Why businesses need AI chatbot development

78% of companies already use conversational AI in at least one core function. But most are stuck using cookie-cutter SaaS tools that can only handle basic tasks—like lead qualification through a website widget. That’s fine for starters. But if you want to actually move the needle, you need a custom-built chatbot that’s tailored to your business, your workflows, and your brand voice. A well-built AI chatbot gives you:
Tailored, branded customer experiences
Off-the-shelf bots feel generic because they are. That turns customers away. We design chatbot systems that reflect your brand voice, tone, and customer journey so every interaction feels intentional, consistent, and built just for them.
Automation that fits your actual workflows
We don’t force you into a template. We map the real processes your team follows and build a chatbot that enhances those operations through automation and gen-AI instead of disrupting them.
Always-on support without exhausting your team
Your chatbot works 24/7, handling common questions, triage, and task routing. That way, your human staff can focus on complex issues instead of routine conversations that are easily solvable with an FAQ or a simple generated answer.
Cut costs without cutting corners
A single well-trained chatbot can replace dozens of repetitive, low-value tasks across your workforce. That means lower support costs, faster response times, fewer hiring headaches, and better operational efficiency.

Are you missing opportunities to offload tasks?

Does your current chatbot actually solve the problems you use it for?

A lot of companies still rely on humans for things a bot could handle in seconds. Their ‘chatbot’ is either a glorified FAQ or a dead-end script. In most cases, the result is wasted time, frustrated buyers, and lost revenue. You don’t need more tools. You need the right system, purpose-built.

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Do customers complain about slow replies or inconsistent support?
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Are leads bouncing before you can qualify or engage them?
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Is your team buried in repetitive questions or tasks?
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Are you losing sales outside business hours?
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Does sales constantly deal with bad leads?
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Can employees and customers easily find info they need?

How AI chatbots improve CX
and drive internal efficiency

Drive engagement and operational efficiency with a custom-built AI chatbot

AI chatbots are one of the fastest ways to boost internal efficiency and reduce marketing, sales, and support costs, while improving how you engage with customers. From helping shoppers find the right product, to qualifying leads, tracking orders, managing returns, and more, a chatbot can easily handle hundreds of tasks instantly and without human delay

But here’s the catch: most studies show that over 50% of customers hate chatbots. And the reason is because most aren’t really built for them.

With a custom chatbot from our AI development team, we integrate directly into your infrastructure, train it on your data, plug it into your knowledge base, and design rules-based flows to qualify, route, and resolve. Everyone gets what they need — ASAP.

80%
of routine customer questions can be handled by well-trained AI chatbots.
IBM
88%
of users expect a response from a brand within 60 minutes — AI bots deliver instantly.
HubSpot
67%
of businesses using AI chatbots saw a measurable increase in lead generation or sales conversion.
Salesforce
62%
of chatbot projects fail without proper training data, UX design, or backend integration.
Gartner

Scale customer engagement with the most advanced technology out there

Leverage the power of AI chatbots to automate conversations, qualify leads, and support customers 24/7.
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Our AI chatbot expertise

