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RAlhena AI vs Gorgias
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Alhena AI if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: e-commerce brands, customer support teams
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Choose Gorgias if…
- you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $199/mo)
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: shopify brands, ecommerce customer support teams
Side by side
Feature Alhena AI Gorgias
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$199/mo$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept while account active or business purpose; deleted per policy after termination
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA
AI voice/phone agent—
Omnichannel inbox—
Human handoff
AI takes actions
Shopify/ecommerce data
Live translation—
Help center/portal—
HIPAA compliant—
PlatformsWebWeb, API
CategoryCustomer SupportCustomer Support
CompanyHelix3 Labs, Inc.Gorgias Inc.
Based inUnited StatesFrance
Founded—2015
Part of——
Key features
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- Conversational product discovery with bundle and add-on suggestions
- Order cancellations, returns and appointment booking by AI agents
- Phone and SIP-line ready voice AI
- Support in 90+ languages
- Escalation to human agents with full context
- SKU-level tracking of products recommended by AI engines
- Revenue attribution and AI vs. human performance analytics
- Engagement across social comments, DMs and review platforms
G Gorgias
- Omnichannel inbox for email, chat, SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook
- AI Agent pre-trained on 1B+ ecommerce conversations
- Cancel, discount or upsell from inside a conversation
- Native Shopify order and customer data in tickets
- 300+ integrations including Recharge, Klaviyo, Yotpo
- Revenue attribution reporting for support
- Real-time AI coaching tips for human agents
- Voice and SMS add-ons
Plans and prices
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Alhena AI
Free$0
Essentials$199/mo billed annually
Growth$499/mo billed annually
Scale$999/mo billed annually
EnterpriseCustom
Gorgias
Starter$10/mo (Helpdesk only); $40/mo with AI Agent
Basic$60/mo or $50/mo billed annually (Helpdesk); $90/mo with AI Agent
Pro$360/mo or $300/mo billed annually (Helpdesk); $550/mo with AI Agent
Advanced$900/mo or $750/mo billed annually (Helpdesk); $1,430/mo with AI Agent
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Alhena AI
- Free plan includes 25 conversations a month with no credit card
- 14-day trial on Essentials, Growth and Scale
- 200+ integrations stated, including Shopify, Zendesk and Salesforce
- Spam, irrelevant queries and immediate human handoffs do not use conversation credits
- Listed paid plan prices require annual billing, charged upfront
- Credits reset each cycle and do not roll over
- Trial requires a payment method or Shopify billing approval, and billing starts automatically when it ends
- Security certifications are not named on the home page
Gorgias
- Helpdesk starts at $10/mo with no credit card needed for trial
- Native Shopify integration plus WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Magento support
- AI Agent included on every plan, billed per automated interaction
- Basic plan and above include 500 user seats
- AI Agent usage costs $0.85–$1.00 per automated interaction
- Starter plan limited to 50 tickets and 3 seats, monthly billing only
- Revenue attribution only on Pro and above
- Magento support not on Starter or Basic
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Customer Support
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IAI customer agent that resolves support, sales and ecommerce conversations
From $49.50/mo
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From $49.50/mo
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Free trial
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From $24.17/mo
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