AI chatbot feature research

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• [ ] BARD/google. Has some level of free usage due to 90 days of credits provided upon sign-up.
• [ ] OpenAI. No free tier.
• [ ] Claude. No free tier.

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Some potential options for AI chatbots with a free tier:

• Dialogflow (Google) offers a free tier with limitations on usage. It allows for creating chatbots using natural language understanding and conversation management. Currently able to get $300 free credits that expire in 90 days.
• IBM Watson Assistant has a "Lite" plan that offers a certain level of access for free. It allows building conversational interfaces and comes with some limitations on the number of API calls and features.
• Botpress is an open-source chatbot platform (1000 free incoming messages per month). While it doesn't have a specific API, it allows developers to create and deploy chatbots. Requires some DevOps to setup hosting / service.
• Rasa is an open-source conversational AI platform. Similar to Botpress, it's open source and doesn't have usage limits. Requires some DevOps to setup hosting / service.