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  • 1.  Bot flow and Digital Bot Flow pricing

    Posted an hour ago

    Please can I get some clarity on how we pay for bot flows and digital bot flows

    The wording given by Genesys is as follows:

    • Genesys charges conversations on the voice channel per each minute that the Genesys Dialog Engine Bot Flow runs. Genesys meters sessions in 15-second increments, and rounds the total to the nearest minute at the end of the billing cycle.
    • Genesys charges conversations on digital (chat and messaging channels) per session. Each session includes up to eight dialog turns, or request response pairs, in the bot conversation. If the bot conversation contains more than eight turns, Genesys charges an extra session for every further group of eight turns.

    Could someone confirm if the following has the same pricing, or different:

    Example 1

    Customer enters Bot flow

    Bot flow asks them to confirm their name

    Bot flow asks them to enter their reference number

    Bot flow asks them to specify a colour

    Interaction ends

    Example 2

    Customer enters Bot flow

    Bot flow asks them to confirm their name

    Bot flow asks them to enter their reference number

    Customer exits bot flow

    Customer enter a different bot flow

    Bot flow asks them to specify a colour

    Interaction ends

    The wording is difficult to understand in real terms, how this works. I think that the amount of bot flows doesn't matter, it's all about the request/response between bot and customer per session (e.g. before someone ends that session by disconnecting). Others think that by entering a second bot flow, you're paying for a new set of turns 

    Thank you for any advice on this


    #Architect

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    David Hawken
    Professional Services Engineer
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  • 2.  RE: Bot flow and Digital Bot Flow pricing

    Posted an hour ago
    Edited by Phaneendra Avatapalli an hour ago

    From my understanding:

    For digital, billing is based on dialog turns within the same session (1 session includes up to 8 turns). If the conversation exceeds 8 turns, an additional session is charged. Switching between bot flows does not create a new charge by itself.

    For voice, billing is based on the total time the Dialog Engine Bot Flow runs during the call (metered in 15-second increments and rounded at billing), regardless of how many bot flows are invoked.