Chat Thing vs Distance

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Chat Thing compared with Distance
Detail	Chat Thing	Distance
What it does	AI customer support that learns from your content and answers 24/7	AI platform that answers calls, chats, and follows up automatically for service businesses
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	GB	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free: $0/month (1 agent, 1 data source, 80k message tokens). Basic: $14/month ($11.67/mo billed yearly, 3 agents, 3.5M message tokens, 3M storage tokens). Standard: $49/month ($40.83/mo billed yearly, 6 agents, 19M message tokens, 10M storage tokens). Pro: $99/month ($82.50/mo billed yearly, 20 agen	Builder plan starting at $149/month with 10,000 credits and 1 user; Growth plan starting at $399/month with 25,000 credits and 6 users; Pro plan starting at $799/month with 50,000 credits and 12 users.
Key features	Deploy to website, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, phone, email, and API Train on website content, docs, FAQs, Notion, PDFs, YouTube, and RSS feeds Supports 50+ languages with automatic language detection Human handoff and escalation for complex questions Power-ups for tool calling and real actions like order lookups Analytics and conversation insights Brand customization and theming Support for 100+ AI models including GPT, Claude, Gemini Auto-syncing data sources Voice input, calls, and phone answering	24/7 AI phone and chat agents Multi-channel support: phone, SMS, live chat, Facebook, Instagram Automatic lead qualification and ticket creation Smart routing and transfers with on-call scheduling CRM and field service software integrations AI SMS and email campaigns Transcripts, summaries, and call recordings Slack and Microsoft Teams integration Multi-location and multi-agent support White-glove onboarding and dedicated account manager
What makes it different	5-minute setup with no developers needed Data never used to train AI models Answers grounded in your knowledge base, not guesswork Works on any website platform Flexible token-based add-ons instead of forced tier upgrades	Answers calls 24/7 across phone, chat, SMS, and social media channels Turns every conversation into a ticket automatically Immediate escalation of urgent calls to on-call teams Up and running within 5 minutes Integrates seamlessly with existing CRM and field service tools
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	47 +1 (up) since last check	40 −2 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	25	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	29
Referring domains (Majestic)	538	95

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