# Help Scout AI Answers pricing explained

> Help Scout AI Answers's published prices, how the billable unit is defined, and worked examples at 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 conversations a month.

Published: September 18, 2026 · Updated: September 18, 2026 · Prices and figures verified: September 18, 2026 · By the ai-agents.reviews team

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AI Answers costs $0.75 per resolution, charged once per session. Help Scout plans are $25, $45 and $75 per user per month. Prepaid bundles are advertised as saving up to 33%; their sizes are not published.

- **Price from:** $0.75 per resolution
- **Pricing model:** Seats plus usage
- **Works on your existing helpdesk:** Requires Help Scout
- **Self-serve sign-up:** Yes

## What you are billed for

A resolution is counted when the customer receives an AI answer and then does not escalate, search the knowledge base or ask another question. It is inferred from inaction. Greetings alone are not charged, and the optional spending cap is a hard stop.

## Pricing

| Plan or item | Price | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AI Answers | $0.75 per resolution | [Source](https://www.helpscout.com/pricing/) |
| Standard | $25 per seat per month | [Source](https://www.helpscout.com/pricing/) |
| Plus | $45 per seat per month | [Source](https://www.helpscout.com/pricing/) |
| Pro | $75 per seat per month | [Source](https://www.helpscout.com/pricing/) |

## Worked examples

Estimated monthly cost of Help Scout AI Answers at three volumes, using the vendor's published prices. This is the same arithmetic as our cost calculator; your contract may differ.

| Product | 1,000 conversations · 50% resolved · 3 seats | 10,000 conversations · 50% resolved · 15 seats | 100,000 conversations · 50% resolved · 80 seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Help Scout AI Answers | $450 | $4,125 | $39,500 |

_Estimates from published list prices in USD, verified on the date shown on this page. Taxes, discounts, implementation and overage rules are not included._

$0.75 per resolution plus Standard plan seats at $25 per user.

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## Related pages

- [Help Scout AI Answers review](https://ai-agents.reviews/en-us/reviews/help-scout-ai-answers)

## Sources

- [Help Scout AI features](https://www.helpscout.com/ai-features/) — Help Scout · September 18, 2026
- [Help Scout pricing](https://www.helpscout.com/pricing/) — Help Scout · September 18, 2026
- [AI resolutions pricing](https://docs.helpscout.com/article/1746-ai-resolutions-pricing) — Help Scout Docs · September 18, 2026
- [AI Answers](https://docs.helpscout.com/article/1569-ai-answers) — Help Scout Docs · September 18, 2026
- [Manage AI Answers](https://docs.helpscout.com/article/1736-manage-ai-answers) — Help Scout Docs · September 18, 2026
- [Help website visitors with AI](https://docs.helpscout.com/article/1750-help-website-visitors-with-ai) — Help Scout Docs · September 18, 2026
- [Improve AI Answers](https://docs.helpscout.com/article/1742-improve-ai-answers) — Help Scout Docs · September 18, 2026
- [AI Answers usage and spend (21 May 2026)](https://articles.helpscout.com/blog/ai-answers-usage-and-spend/) — Help Scout · September 18, 2026
- [Help Scout self-service](https://www.helpscout.com/self-service/) — Help Scout · September 18, 2026
- [AIHR customer story](https://articles.helpscout.com/customers/aihr/) — Help Scout · September 18, 2026
- [Help Scout customers](https://www.helpscout.com/customers/) — Help Scout · September 18, 2026
- [Security at Help Scout](https://docs.helpscout.com/article/1263-security-at-help-scout) — Help Scout Docs · September 18, 2026
- [Help Scout security](https://www.helpscout.com/company/legal/security/) — Help Scout · September 18, 2026
- [HIPAA at Help Scout](https://docs.helpscout.com/article/330-hipaa) — Help Scout Docs · September 18, 2026

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