The best WhatsApp AI agent platforms in India (2026): what each AI actually does, what it costs, and where the rules live
Eight platforms that put an AI on WhatsApp, compared on what the AI does — flows, an assistant, an agent — whether it is included or an add-on, what it costs per message, and whether its rules are enforced outside the model.
"AI agent" on a WhatsApp platform's pricing page can mean a keyword flow with an AI label, an assistant that answers from documents, or an agent that qualifies, quotes and books. The 9 platforms below are compared on what the AI actually does, whether it is included or an add-on, what it costs, and whether its rules are enforced outside the model — every claim from the platform's own pages on the date shown. Linkubit first, labelled as ours.
Three kinds of AI, sold under one name
A flow follows a map somebody drew and says it did not understand when the customer leaves it. An assistant answers questions from documents, and only answers. An agent pursues a goal — qualify this enquiry, book a visit — asks its own questions, writes the answers onto the record, uses tools it is allowed, and hands over when a rule says so. The agent-vs-chatbot guide has the full comparison; the entries below say which of the three each platform sells, in its own words.
The 9 platforms
Linkubit — the one we make
An AI salesperson rather than a broadcast tool: it answers every enquiry within a minute, asks the qualifying questions you define, quotes only from your catalogue, opens a priced deal on the pipeline and takes a UPI payment in the chat. Rules are enforced in code — a gate before every tool call and every send, a verifier on every reply. 14 days of Pro with 25 credits to start, no card; +75 when you connect your WhatsApp number and +100 when you add a card (no charge). Start free or read the pricing.
Best for: a business that sells by conversation — property, freight, education, clinics, D2C, travel — and wants the first reply and the follow-ups handled without building a chatbot.
Wati
A WhatsApp Business API platform for broadcasts, a shared team inbox and no-code chatbots, with AI agents sold as an add-on.
AI: "Astra AI Agents" for web, WhatsApp and voice are an add-on "priced separately"; plans include 250–1,500 "AI Co-pilot credits" a month and Pro adds AI lead qualification.
Best for: A marketing team that mainly sends broadcasts, wants Shopify and HubSpot connectors out of the box, and has a person to build the chatbot flows. Linkubit vs Wati · Wati’s pricing page
AiSensy
A WhatsApp marketing platform on the official API — broadcasts, retargeting, a shared inbox and Click-to-WhatsApp ads — with chatbots and an AI agent sold as add-ons.
AI: The "AI Chat Agent" add-on is ₹1,350 a month for 1,000 AI messages on top of any plan; keyword chatbot flows are a separate ₹2,500 a month add-on.
Best for: A marketer who wants to run large WhatsApp broadcasts and Click-to-WhatsApp ads from one screen, with agents added as the team grows. Linkubit vs AiSensy · AiSensy’s pricing page
Interakt
A WhatsApp and Instagram marketing and support hub with a separate Sales CRM product, sold by Haptik to Indian D2C brands.
AI: "WhatsApp AI Agents @ 3000 INR" on Growth and Advanced, plus an AnswerBot with a handful of runs included per plan.
Best for: An Indian D2C brand on Shopify that wants WhatsApp and Instagram marketing with a Jio-backed provider, and is happy to buy the CRM as a second product. Linkubit vs Interakt · Interakt’s pricing page
Gallabox
A WhatsApp, Instagram and web-chat platform with chatbot flows and AI agents, sold on quarterly or annual billing with a monthly AI-credit allowance.
AI: AI agents on WhatsApp, Instagram and web from Essential; AI voice agents on Advanced; every plan carries a monthly AI-credit pool with top-ups.
Best for: A sales team that wants AI voice as well as chat, with users capped per plan and a knowledge base sized by tier. Linkubit vs Gallabox · Gallabox’s pricing page
DoubleTick
A WhatsApp Business API platform for broadcasts and a team inbox, with AI agents built into the Pro and Enterprise plans, sold on annual billing.
AI: "AI agents built into every plan" in the headline, though the Starter card says it does not include AI agents; Pro carries 10 agents and 3,500 credits a month, with a wallet for overage.
Best for: A business that wants an Indian WhatsApp provider with an account manager and is ready to commit to a year up front. Linkubit vs DoubleTick · DoubleTick’s pricing page
Zoko
A WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook commerce platform built around Shopify, priced in dollars with a per-conversation platform charge on top of Meta's.
AI: Three AI agents as add-ons: Guru and Wismo at $0.09 per resolution and Sello, a sales agent, at 3% of order value.
Best for: A Shopify store that sells on WhatsApp and Instagram, wants calling minutes included, and is comfortable paying in dollars. Linkubit vs Zoko · Zoko’s pricing page
QuickReply.ai
A WhatsApp marketing automation platform for online stores — abandoned-cart recovery, drip campaigns, order alerts — with chatbots from the Standard plan up.
AI: Keyword chatbots on Standard and NLP-trained bots on Plus; an "AI Chatbot" feature is listed, with no separate AI agent price on the page.
Best for: An e-commerce store that wants abandoned-cart, COD-confirmation and repeat-purchase flows on WhatsApp, and is happy to buy through a demo. Linkubit vs QuickReply.ai · QuickReply.ai’s pricing page
respond.io
An omnichannel customer-conversation platform for mid-market B2C teams — WhatsApp, email, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and more in one inbox — billed by users and monthly active contacts.
AI: AI Agents on Growth and above, with AI Assist, AI Prompts and chat summaries; "AI usage is included at no extra cost" on paid plans.
Best for: A support or sales team of five or more, with customers on many channels, that wants a mature inbox and is fine paying in dollars per active contact. Linkubit vs respond.io · respond.io’s pricing page
Where the rules live
The question that separates an AI you can leave running overnight from one you read the transcripts of in the morning is not the model. It is whether “never quote a price not in the catalogue” is a line in the prompt or a check in code. In Linkubit it is code: a gate before every tool call, a gate before every outbound message, and a verifier that refuses a reply stating a price the turn did not retrieve. The rules guide explains the mechanism. Whether another platform does the same is not something its pricing page says; it is the question to ask on the demo.
How this list was made
Every price and claim about another platform was read from its own public pages on the date beside it, and each entry links to that page. Nothing is asserted that is not there. If something has moved, tell us. Last checked 18 September 2026.
Questions
What is the best AI agent for WhatsApp in India?
It depends on what the AI has to do. For answering questions from documents, several platforms' add-on agents do it. For selling — asking the qualifying questions, quoting only from a catalogue, opening the deal, taking the payment, handing over on a rule — Linkubit is built for that and includes it on every plan. Each entry above says what that platform's AI does, from its own pages.
How much does a WhatsApp AI agent cost?
Between nothing extra and a second subscription. Linkubit meters it in credits — one credit is one AI reply — with an allowance on every plan. AiSensy's AI Chat Agent is ₹1,350 a month for 1,000 AI messages on top of a plan; Interakt's AI agents are ₹3,000 on Growth and Advanced; Wati's Astra agents are priced separately; Zoko's are per resolution or a percentage of order value. Meta's per-message charge applies on top of all of them.
Can an AI agent be trusted to talk to customers?
If its rules are enforced outside the model — a gate before each tool call, a gate before each send, a verifier on each reply — yes, for the tasks it is given. If its rules are lines in a prompt, it follows them most of the time, and the exception reaches a customer. Ask any platform where the rule lives.
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Try it on your own number. Linkubit answers, qualifies and quotes on WhatsApp from your catalogue, and adds nothing to Meta’s per-message price. Start free — fourteen days of Pro, no card — or read the pricing.