AI chatbot development cost in India (2026)
Short answer: a FAQ chatbot starts at ₹25,000 (5 days). A custom GPT or retrieval-augmented (RAG) bot that answers from your own documents starts at ₹80,000.
Chatbots and knowledge bots
- FAQ Chatbot — from ₹25,000 per project, about 5 days
- Custom GPT / RAG Bot — from ₹80,000 per project, about 14 days
- RAG Pipeline (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) — from ₹45,000 per project, about 7-12 days
- Chatbot Analytics Dashboard — from ₹20,000 per feature, about 3-5 days
Related AI services
- AI Agent / Workflow Automation — from ₹20,000 per project, about 10-15 days
- Document OCR & Data Extraction — from ₹35,000 per project, about 7-10 days
- AI-Powered Search — from ₹35,000 per feature, about 7-10 days
- AI Content Generator — from ₹40,000 per project, about 8 days
FAQ bot vs RAG bot
A FAQ chatbot answers a fixed set of questions you provide. A RAG bot searches your documents, help centre or product data and writes an answer from what it finds, so it handles questions you didn't list in advance but takes more work to build and test.
What changes the price
- Where the knowledge lives: a few pages versus thousands of documents.
- Channels: website, WhatsApp or in-app.
- Hand-off and analytics: escalating to a human and measuring answers adds scope.
- Ongoing usage: model and hosting costs continue after launch.
To judge payback, see measuring AI automation ROI.
FAQ
How long does a chatbot take?
The FAQ chatbot is listed at 5 days; the custom GPT / RAG bot at 14 days.
Is GST included?
No. Prices exclude 18% GST.
Prices are indicative starting points in INR from the StackFox catalogue and exclude 18% GST. Final cost depends on scope.
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