Botpress vs Lorikeet
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-21
Botpress and Lorikeet are both fairly quiet picks in AI support agent answers right now. Botpress scores 6 overall (ChatGPT 0, Claude 8, Perplexity 13) and shows up in 8 of 60 answers, with single mentions spread across questions like human handoff, small teams, refunds/order lookups, and self-hosting. Lorikeet scores 5 overall (ChatGPT 0, Claude 11, Perplexity 3), named in 6 of 60 answers, standing out mainly for WhatsApp/social messaging at 2 of 3 answers. Head-to-head, Botpress was named more often in 7 questions, Lorikeet in 4, with 9 questions tied.
Head to head
| metric | Botpress | Lorikeet |
|---|---|---|
| score | 6 | 5 |
| questions won | 8 | 5 |
By assistant
Botpress
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 8 | 20% of answers | #15.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 13 | 20% of answers | #5.0 |
Lorikeet
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 11 | 25% of answers | #9.4 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 3 | 5% of answers | #7.0 |
Where they differ
Only Botpress gets named for
- What's the best AI support agent that hands off to a human properly?
- What's the best AI support agent for a small support team?
- What's the best AI support agent that can take actions like refunds or order lookups?
- What's the best AI agent to answer customer questions automatically?
- What's the best AI agent for support in multiple languages?
- What's the best open-source AI support chatbot I can self-host?
- Which AI support agent is best value for money?
Only Lorikeet gets named for
- What's the best AI support agent for WhatsApp or social messaging?
- What's the best AI agent to handle email support tickets?
- What's the best AI support agent priced per resolution instead of per seat?
- What's the best AI tool to draft replies for support agents rather than replace them?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI customer support agents leaderboard