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Three kinds of “AI for my book.” Pick the job, then the tool.
Scriptus is a done-for-you knowledge product: your book or methodology, branded on your domain, with sources beside the chat when that is on, and optionally monetized on the checkout you already run. Full compare pages exist for the weekly list. Monthly-list vendors appear as hub cards until they are promoted. Authors weighing NotebookLM-first research should also read Best AI for authors.
Last researched: 12 September 2026
The matrix
Price below is public starting sticker — not cost to operate at scale. License-plus-usage vendors (for example BuddyPro) can cost more than Scriptus once you have a realistic number of paying subscribers. Open the full compare page for operated-cost math when we have published rates.
| Tool | Public starting sticker | Where it lives | Who keeps reader money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delphi | Free: 0 per month (Your first Digital Mind). Builder: 79 per month. Scaler: 299 per month (Most Popular). Immortal: Custom Pricing. Page also shows Monthly/Annual toggle and 'Save up to 20%'; which toggle was active when 79/299 were read could not be determined from the public HTML extract. | Embedding locations counted on paid tiers (Builder 2; Scaler 10); Immortal also lists SMS and WhatsApp Integration | Not published |
| Coachvox | One plan, everything included — $83/month — Billed annually. Also: Switch to annual once you're in. Try Coachvox free for 14 days. Card details required. No contract, cancel any time. | Embed anywhere that accepts HTML; responsive embed; popup embed; custom share page; community | Not published |
| Personify | Free: $0/forever. Personify Pro: $29/month billed annually at $348 (2 months free); also $39/month month-to-month. White-label: Custom pricing. Done-for-you: priced by scope / custom quote. Homepage toggle: Monthly Annual Save 25%. | One line of code embed; Kajabi, Thinkific, Teachable, Podia, Circle, Webflow, WordPress, custom site; shareable hosted link | DFY only publishes: No Personify commission on Done-For-You builds. Pro tier: no explicit commission % published on homepage/pricing table beyond Stripe Connect to coach. |
| BuddyPro | License for BuddyPro is $197 per month with annual payment. Done For You (BuddyPro Start / Empire): Annual plans, available on request, pricing not public. Native mobile app: paid add-on (price not published on for-ai). | Telegram bots; white-label native mobile app (paid add-on) in App Store and Google Play | No separate commission % labeled; expert keeps client subscription revenue; pays BuddyPro license + AI usage (~10%–30% of subscriber payment to expert framed as AI cost) |
| Voiceflow | Live https://www.voiceflow.com/pricing (2026-09-23): For Agencies & Partners — Free trial, no credit card required; Transparent, usage-based billing. For Businesses — Book a demo / Request pricing. Dollar matrix not printed on live /pricing. First-party story Last updated April 10, 2025 (https://www.voiceflow.com/stories/introducing-voiceflow-credits): Starter Free 100/mo credits; Pro $60/mo $648/yr (10k/mo); $90/mo $972/yr; $120/mo $1,296/yr; Teams $150/mo $1,620/yr; $250/mo $2,700/yr; $500/mo $5,400/yr; Teams renamed to Business as of April 29th, 2025. Docs: view current pricing inside Plans and Billing (login). Additional editor seats $50 per month (credits story). | Chat widget on website: floating widget, popover, or embedded; voice and chat channels on marketing pricing | Not published |
| Kajabi | Expert Agents per agent/month: Early adopter Aug 1–Sep 30, 2026 — $49 per month; multi-agent 30% off or $34.30 per month per agent; locked 12 months. Standard after Sep 30, 2026 — $79 per month; multi-agent discount Not available. Every agent includes 1,000 messages/month and 250 AI credits/month. Kajabi platform (schema.org on kajabi.com/pricing): Basic Annual $143 / Monthly $179; Growth Annual $199 / Monthly $249; Pro Annual $399 / Monthly $499 (per-month figures). Marketing FAQ also: 'Is Expert Agents included on every plan? Yes. Built into every Kajabi plan.' — tension with help-center per-agent pricing; verify the bill. | Kajabi-hosted pages only: Theme Editor floating chat button or embedded chat block; Coaching, Courses, Landing Pages, Offer Checkout, Upsell, Website Pages (by agent type) | Kajabi does not take a revenue share as a platform; card processing fees for Kajabi Payments (US Basic 2.9%+$0.30; Growth 2.8%+$0.30; Pro 2.7%+$0.30); 3rd-party provider fees if not using Kajabi Payments (Basic 2%; Growth 1%; Pro 0.5%) |
| NotebookLM | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| CustomGPT | Standard $99/month ($89 billed annually). Premium $499/month ($449 billed annually). Enterprise custom. 7-day Standard trial. From customgpt.ai/pricing, 4 September 2026. | A query-metered RAG agent your team runs, or a shipped knowledge product. | Not published |
| Botpress | Free: $0 / 100 conversations. Plus: $150/month billed annually, 250 conversations/month, extra packs $65/100. Team and Enterprise sit above that with higher or custom volume. From botpress.com/pricing, 4 September 2026. | A studio priced on conversations, or one book bot someone else maintains. | Not published |
