📢 Fabio AI Chatbot v3.6.5: Better WooCommerce Support, Persistent Chats, and Lower Costs
Hey Indie Hackers! đź‘‹
Just shipped v3.6.5 of Fabio AI Chatbot, and I wanted to share why this update matters—especially if you’re running a WooCommerce store or looking to cut AI costs without sacrificing quality.
🔥 What’s New?
1. Smarter WooCommerce Product Recognition
If you’ve ever had customers ask your chatbot about a product and get a vague or incorrect answer, this one’s for you. We’ve improved product matching, so the chatbot now understands queries about your catalog way better—even for large or niche stores.
2. Conversations That Follow Your Users
No more frustration from customers having to repeat themselves on every page. Now, their chat history stays with them as they browse your site. It’s a small UX win that makes a big difference in engagement.
đź’° The Big One: Cost Savings Without Compromise
Here’s the thing: AI models have gotten way better at being efficient. After testing, we found that GPT-4 Mini performs almost identically to GPT-4 for chatbot use cases—but costs ~50% less in tokens.
So we made the call:
Our demo sites now run on GPT-4 Mini by default.
You can still pick any model (OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral) in large or mini—whatever works for your budget.
Bottom line: You can now save money without your users noticing a difference.
🤔 Why Should You Care?
If you’re a store owner: Fewer support tickets, happier customers, and better conversions from accurate product answers.
If you’re bootstrapping: Lower AI costs mean you can run a high-quality chatbot without breaking the bank.
🚀 Try It Out
Question for the community: Have you experimented with smaller AI models for your projects? What was your experience? Would love to hear your thoughts below! 👇
Fabio AI Chatbot – The WordPress plugin that turns your site’s content into a smart, cost-effective chatbot.