If you wanted something that “just works,” you’d have signed up for a $9/month SaaS. We architect intelligent, integrated systems that fit your business perfectly, from language models to logic flows to backend automation. Every chatbot we deploy is trained, tuned, and built for performance across your tools, channels, and customer expectations.
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Custom chatbot development
We build fully tailored chatbot systems from scratch, according to your use cases and infrastructure. The fully custom route is primarily for companies with complex workflows, strict brand standards, and multi-touch customer journeys that generic SaaS bots simply can’t support or scale with.
Deep LLM integration
We embed models like GPT, Claude, and Mistral into your chatbot stack. We fine-tune them with your data, wrap them with fallback logic, and control them via prompt chaining, function calling, and structured output guards for precision.
CRM and API integrations
We connect your chatbot to CRMs like HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zoho, as well as APIs across your stack. That way, the chatbot can easily trigger lead handoffs, update records, route support requests, and automate backend workflows in real time.
Human handoff flows
When AI hits its limit, it’ll have pre-built instructions that route users to the right human. Whether through live chat, ticketing, or escalation triggers, we make sure smooth transitions happen instantly without losing context or frustrating your customers.
Compliance-ready architecture
We design every chatbot with enterprise security and compliance in mind: SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and more. That includes role-based access, audit trails, data masking, and retention controls tailored to your industry.
Omnichannel chatbot deployment
We deploy your chatbot across web, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Slack, or whatever channels you’re using. That makes for a unified customer experience wherever people engage with your brand, with zero data or operational silos.
Conversational UX design
We craft natural, intuitive dialogue flows using tools like Voiceflow, Botpress, and Rasa, backed by user research and prompt engineering. Every response is structured to reflect your tone, reduce friction, and drive action.
Hybrid AI + logic systems
We combine LLM flexibility with rules-based flows to ensure reliability, compliance, and control. Think GPT-powered chat with guardrails, conditional logic, fallback intents, and deterministic paths that lead every user to the solution they’re looking for.
Multilingual chatbot support
We build chatbots that speak your customers’ language, literally. Using LLM translation, NLU frameworks, and native-language training, our apps facilitate accurate, context-aware conversations across markets. This is a non-negotiable for brands operating internationally.
Chatbot training and tuning
We fine-tune your chatbot on company-specific docs, tickets, chat logs, and feedback to continuously optimize with real user inputs. Better training = smarter responses, fewer errors, and a chatbot that actually improves over time.
Performance optimization tools
After launch, we monitor engagement, drop-offs, resolution rates, and sentiment. We use this data to fine-tune flows, adjust prompts, and improve logic so your chatbot keeps getting sharper with every conversation.

Our AI chatbot development process

Why Influize is the Gold Standard of AI chatbot development

Deep business understanding
We go far beyond the brief. Our team spends time with your sales, support, and ops teams to uncover the friction points worth automating. Then, we align every flow with your goals and internal KPIs.
Rapid prototyping & iteration
You won’t wait 6 months to see value. We launch fast, iterate often, and improve based on real usage data rather than guesses and assumptions. Your chatbot gets smarter from day one.
Enterprise-grade compliance and data handling
We build with compliance in mind, based on your industry and where you operate. That means secure data flows, access control, audit logs, and clean handoffs between AI and humans wherever it’s required.
Strategic advisory, not just development
We’re not here to sell you hype or hand you a tool. We act as a long-term strategic partner, guiding you on what to automate, what to skip, and how you can scale your customer experience and internal operations.

About our team

Our team includes 150+ AI developers, machine learning engineers, prompt designers, data scientists, and conversational UX experts, all working together to build high-impact chatbot systems. We bring a unique combination of deep technical skill and real business experience to every project we take on.
21+
Years of expertise
40+
Countries served
150+
Tech experts on-boards
1600+
Happy clients
2500+
Projects delivered

Our AI chatbot development stack

Natural Language Understanding (NLU)

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spaCy
rasa-nlu
Rasa NLU
dialogflow
Dialogflow
cohere
Cohere

Training Data & Knowledge Sources

pinecone
Pinecone
weaviate
Weaviate
elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
airtable
Airtable

Conversation Design & Flow Building

voiceflow
Voiceflow
botpress
Botpress
chatbot-ui
Chatbot UI
microsoft-power-virtual
Microsoft Power Virtual

Generative Model Integration

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OpenAI GPT-4
claude
Claude
mistral
Mistral
llama
LLaMA

Context & Memory Management

redis
Redis
lang-chain-memory
LangChain Memory
mongo-db
MongoDB
chroma-db
ChromaDB

API & Tool Integration

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Zapier
make-com
Make.com
restful-apis
RESTful APIs
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GraphQL

Front-End & Channel Deployment

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WebChat
whats-app-business-api
WhatsApp Business API
messenger-platform
Messenger Platform
slack-sdk
Slack SDK

