Mendable has pivoted to the Firecrawl scraping API; AIML.chat is a finished website agent platform. Firecrawl gives developers raw crawling endpoints, while AIML.chat is the complete product you embed and ship. Here's the honest, side-by-side comparison.
At a glance
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Agent mode | MCP tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIML.chat | Finished agent team | Free → $19/mo | Built-in | Yes |
| Mendable / Firecrawl | Scraping API for devs | $16/mo | No | No |
| DocsBot | Managed docs bot | $49/mo | No | No |
Where AIML.chat wins
Mendable is now Firecrawl, a credit-based API for /scrape, /crawl, and /extract — infrastructure you assemble into your own pipeline. AIML.chat is the finished product: index your content and get Support, Sales, and Technical agents that answer with citations, route and hand off, and call tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), pausing for human approval before any write. It starts on a real free tier (100 messages/month), with an open-source widget under 30KB gzipped and a one-line WordPress plugin.
Where Mendable / Firecrawl is strong
If you're building your own RAG pipeline and want powerful scraping infrastructure, Firecrawl is a strong API. For the deeper breakdown, see our Mendable alternative.
The verdict
Building your own pipeline and want raw scraping? Firecrawl fits. Want a finished agent team that answers and acts, with MCP tools and a free tier? AIML.chat. Try both first.
Setup and migration
Getting started takes minutes: index your URL or connect a GitHub repo, then drop in one script tag. Unlike assembling a pipeline on Firecrawl, there's nothing to build — AIML.chat re-indexes your content automatically and keeps it fresh with auto-recrawl.
Is Mendable still a chatbot?+
Mendable pivoted to Firecrawl, a scraping/crawling API. For a hosted website assistant, AIML.chat is the finished alternative.
What do I get over a scraping API?+
A finished product — indexing, agents, cited answers, MCP tool actions with approval, and a one-line embed.
Is there a free plan?+
Yes — 100 messages a month and one website on the free tier. See pricing.