementation with AI, governance and the company brain slot in when the bot needs deeper connections or a governed knowledge layer. Support after launch starts at USD 2,500 per month for ten hours.
How much does a chatbot cost?
A chatbot build at Paloren typically costs USD 20k to 50k and takes four to eight weeks, depending on integrations, channels and escalation complexity. If you want certainty before committing, an AI readiness assessment starts at USD 8k over two to three weeks, and AI strategy work runs USD 12k to 25k over three to four weeks.
How is a chatbot different from an AI agent?
A chatbot handles conversations: answering questions, capturing details and escalating to people. An AI agent goes further and takes actions across systems, such as updating records or running multi step workflows, which is why agent builds run USD 40k to 90k over six to ten weeks.
Many organisations start with a chatbot, then extend it into agents once the conversation layer proves itself.
Do we need a readiness assessment first?
Not always, but it is the safest path when your knowledge is scattered or your systems are complex. The assessment starts at USD 8k over two to three weeks and reviews data quality, permissions and workflows before build work begins.
Teams with clean knowledge bases and simple integration needs can move straight to scoping and build.
What systems can the chatbot connect to?
Typical connections include your CRM, ticketing tools, knowledge bases, calendars and internal databases, handled through workflow automation and integrations. Where the CRM itself needs restructuring, CRM implementation with AI covers it.
Where two systems cannot be bridged with existing tools, custom apps starting at USD 40k close the gap. Integration scope is mapped during readiness and strategy work.
How do you stop the chatbot giving wrong answers?
Three mechanisms work together. Governance rules define which sources the bot may use and which questions it must decline. Permission aware retrieval scopes answers to each user.
Escalation design routes sensitive or judgment heavy conversations to people with the transcript attached. After launch, transcript review feeds a tuning loop that support from USD 2,500 per month keeps running.
Who will work on our chatbot project?
Paloren was co-founded by Aaron Agius and Alex Agius. Paloren combines implementation, workflow design and practical team training.
What happens after the chatbot launches?
Launch starts a tuning period rather than ending the project. Transcripts are reviewed, prompts are adjusted and escalation rules are tightened as real conversations arrive.
Your team receives training and written operating guides to handle day to day supervision. Optional support from USD 2,500 per month for ten hours covers ongoing tuning and small changes.
Can the chatbot also handle phone calls?
Web chat and voice are separate builds, but they share logic. AI voice agents and receptionists typically run USD 25k to 60k over four to eight weeks and handle inbound calls, greetings, triage and handoffs.
If your roadmap includes both channels, Paloren designs the conversation logic once and deploys it to chat and voice so answers stay consistent.