Widgent vs BYOKChat
Both are BYOK AI widgets. BYOKChat is a support bot for static websites. Widgent is a programmable AI agent for SaaS products — with tool-calling, identity, and headless mode.
Try Widgent free →- Tool-calling — call any API or function
- JWT identity per user
- 5 embed types including headless
- From $0 / month
- Train on docs, Q&A only
- No tool-calling, no JWT identity
- Bubble widget — Webflow/WordPress/Framer
- From $19/mo
Why developers choose Widgent
Tools — the difference between a bot and an agent
BYOKChat trains on your content and answers questions. That's a support bot. Widgent lets you define tools — functions your app can execute. The AI decides when to call them: fetch a live order, navigate a route, update a field. That's an agent.
Identity — the agent knows who it's talking to
BYOKChat has no concept of user identity. Every chat is anonymous. Widgent supports signed JWT tokens — your backend mints a token per user, the agent receives it, and it can be given context about the specific user: plan, permissions, account data.
Five embed types, including headless
BYOKChat gives you a bubble widget. Widgent gives you five: bubble, popup, sidebar, inline, and headless. Headless means you build the UI entirely — Widgent runs the AI, streaming, session management, and tool execution behind the scenes.
Built to be integrated by coding agents
Widgent ships a machine-readable integration guide that Claude Code, Cursor, or any coding agent can read and use to set up the widget automatically. There's also an agent-to-agent expert API for real-time integration support.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Widgent | BYOKChat |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use case | AI agent inside your SaaS product | Support bot for static websites |
| Real tool-calling | ✓ Client + server tool execution | ✗ Q&A only — no tool-calling |
| Bring your own LLM key | ✓ OpenAI · Anthropic · Gemini · OpenRouter | ✓ OpenAI · Anthropic · Gemini · Mistral · Grok |
| Zero token markup | ✓ Flat fee — pay provider directly | ✓ Flat fee — pay provider directly |
| User identity (JWT) | ✓ Signed per-user JWT | ✗ No user identity layer |
| Embed types | Bubble · Sidebar · Popup · Inline · Headless | Bubble only |
| RAG (knowledge base) | ✓ Upload docs, auto-chunked | ✓ Train on website content / docs |
| Streaming responses | ✓ Real-time token streaming | ✓ Available |
| Headless mode | ✓ Full custom UI support | ✗ Fixed bubble widget only |
| Agent-to-agent support | ✓ Coding agent integration expert | ✗ Not available |
| Target platform | SaaS apps, React/Vue/Next.js | Webflow, WordPress, Framer, Shopify |
| Pricing | From $0 / month | From $19/mo (7-day trial) |
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