Intercom
Free tierThe only helpdesk designed for the AI Agent era, with natively integrated AI
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Recent changes
- Pricing model: freemium → paid only
- Plans updated: Essential plan at $19/seat/mo + $0.99/outcome for Fin AI Agent; Advanced at $85/seat/mo + $0.99/outcome; Expert at $132/seat/mo + $0.99/outcome. Fin-only (with existing helpdesk) at $0.99/outcome. Add-ons: Pro from $99/workspace/mo, Copilot $29/teammate/mo, Proactive Support Plus from $99/workspace/mo. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
- Starting price: $29/mo → $19/mo
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Intercom — Technical Overview
Intercom is a paid, AI-native customer service platform that combines a programmable helpdesk with a natively integrated AI Agent (Fin) and an AI-powered Copilot for human agents. Key architectural highlights for developers:
- API available — build custom integrations, automate workflows, and extend platform functionality programmatically.
- Unified inbox — AI and human agents share a single inbox, enabling seamless handoff logic without context loss.
- Centralised Knowledge Hub — a single source of truth that powers both Fin AI Agent responses and human agent lookups.
- Omnichannel delivery — phone, email, chat, Slack, and more, all routable through one system.
- Works with existing helpdesks — integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, and Freshdesk, so Fin can be deployed on top of your current stack without a full migration.
- Native integrations — Slack, Shopify, GitHub, Salesforce, HubSpot, Freshdesk.
Pricing model: Outcome-based for Fin ($0.99/resolved conversation). Seat-based plans start at $19/seat/mo (Essential). A Fin-only option at $0.99/outcome is available for teams keeping their existing helpdesk. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
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