| Vapi | Build: $0.05/min hosting, models at cost ($0 with your keys), 10 lines then $10/line/month, SMS/chat $0.005/msg. HIPAA add-on $2,000/month. Zero Data Retention $1,000/month. Scale is an annual contract. From vapi.ai/pricing, 4 September 2026. | A phone runtime you assemble, or a cited product on your site. | Not published |
| Retell | Pay as you go: $0.07–$0.31/min for voice agents, $0.002+/msg for chat, $10 free credits, 20 concurrent calls included then $8/line/month. Enterprise custom. From retellai.com/pricing, 4 September 2026. | Minutes and concurrent calls, or a knowledge product with no per-minute meter. | Not published |
| Synthflow | Enterprise contracts start at $30,000 annually. Final price scoped to volume, concurrency, telephony, integrations, security, and launch support. From synthflow.ai/pricing, 4 September 2026. | A $30,000-and-up voice contract, or a $5,000 + $500 site engagement. | Not published |
| Rocky.ai | Individuals: free forever (limited topics) or from $9.99/month. Teams/coachees: $19.90/seat. White-label: build from $29/month; $99/month with 5 users; $199/month with 20 users and a store; larger teams $1–$10/user. From rocky.ai/pricing, 4 September 2026. | A coaching app with seats and daily sessions, or a book bot on your site. | Not published |
| Chatbase | Free $0 / 50 credits (agent deleted after 14 days idle). Hobby $40/month / 700 credits. Standard $150/month / 4,000 credits. Pro $500/month / 15,000 credits. Extra agents $25/month. Remove “Powered by Chatbase” $99/month. Auto-recharge $40 per 1,000 credits. Enterprise custom. From chatbase.co/pricing, 4 September 2026. | A credit-metered site agent you operate, or a shipped knowledge product. | Not published |
| SiteGPT | 7-day trial. SiteGPT’s own comparison page lists Starter $39/mo annual ($59 monthly), Growth $79 ($129), Scale $259 ($429), branding removal $39/mo. Confirm on sitegpt.ai/pricing. | A website-trained support chatbot, or a cited book bot someone builds. | Not published |
| Qaori | Free tier with a real workspace and Alter, no card. Paid Creator / Family Studio / Team shapes. Amounts are published per sanctuary (USD, EUR, JPY, and others). Verify on qaori.ai/pricing and your regional site. | Conversational books inside Qaori’s sanctuaries, or an embed on your domain. | Not published |
| Circle | Professional $89/month (includes Circle AI, 2,500 AI credits/month). Business $199/month. Extra Circle AI credits $10 per 1,000. Circle Plus custom — AI Agents and AI workflows are on this tier. Transaction fees 2% / 1% / 0.5% by plan. From circle.so/pricing, 4 September 2026. | AI that runs a Circle community, or a knowledge product readers use without joining. | Not published |
| Scriptus | $5,000 setup + $500/month. No revenue share. No usage meter. | Operator’s website via Scriptus embed — floating widget, embedded panel, full page, or full application | No Scriptus cut of reader subscriptions |
Family A — Expert clones
Self-serve Digital Mind
Scriptus vs Delphi
Digital Mind
Coach-specific builder
Scriptus vs Coachvox
AI version of you / AI coach
Low-cost DIY clone
Scriptus vs Personify
AI coaching clone / AI expert clone
Premium expert twin
Scriptus vs BuddyPro
AI twin / AI Expert
DIY document RAG
Scriptus vs CustomGPT
A query-metered RAG agent your team runs, or a shipped knowledge product.
Hub card · monthly list
Family B — Agent kits
CX conversation design
Scriptus vs Voiceflow
AI agent / Voiceflow agent builder
Developer agent studio
Scriptus vs Botpress
A studio priced on conversations, or one book bot someone else maintains.
Hub card · monthly list
Voice-agent API
Scriptus vs Vapi
A phone runtime you assemble, or a cited product on your site.
Hub card · monthly list
Pay-as-you-go phone
Scriptus vs Retell
Minutes and concurrent calls, or a knowledge product with no per-minute meter.
Hub card · monthly list
Enterprise voice
Scriptus vs Synthflow
A $30,000-and-up voice contract, or a $5,000 + $500 site engagement.
Hub card · monthly list
Family C — Substitutes you already have
Course-platform AI
Scriptus vs Kajabi
Expert Agents (Teaching Assistant + Sales Agent)
Free research notebook
Scriptus vs NotebookLM
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)
White-label coaching app
Scriptus vs Rocky.ai
A coaching app with seats and daily sessions, or a book bot on your site.
Hub card · monthly list
DIY support widget
Scriptus vs Chatbase
A credit-metered site agent you operate, or a shipped knowledge product.
Hub card · monthly list
DIY support widget
Scriptus vs SiteGPT
A website-trained support chatbot, or a cited book bot someone builds.
Hub card · monthly list
Living-book platform
Scriptus vs Qaori
Conversational books inside Qaori’s sanctuaries, or an embed on your domain.
Hub card · monthly list
Community-platform AI
Scriptus vs Circle
AI that runs a Circle community, or a knowledge product readers use without joining.
Hub card · monthly list
If you already know you want Scriptus
The standard engagement is $5,000 setup and $500/month. There is no revenue share. Live examples: Ask Marcus Aurelius, Ask Nietzsche, and the free Imbalance of Like bot.