Monitoring & Analytics

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Dashbot
botanalytics
Botanalytics
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Google Analytics 4
amplitude
Amplitude

Testing, Feedback & Optimisation

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TestMyBot
turing-bot
TuringBot
userbrain
Userbrain
typeform
Typeform
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Diversified expertise across the latest and greatest in GenAI

GPT-5
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Advanced LLM for enterprise-grade tasks, reasoning, content generation, and automation.
LLaMA 4
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Efficient open-source model, ideal for on-premise AI with strong performance.
PaLM 2
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Powerful Google model for multilingual, reasoning-heavy, and educational AI applications.
Mistral 7B
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Lightweight, open-source model built for fast inference and fine-tuned control.
Claude 4.X
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Context-heavy assistant from Anthropic, great for compliance-sensitive or conversational AI.
DeepSeek-R1
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Math and code-focused model designed for technical tasks and logic flows.
Whisper large⁠-⁠v3
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Best-in-class speech-to-text model for audio transcription and voice-based bots.
Stable Diffusion
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Customisable image generation model for visual AI tools and chatbots.
Phi-2
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Lightweight transformer model ideal for on-device AI and cost-efficient deployments.
Google Gemini 2.0
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Multimodal AI model combining text, vision, and code generation capabilities.
Vicuna
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Open-source LLM fine-tuned for chat, great for internal or embedded bots.
DALL-E 3
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Text-to-image model for turning chatbot prompts into visual content assets.

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AI chatbot pricing models

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Fixed pricing
Best for businesses with a clearly defined scope. We quote a set fee for building and launching your chatbot with no surprises or overages. It’s perfect for simple one-off projects and MVPs with tight delivery timelines.
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Dedicated AI team
You get a full-time AI squad: developers, designers, and PMs embedded into your workflow. This is best for companies building long-term chatbot systems that need ongoing maintenance, as well as other internal artificial intelligence tools.
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Outsourced managed delivery
We handle everything end-to-end, from initial research and discovery to the final deployment, under our project managers and delivery leads. This is good for teams that want results without micromanaging and don’t have technical leadership in-house.
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Time and materials
You pay for actual time spent across dev, design, and testing. It’s the fairest model for evolving projects, pilots, and when the scope isn’t yet finalized. It’s flexible and transparent, ideal for startups or R&D-focused teams.

Precision, accuracy, and AI systems to future-proof your business

Advanced intent recognition
We use advanced NLU/LLM methods to detect meaning accurately, even in messy, informal, or multilingual input. That way, users get relevant responses every time.
Data-backed prompt engineering and output control
We don’t “hope” the AI says the right thing. We design prompts, fallbacks, and output constraints to keep responses accurate, on-brand, and aligned with your knowledge base.
System-level fallback logic and escalation rules
When AI reaches its limit, it doesn’t guess. It routes the issue, asks a clarifying question, or hands off to a human with full context.
Smart data routing and decision trees
Your chatbot won’t just chat, it’ll act. Whether that’s qualifying a lead, creating a support ticket, or triggering a workflow, every output leads to the right next step.
Ongoing training and performance monitoring
As part of our AI chatbot app development services, we monitor real user interactions to spot confusion, drop-offs, and failure points, then retrain your chatbot to get sharper over time.
Model-agnostic architecture
We build systems that aren’t locked into one model. That way, as AI advances (or your data needs change), your chatbot is able to evolve alongside it without a rebuild.

Why choose us

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Influize delivered! The team built a robust eCommerce strategy, delivering outstanding UX and website design, driving exceptional sales and engagement.

Rachael Warren

Digital Director - NatruSmile

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Influize’s talented team crafted bold branding, intuitive UX, and a modern website for Car.co.uk , boosting engagement and digital presence.

