A free AI chat widget for your blog
Give your visitors an AI assistant that actually knows your content. Set up in two minutes, no coding required. Optionally earn from product recommendations in chat.
Visitors skim your blog and leave. They have questions your content already answers, but they don't want to dig through archives. Adding a chatbot means picking an LLM, building a UI, hosting it, and paying per message.
One script tag adds an AI chat widget to your site. We host the LLM, handle the UI, and give your visitors an assistant trained on your content. Free tier included — 50 messages per day, no API key needed.
How it works
Two minutes from signup to live widget. No coding required.
Sign up and configure
Create a free account, pick a theme, write a system prompt, and optionally add your own LLM key for unlimited messages.
Paste the script tag
Copy a single script tag from your dashboard and add it to your site. The widget appears instantly — no build step, no dependencies.
Optionally monetize
Flip a toggle in your dashboard and add your affiliate links. When chat responses mention products, ChatSide inserts your affiliate links automatically.
Three ways to add AI chat to your blog
| Build It Yourself Custom chatbot with LLM APIs | Generic Chat Widgets Intercom, Tidio, Drift, etc. | ChatSide AI chat widget for content sites | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup time | Days to weeks — pick an LLM, build UI, handle hosting and rate limits | Quick to install, but designed for support tickets — not content Q&A | Under 2 minutes. Sign up, paste a script tag, done. |
| Hosted LLM | No You provide and pay for the LLM | Varies Some include AI, most charge extra | Yes Free tier with 50 messages/day. Bring your own key for unlimited. |
| Built for content | Whatever you build — you decide the scope and context | Designed for customer support, not blog content | Purpose-built for blogs and content sites. Your content is the knowledge base. |
| Monetization | Build your own affiliate integration from scratch | No Not designed for revenue generation | Optional — flip a toggle to earn from product recommendations via affiliate links |
| Cost | LLM API costs + hosting + your engineering time | $39-99/mo for most plans with AI features | Free to start. Hosted LLM included. |
Build It Yourself
Custom chatbot with LLM APIs- Setup: Days to weeks
- Hosted LLM: No — you provide it
- Monetization: Build it yourself
- Cost: LLM APIs + hosting + eng time
Generic Chat Widgets
Intercom, Tidio, Drift, etc.- Setup: Quick, but not for content Q&A
- Hosted LLM: Varies
- Monetization: No
- Cost: $39-99/mo for AI features
ChatSide
AI chat widget for content sites- Setup: Under 2 minutes
- Hosted LLM: Yes — 50 msgs/day free
- Monetization: Optional affiliate toggle
- Cost: Free to start