Make Agent Fast vs Zendesk AI agents
Zendesk AI agents resolve requests inside Zendesk's ticketing, messaging and voice, billed per seat plus per automated resolution. Make Agent Fast is for companies that want a grounded agent on their own site and messengers without adopting a helpdesk.
AI customer agents compared| Feature | Make Agent Fast | Zendesk AI agents |
|---|---|---|
| AI agent built in | Grounded text agent built in; live voice requires an eligible plan and configured providers | Follows procedures written in plain language, grounded in your knowledge, and takes actions in connected systemsChecked |
| Live voice calls | Live voice calls in the website widget (in the browser, not a phone line) from Operate at $35/mo, 30 min/mo included | AI phone agents; requires Zendesk voiceChecked |
| Languages | English, Korean, Uzbek and Russian for both the dashboard and the agent's speech on every plan; voice in the default language on Launch, every supported language on Scale | 80 languagesChecked |
| Messaging channels | Embed on the site you already have, on every plan; Telegram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Discord, KakaoTalk from Operate | Web, mobile, social, email and voiceChecked |
| Pricing to start | 7-day card-free trial on Launch and Operate, then from $15/mo ($12/mo billed annually); Scale bills immediately | Seats from $19/agent/mo billed annually ($25 monthly); a few automated resolutions included per agent, then $1.50 each committed or $2.00 pay-as-you-go; 14-day trialChecked |
| Handoff to a person | Questions outside approved knowledge go to a person: an email with the reason, and an inbox where you reply | Escalates to the right team inside Zendesk, with contextChecked |
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Choose Zendesk AI agents when your support already runs on Zendesk tickets, messaging and voice, or you need 80 languages, phone support and enterprise controls. Choose Make Agent Fast when you don't want a per-seat helpdesk and need a grounded agent on your site and messengers on one monthly plan.