AI agent

Forethought

Quote-based AI agents for chat, email, voice, and related support workflows.

Details checkedReviewed 2026-09-28

Is it a fit?

Best for

Support organizations that can run a sales-led proof of value and want agents across more than chat.

Think twice if

A team that needs to start on a card today without a sales conversation.

What it can help you do

Answer customer questions from your knowledge base

Forethought's pricing page lists AI agents that answer on chat, email, voice, and other channels and automate support workflows.

Prepare: Historical support data and knowledge · Customer chat, email, voice, mobile, or Slack message
Get: Automated customer response · Triage and handoff · QA scores and insight reports
Your part: Request a quote or proof of value · Connect the help desk and knowledge · Review handoffs and QA

Where you still take over

  • Request a quote or proof of value
  • Connect the help desk and knowledge
  • Review handoffs and QA

Limits to know

  • No public price or self-serve checkout
  • Overage can apply if usage exceeds the purchased volume
  • Voice, Slack, and email agents are on Professional and above
  • Solve API and some gap-detection tools are Enterprise or add-ons

From input to output

What you provide

  • Historical support data and knowledge
  • Customer chat, email, voice, mobile, or Slack message

What you get

  • Automated customer response
  • Triage and handoff
  • QA scores and insight reports

How to start

Have these ready

  • Sales quote
  • Existing help desk or contact center
  • Historical tickets or knowledge for training
  1. Request a quote or proof of value.
  2. Connect support data and knowledge.
  3. Enable the channels included in the plan.
  4. Let the agent answer and hand off with the configured models.
  5. Use AI QA and insights to adjust it.

Pricing, with context

Quote-based plans combining platform and outcome-related charges. A proof-of-value engagement replaces a standard self-serve free trial.

Usage caps, taxes, regional availability and plan features may change. Confirm the current terms before subscribing.

Check official pricing

Pricing category: Paid · 2026-09-28

Evidence & sources

This is an official-source review, not a hands-on test of Forethought. Vendor descriptions and demos are evidence of advertised features, not independent proof of results. “Best for” and review guidance are editorial judgments based on those sources.
  • Forethought pricing ↗https://forethought.ai/pricing

    Page lists Team, Professional, and Enterprise as quote-only, describes channel coverage and outcome-based fees, and says proof of value replaces a free trial.

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