Will Fletcher

CEO - Car.co.uk

Influize boosted our Instagram from 10k to nearly 100k across five campaigns. Professional, trustworthy, and easy to work with, I highly recommend them to other businesses.
Rob Cammish
Managing Director - Total K9
Influize delivered outstanding design and development for Trader’s platform, creating a sleek, user-friendly car auction marketplace. Their innovative approach boosted engagement and efficiency.
Anthony Sharkey
Operations Director - Trader.co.uk
Influize provided strategic direction and exceptional UX design for Domains.co.uk’s new projects, modernizing our platform and boosting engagement. Their innovative approach was outstanding.
Steven Jackson OBE
Director - Domains.co.uk
Influize's strategy skyrocketed L’ANZA’s Instagram growth, adding 50,000+ followers this year. Their celebrity influencer network boosted brand awareness and sales. Excited to keep using them!
Michael Lindbloom
Social Media Manager - Lanza
Influize boosted our Instagram from 10k to nearly 100k across five campaigns. Professional, trustworthy, and easy to work with, I highly recommend them to other businesses.
Rob Cammish
Managing Director - Total K9
Influize delivered outstanding design and development for Trader’s platform, creating a sleek, user-friendly car auction marketplace. Their innovative approach boosted engagement and efficiency.
Anthony Sharkey
Operations Director - Trader.co.uk

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No two businesses need the same chatbot. Even if you compete in the same industry, you run on different systems, have different teams, and serve customers in different ways. That’s why every build we do is fully custom.

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We’ll talk through your business goals, technical stack, and customer touchpoints to pinpoint where conversational AI will have the biggest impact. You’ll leave with the full picture of scope, pricing, and potential.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is AI chatbot development?

​​AI chatbot development is the process of designing, building, and deploying intelligent virtual assistants that use natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to interact with users via text or voice.

Unlike rule-based bots that rely on rigid scripts and if-then decision trees, AI chatbots understand context, interpret user intent, generate human-like responses, and handle complex conversations.

Generally, AI chatbots are powered by large language models (LLMs) like GPT and Claude, integrated into workflows and systems (like CRMs or helpdesks), and trained on company-specific data to serve customers, qualify leads, automate support, or streamline internal tasks.

Do you build custom chatbots for websites and mobile apps?

Absolutely. We build custom chatbots for both websites and mobile apps.

If you're on web, we’ll embed the chatbot directly into your site (with full brand styling) and connect it to your backend, your CRM, or whatever system you already use. So users can do things like ask product questions, track orders, or get support without bouncing.

If it’s a mobile app, we can build native and cross-platform chatbot flows that plug into your app experience, whether it's customer-facing or internal ops. And yes, we can sync chat history across devices, handle push notifications, and even trigger in-app events based on what the user says.

Can you integrate chatbots with WhatsApp, Messenger, or Slack?

We can absolutely integrate chatbots with WhatsApp, Messenger, Slack, and more.

If your customers live on WhatsApp, we’ll hook the chatbot into your Business API or a platform like Twilio or 360dialog, then build native-feeling flows with button replies, quick actions, and even media sharing.

For Messenger, it’s similar. We’ll deploy on your Facebook Page and build rich conversations with carousels, buttons, and anything else Meta allows. Fully branded, fully automated.

And with Slack, it's great for internal use. Think IT support bots, HR assistants, or sales ops tools. We can make the chatbot feel like part of your team, with slash commands, threaded replies, and real-time workflow triggers.

Do your chatbots support multiple languages?

Our chatbots absolutely support multiple languages if you need them to. If your audience spans different regions or speaks more than one language, we can build your chatbot to detect language automatically or let users choose their preferred one.

We usually do this one of two ways: native training on multilingual data (ideal for high-accuracy use cases) or real-time translation powered by LLMs or translation APIs (fast and flexible).

What’s the difference between a rule-based chatbot and an AI-powered one?

A rule-based chatbot sticks to a script. You tell it, “If someone says X, respond with Y.” That’s fine for basic stuff like FAQs and store hours. But it falls apart when users ask things in unexpected ways.

