# SparkAI

> AI backend and embeddable chat widget for any app. One script tag, zero API keys in client code.

SparkAI is a managed AI backend deployed on Vercel. It sits between your app and LLM providers, handling authentication, rate limiting, content moderation, and billing. You embed a chat widget with one `<script>` tag or call the REST API directly from your server.

- Website: https://sparkbrain.app
- Docs: https://sparkbrain.app/docs
- Pricing: https://sparkpay.dev/pricing/spark-ai
- Support: https://sparkbrain.app/support
- Playground: https://sparkbrain.app/playground
- Compare (vs Intercom, Drift, Crisp): https://sparkbrain.app/compare
- Full AI reference: https://sparkbrain.app/llms-full.txt

## Core Features

- Drop-in chat widget (one script tag, auto-themed, fully brandable)
- One-click magic setup (AI configures everything from your domain)
- Shareable conversation links (public URLs with OG tags for social previews)
- AI conversation summaries (social-optimized TL;DR for any chat)
- "Powered by SparkAI" branding (free tier badge, paid tier can hide)
- Auto-FAQ generation from real customer conversations
- AI conversation insights (top topics, FAQ gaps, sentiment analysis)
- AI smart replies for livechat operators
- REST API for server-to-server AI requests
- Voice chat (speech-to-text + AI + text-to-speech, browser-native)
- Live chat with human handoff, working hours, push notifications, and auto-ticketing
- Phone number provisioning with AI-powered inbound calls and SMS
- Live phone call interpreter (two people talk across a language barrier, translated aloud in real time)
- Database-connected answers (AI reads your PostgreSQL to personalize responses)
- Content moderation (profanity filter, PII masking, progressive warnings, auto-block)
- Per-user and per-domain rate limiting with atomic counters
- Multi-language support (100+ languages)
- 30-day chat history with persistent message storage
- Competitor analysis tool with AI-powered comparison tables
- Google OAuth authentication
- AES-256 encrypted database credentials

## Quick Start

### Widget (one line of HTML)
```html
<script src="https://sparkbrain.app/chat.js"></script>
```

### REST API
```
POST https://sparkbrain.app/api/chat
Headers: X-Api-Key: spark_ai-xxx
Body: {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}
```

## Pricing

- Spark (free): 1 app, 1,000 msgs/month, widget + TTS
- Cortex ($9/mo): 5,000 msgs/month, API access, voice TTS + STT, phone AI, 90-day trial
- Orbit ($29/mo): 3 apps, 20,000 msgs/month, voice conversion, moderation, chat history, Spark AI Kit
- Supernova ($99/mo): unlimited apps, 100,000 msgs/month, premium models (70B), ElevenLabs voice

## Compared To

SparkAI is the developer-first alternative to Intercom, Crisp, and Tidio for teams that need AI chat without managing infrastructure. Unlike Intercom ($39+/seat/mo), SparkAI starts free and includes voice chat, phone support, and database-connected answers at every tier. Unlike Drift or Zendesk, SparkAI requires zero frontend API keys - one script tag and you're live.

SparkAI is the embeddable alternative to building your own ChatGPT wrapper. It handles auth, rate limiting, moderation, and billing so you ship AI features in minutes instead of weeks.

## Contact

support@sparkpay.dev