Mottle
A no-code custom chatbot for your website, trained on your business information.
At a glance
Paid · Source review 2026-11-04- Price & billing
Prices in USD, as stated on the pricing page. Hobby $19.95 per month (up to 2 bots, up to 4,000 snippets per bot, up to 4,000 queries per month), Pro $99.95 per month (up to 5 bots, up to 10,000 snippets per bot, up to 20,000 queries per month), Business $249 per month (up to 10 bots, up to 30,000 snippets per bot, up to 100,000 queries per month). Unused query credits do not roll into the following month. The homepage invites a free test build without a credit card, but the pricing page lists paid plans only, so no free-plan allowance is recorded.
- Free allowance
The homepage invites a free test build without a credit card, but the pricing page lists paid plans only, so no free-plan allowance is recorded.
- Best suited to
Small businesses that want a website chatbot without developers, since Mottle needs no code, hosting, or APIs and promises setup in under 10 minutes.; Support teams that need to audit answers, since Mottle shows exactly which documents were used to generate each answer.
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What to know before choosing
Good fit
Small businesses that want a website chatbot without developers, since Mottle needs no code, hosting, or APIs and promises setup in under 10 minutes.; Support teams that need to audit answers, since Mottle shows exactly which documents were used to generate each answer.
Limits and trade-offs
Buyers who need to keep documents entirely away from third-party model providers, since Mottle's FAQ states OpenAI will see all documents uploaded, as it uses OpenAI embedding and completion APIs.; Users who need unused query credits to carry over, since the pricing page states unused query credits do not roll into the following month.
Plans and free allowances
Prices in USD, as stated on the pricing page. Hobby $19.95 per month (up to 2 bots, up to 4,000 snippets per bot, up to 4,000 queries per month), Pro $99.95 per month (up to 5 bots, up to 10,000 snippets per bot, up to 20,000 queries per month), Business $249 per month (up to 10 bots, up to 30,000 snippets per bot, up to 100,000 queries per month). Unused query credits do not roll into the following month. The homepage invites a free test build without a credit card, but the pricing page lists paid plans only, so no free-plan allowance is recorded.
Evidence
Mottle homepage ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04), Mottle pricing ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04), Mottle FAQ ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04)
Official published documentation reviewed; not a product test
Dates: Last reviewed 2026-11-04. Last reviewed is the latest source or editorial review date; it is not a content-change date.
A closer look at Mottle
Mottle is a no-code tool for building a custom AI chatbot for a website, trained on business information so it can help customers around the clock. Bots are created without code, hosting, or APIs, install in under 10 minutes, and can be debugged by seeing exactly which documents were used to generate each answer. It supports multilingual customers, Zapier integration, API access, and a website embed widget, and it is used by over 2,000 businesses according to the homepage. Its FAQ explains that snippets of up to about 1,800 characters of English text train the bot, and that documents uploaded to Mottle are stored on its servers and passed to OpenAI at query time.
Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.
When to choose Mottle
- Small businesses that want a website chatbot without developers, since Mottle needs no code, hosting, or APIs and promises setup in under 10 minutes.
- Support teams that need to audit answers, since Mottle shows exactly which documents were used to generate each answer.
When to choose something else
- Buyers who need to keep documents entirely away from third-party model providers, since Mottle's FAQ states OpenAI will see all documents uploaded, as it uses OpenAI embedding and completion APIs.
- Users who need unused query credits to carry over, since the pricing page states unused query credits do not roll into the following month.
A practical starting workflow
- Create a bot with a few clicks, without code, hosting, or API setup.
- Train it on business information in snippets of up to about 1,800 characters of English text each.
- Embed the bot on the website with the widget, where it answers customers around the clock.
- Debug answers by checking which documents were used for each response, and adjust the training material as needed.
Check before committing
- Documents are stored on Mottle's servers (Google Cloud and Pinecone) and passed to OpenAI at query time, so confidential material needs care; the FAQ advises deciding based on that handling.
- Unused query credits do not roll into the following month.
- Plans start at $19.95 per month with a 60-day money-back guarantee, according to the FAQ and pricing pages.
Common questions
What is Mottle?
Mottle is a custom chatbot for your website: a simple, custom AI chatbot trained on your business info that helps customers 24/7, with no coding required.
How much does Mottle cost?
Plans start at $19.95 per month, and the pricing page states prices in USD: Hobby $19.95 per month, Pro $99.95 per month, and Business $249 per month, with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Do I need an OpenAI API key?
No. The FAQ states no OpenAI API key is needed, though users have the option of providing one and certain advanced features may require it.
What is a snippet?
A snippet is a piece of text used to train the bot, for example a snippet explaining a refund policy; at the time of writing a snippet can be up to 450 OpenAI tokens, approximately 1,800 characters of English text.
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