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FIntercom FinPer seat + $0.99 per resolution

You pay per resolution. Arbyn charges $99, flat.

Fin is a capable AI, but the better it works, the more you pay. Per-resolution pricing punishes success.

Their starting price
$29/seat/mo
Fin add-on
$0.99 per resolution
Minimum
50 resolutions/mo
Arbyn
Free plan + $99/mo, unlimited

The real bill

What you’d actually pay.

Three real scenarios at three real volumes, using Intercom Fin's published 2026 pricing and the automation rate their own team recommends. Arbyn is $99 flat at every one.

Solo store
500conversations/mo
Intercom Fin total$207/mo
Arbyn at this volume: $99 flat
Save$108/mo
MOST COMMON
Growing DTC
2,000conversations/mo
Intercom Fin total$849/mo
Arbyn at this volume: $99 flat
Save$750/mo
Scale
5,000conversations/mo
Intercom Fin total$1,910/mo
Arbyn at this volume: $99 flat
Save$1,811/mo

Pricing verified 2026-07-03 against intercom.com/pricing.

Pricing model decoded

Per seat. Per resolution. Two bills, one tool.

Intercom bills you for seats whether or not your agents are online. Then Fin bills you again for every conversation it resolves. The more your AI works, the more you pay, on top of what you're already paying for the humans.

Plan
Essential
Advanced
Expert
Monthly price
$29/seat/mo
$85/seat/mo
$132/seat/mo
Fin AI included
No, add-on
No, add-on
No, add-on
Fin AI per resolution
$0.99
$0.99
$0.99
Minimum resolution charge
50 resolutions/mo
50 resolutions/mo
50 resolutions/mo
Where the bill actually grows
+$0.99

Every Fin resolution charges your card. Whether Fin answers a tracking question or a complex return, the meter runs at $0.99. The more Fin works, the bigger the bill, separate from your seat subscription.

$49.50

Minimum Fin fee regardless of volume. Intercom charges a minimum of 50 resolutions per month ($49.50), even in slow months. You're paying for Fin's floor, not just what it actually does.

Seat fees

Seat costs stack on top of Fin costs. 5 agents on Advanced = $425/mo before Fin handles a single conversation. Two separate billing lines, both growing as you scale.

Not Shopify

Fin doesn't take actions inside Shopify. It can answer questions, but it cannot cancel orders, process refunds, or update shipments natively. Those still require an agent.

Side by side

Feature for feature. Honestly.

Where Intercom Fin and Arbyn actually differ. Not marketing checkboxes, just real features that work today, as of 2026.

CapabilityArbyn$99 flatIntercom Fin
Pricing modelFlat $99/moPer seat + resolution
Cost predictabilityFully flatClimbs with usage
Unlimited conversationsYesNo
Unlimited AI resolutionsYesNo
Email + chat + IG + FBEmail + chat, IG/FB soon
Acts inside ShopifyYes, in-threadNot native
Replies in your voiceVoice FingerprintLimited
Free planYes, 150/moNo
Setup timeIn minutesDays

The honest part

Where Intercom Fin actually wins.

A page that only says “we win” is a sales pitch, not a comparison. So here are three things Intercom Fin genuinely does better than Arbyn today, no hedging. Take them seriously if they matter to your store. Most Shopify store owners weigh them against a flat $99 a month (or $0 to start) and an agent that can act on the order, and switch anyway.

Where Intercom Fin is genuinely ahead, stated plainly.

Intercom Fin has had more time in market: a deeper integration library in some cases, more edge cases tuned, and occasionally phone support Arbyn does not offer yet. If your stack already leans on that today, it is worth weighing seriously.

It is also part of why these tools bill by the ticket or the resolution: more surface area to maintain, more infrastructure to pay for. Arbyn is built narrower on purpose, one agent that acts on the order (refunds, cancellations, address changes) right inside the conversation, in your brand voice, across email and chat, for $99 a month flat or $0 to start. For most Shopify store owners, that trade wins.

None of that changes the math for most Shopify store owners: Arbyn acts on the order, in your voice, for $99 a month flat, or $0 to start.

  • 01Platform breadth: 300+ integrations and a full suite.
  • 02Voice and phone via Fin Voice.
  • 03Deep AI maturity on edge cases.

Where Arbyn wins

Three reasons store owners actually switch.

01 / No per-resolution fee

No per-resolution fee

$99 flat, however many you resolve.

02 / Fin answers, Arbyn acts

Fin answers, Arbyn acts

Order actions happen in the thread.

03 / Shopify-native

Shopify-native

Built for your store, not bolted on.

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