Lekker AI is a South African platform that lets you build a custom AI chat agent for your website in minutes. It handles customer questions, bookings, lead capture, complaints and after-hours enquiries. Automatically, 24/7.

How much does an AI chatbot cost in South Africa?

Plans start at R499/month for Basic (250 messages, FAQ and after-hours). Starter is R999/month (500 messages), Professional is R2,499/month (5,000 messages) and Business is R4,999/month (15,000 messages). All plans include setup, hosting and support. All prices include 15% VAT. No hidden fees.

Does it work with WhatsApp?

Yes. Every agent includes a WhatsApp handoff button that opens a pre-filled wa.me chat.

Is it POPIA compliant?

Yes. Data is stored in South Africa, encrypted at rest, never sold, and deletable on request within 24 hours.

Which website platforms does it work on?

Any site: WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, Webflow, raw HTML. One script tag. No build step. No developer required.

Live for South African businesses

The AI front deskbuilt for South Africa

Answer questions, take bookings, capture leads and route complaints. In English, Afrikaans, Zulu and Xhosa. Live in ten minutes.

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No card required POPIA compliant Cancel anytime

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Trusted by SA businesses

The numbers

What's quietly happening on your website right now

of website visitors fill in a contact form

The other 98% leave without a trace.

62%

of website enquiries arrive outside business hours

And there's nobody there to answer.

9×

more likely to convert with a 5-minute reply

Most SA businesses take hours.

3×

higher conversion when visitors chat first

One conversation changes everything.

Sources: HubSpot, Drift, Harvard Business Review, Intercom — industry averages

Product

One small widget.
A lot less busywork.

Every Lekker AI agent is shaped around your business, your hours, your tone of voice. No generic chatbot stuff.

Answers from your actual knowledge base

Paste menus, FAQs, pricing and policies once. The AI never makes things up. If the answer isn't there, it hands off to you.

Bookings & appointments, validated end-to-end

Collects the right details per industry, checks operating hours, confirms before saving, and drops them into your dashboard.

Lead capture that respects POPIA

Name, email, phone and what they want. Validated, consented, logged. You get pinged the second it comes in.

After-hours mode

Detects when you're closed and captures callbacks for the morning. Never lose another 11pm enquiry to a competitor.

WhatsApp handoff

Every chat can continue on WhatsApp in one tap. A button appears so customers can take the conversation to the channel they already use every day.

Four SA languages

English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa. Auto-detected from the customer's first message.

Try it

Have a conversation with the thing you'd buy.

Pick an industry below. This mock widget answers from a sample knowledge base, exactly how your real one will behave.

Guesthouse · Lekker AI

Demo conversation · not billed

Live

Hi! Welcome to Ocean View. Looking for a room, or got a question?

Setup

From signup to answering calls in under 10 minutes.

Describe your business

Industry, hours, contact, tone of voice. We suggest features automatically.

Paste your knowledge

FAQs, menu, services, policies. Structured sections with a character counter.

Preview & refine

Talk to it in the dashboard. Edit the system prompt until it sounds like you.

Drop one line of code

Paste the snippet into any site. Works on WordPress, Wix, Shopify, anywhere.

The one line you actually ship

<script src="https://www.lekkerai.co.za/widget/embed.js" data-lekkerai="pk_..."></script>

Industries

Shaped to the shop you actually run.

We pre-select features based on your industry. You can override anything.

Restaurants

Table bookings, menu questions, after-hours enquiries

Guesthouses

Availability, rates, breakfast policy, directions

Medical

Appointments, medical aid, after-hours callbacks

Law

Intake triage, consultations, matter routing

Real estate

Listing enquiries, viewings, lead capture

Retail & e-com

Product Q&A, lead capture, after-hours support

Pricing

Fair rands, not silly dollars.

All plans include a 14-day free trial. No card required.

Basic

Smallest sites. FAQ + after-hours only.

R499/ mo

incl. 15% VAT

1 AI agent
1 team seat
250 messages / mo
3 knowledge sections
FAQ & support chat
After-hours mode

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Starter

One agent, one site. Perfect to pilot.

R999/ mo

incl. 15% VAT

1 AI agent
2 team seats
500 messages / mo
10 knowledge sections
Everything in Basic
Live chat handoff
WhatsApp handoff
Lead capture
Email support

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Most chosen

Professional

Full feature set. Bookings, leads, appointments and more.

R2 499/ mo

incl. 15% VAT

3 AI agents
5 team seats
5,000 messages / mo
50 knowledge sections
Everything in Starter
Bookings & appointments
Menu / services catalogue
Smart Shopper Assistant
Quote requests
Multi-language (EN / AF / Zu / Xh)
Email notifications
Priority support

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Business

High volume & multi-site.

R4 999/ mo

incl. 15% VAT

10 AI agents
10 team seats
15,000 messages / mo
100 knowledge sections
Everything in Professional
Priority support

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FAQ

Answers, before you ask.

Still need something? hello@lekkerai.co.za

Put your front desk on auto.

14 days free, no card, POPIA compliant. Install in under ten minutes, or we'll set it up with you on a 30-min call.

Start trial

The AI front deskbuilt for South Africa

One small widget.A lot less busywork.

Answers from your actual knowledge base

Bookings & appointments, validated end-to-end

Lead capture that respects POPIA

After-hours mode

WhatsApp handoff

Four SA languages

Have a conversation with the thing you'd buy.

From signup to answering calls in under 10 minutes.

Describe your business

Paste your knowledge

Preview & refine

Drop one line of code

Shaped to the shop you actually run.

Fair rands, not silly dollars.

Basic

Starter

Professional

Business

Answers, before you ask.

Put your front desk on auto.

One small widget.
A lot less busywork.