Mintlify Assistant by Mintlify
Overview
AI assistant built into documentation sites hosted on Mintlify, a documentation platform for developer products; it answers questions from the docs and is metered in AI credits. The Mintlify CLI is distributed on npm.
It was mentioned in 3 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Mintlify Assistant usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: mintlify-assistant.csv
Key facts
| Maker | Mintlify |
|---|---|
| Type | Docs Q&A assistant |
| License | Proprietary |
| Channels | chat |
| Works with | Built into Mintlify-hosted documentation sites; not a help desk add-on |
Pricing
The free Starter plan does not include the Assistant; Pro is $450 per month on monthly billing with 10,000 credits a month, an answer costs 25 credits (free when the Assistant cannot answer) and overage credits cost $0.01. Enterprise is contact sales.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Mintlify Assistant alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |
RasaRasa |
57 | 75K | up 26.4% | 0.0% | — | 21.3K+2/day | 3.6.2121mo ago | Free | ||
| 35 |
Chatwoot CaptainChatwoot |
52 | — | — | — | — | 37.6K+42/day | 4.18.018d ago | Free + $19/mo | ||
| 55 |
BotpressBotpress |
44 | 25.6K | down 15.0% | — | — | 14.9K+2/day | 12.30.93y ago | Free + $150/mo | ||
| 59 |
ForethoughtForethought (a Zendesk company) |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Custom | — | |
| 60 |
DecagonDecagon |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Custom | ||
| 68 |
ChatbaseChatbase |
40 | 233 | down 22.1% | — | — | — | — | Free + $40/mo | ||
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Mintlify Assistant FAQ
How much does Mintlify Assistant cost?
The free Starter plan does not include the Assistant; Pro is $450 per month on monthly billing with 10,000 credits a month, an answer costs 25 credits (free when the Assistant cannot answer) and overage credits cost $0.01. Enterprise is contact sales.
Is Mintlify Assistant open source?
No. Mintlify Assistant is a proprietary product from Mintlify.
How popular is Mintlify Assistant?
It was mentioned in 3 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
What are the alternatives to Mintlify Assistant?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are Rasa, Chatwoot Captain, Botpress, Forethought.
Where these numbers come from
See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: mintlify.com, status.mintlify.com, registry.npmjs.org.