An AI-powered chatbot understands what people mean. It uses natural language processing to interpret intent, handle open-ended questions, adapt mid-conversation, and even learn from past interactions. It’s flexible, human-like, and actually helpful.

Can you train a chatbot on our company’s data and FAQs?

That’s actually one of the first things we’ll ask for when you hire us for an AI chatbot development service. Your help docs, product manuals, past support tickets, internal playbooks, and FAQs are what we use to train the chatbot so it actually knows your business and gives answers that sound like your team.

We’ll ingest it, clean it, structure it, and either embed it (for retrieval) or fine-tune a model depending on your setup. Result: fast, accurate, on-brand answers.

Do you build voice-enabled chatbots as well as text-based ones?

If you want users to interact by voice, we can layer in speech-to-text (like Whisper) and text-to-speech (like ElevenLabs or Google TTS) so your chatbot talks like a real assistant. Perfect for mobile apps, kiosks, IVR systems, or even smart devices.

The voice UX is different from chat, so we also design for spoken flow. That entails shorter prompts, confirmations, and fallback handling. The nice part is this still connects to your backend just like a text-based bot.

Can chatbots integrate with CRM or helpdesk systems?

They have to. If your chatbot isn’t connected to your CRM or helpdesk, it’s basically a dead-end. We can integrate your custom AI chatbot with platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Intercom, and plenty more.

Once it’s connected, it’ll be able to create leads or tickets, update contact records based on chat inputs, trigger workflows like follow-ups, alerts, or assignments, and pull in relevant data (e.g., order status, subscription info, case history, resource links) mid-conversation.

Do your chatbots use natural language processing (NLP)?

All AI chatbots use NLP. That’s what lets the bot actually understand what your users are trying to say rather than simply matching exact keywords. So whether someone types “Where’s my order?” or “Hey, can you check shipping?” the bot gets it, and gives the right response.

We use NLP to detect intent, extract entities (like names, dates, product IDs), handle messy, human language (typos, slang, different phrasing), and generate context-aware responses.

Can the chatbot learn and improve over time?

Not only the chatbot. Your business can too.

The chatbot gets smarter by learning from real conversations. We (and it) use that input to fine-tune responses, identify gaps, improve routing, and reduce fallbacks. Over time, it handles more complex cases with less human help.

But on top of that, the insights you get from chatbot conversations are gold. You’ll see what customers are asking for, what confuses them, what words they use, where they drop off — stuff you can use to improve your products, content, sales process, and support strategy.

Do you provide analytics to track chatbot performance?

We give you full visibility into how your chatbot is performing. You’ll be able to see things like conversation volume and engagement rates, successful vs. failed intents, drop-off points and friction areas, response time and resolution rates, and lead conversion or support deflection metrics.

We also show you what users are saying and how they’re feeling overall, so you can identify new opportunities, refine flows, and continuously improve both the bot and your customer experience.

How much does AI chatbot development cost?

It depends on what you need, but here’s a quick breakdown:

Simple bots (rule-based): $5,000–$30,000

Mid-range AI chatbots: $30,000–$80,000

Enterprise AI chatbot development service: $75,000–$150,000+

What affects the price is things like integrations (CRM, APIs), training the bot on your data, multi-language support, compliance (HIPAA, GDPR), and how complex the conversations need to be. We’ll give you a clear quote once we know your scope.

Do you provide ongoing support and monitoring for chatbots?

If you work with us on a retainer model, we’re able to stay involved post-launch to monitor performance, catch issues early, and continuously optimize the chatbot. Support, analytics, and iteration are all part of the deal.

Can you create ecommerce chatbots for product recommendations and checkout?

We can build ecommerce chatbots that help customers find products, answer questions, suggest relevant items, guide them through the checkout process, and manage orders. Plus, we can integrate them with your inventory, CMS, and payment flows.

Are AI chatbots secure when handling customer data?

Yes, as a top AI chatbot development company, security is built into everything we do. We follow best practices for encryption, data handling, access control, and compliance depending on your industry. Your users’ data stays protected and you’re protected from fines.