Hyve review

Hyve is the simplest way on this list to put an AI chatbot on a WordPress site in an afternoon. You pick the posts, pages, WooCommerce products and custom post types it should learn, and it uses retrieval-augmented generation to answer only from that content, with numbered links back to the source pages. If the answer is not on your site, Hyve says so rather than inventing a price or policy. The free version runs on Hyve Connect, Themeisle's hosted AI, with 500 messages a month and no API key, or you can connect your own OpenAI key and pay OpenAI directly. Pages re-index when you save them, and large sites can add a Qdrant vector database. Pro is a one-time $79 for one site and adds file and PDF imports, site crawling, personas, proactive messages and 10,000 hosted messages a month. It is a content answer bot, not a support desk, so there is no human inbox.

Who it is for

Blogs, documentation sites and stores that want a free AI chatbot without managing an API key.

Price

Free on WordPress.org with 500 hosted messages a month; Pro from $79 one-time for 1 site.

Pro from $79/lifetime
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Answers only from the posts, pages, products and custom post types you choose
• Hyve Connect hosted AI with no OpenAI account needed
• Numbered source links in every answer
• Re-indexes a page when you save it
• Optional Qdrant vector database for thousands of documents

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan includes 500 hosted AI messages a month
• Strength: Pro is a one-time payment with 10,000 hosted messages a month
• Strength: Says so when the answer is not in your content instead of guessing
• Weakness: File uploads, site crawling and proactive messages need Pro
• Weakness: Web chat only, no messaging channels
• Weakness: No human live chat inbox

Key facts

• Pro lifetime: $79 for 1 site, $149 for 5 sites, $279 for 50 sites
• Hosted messages: 500 a month free, 10,000 a month on Pro
• Own OpenAI key: Optional on every plan
• WordPress.org rating: 4.3 out of 5

Where it ranks

Hyve is No. 3 in our Best Chatbots for WordPress verdict.