Control who can use the chatbot and how their data is handled with login requirements, a terms-of-use notice, a pre-chat form, and IP blocking.
Author Archive
Speech-to-Text & Image Input
Let visitors talk to your chatbot with a microphone button and attach photos for the AI to analyze, using your configured AI provider.
Rate Limit Settings
Set a global hourly cap on API calls and per-IP message limits to protect your site from runaway costs and abuse.
Understanding API Costs
How PurioChat’s bring-your-own-key model works, a real cost-per-1,000-messages comparison across providers, and the settings you can use to keep your AI bill low.
Switching Providers (and Re-Training)
What happens when you switch AI providers in PurioChat — a default model is auto-selected, your embeddings are cleared, and you need to re-train your content.
How to Create a Google Gemini API Key
Step-by-step guide to creating a free Google Gemini API key in Google AI Studio and connecting it to PurioChat, including why you should enable billing to avoid rate limits.
How to Create an OpenAI API Key
Step-by-step guide to creating an OpenAI API key, adding billing, and connecting it to PurioChat’s API Configuration.
Choosing an AI Provider
Compare OpenAI, Google Gemini, Mistral, and OpenRouter so you can pick the right AI provider to power PurioChat.
Free vs Pro: What’s Included
A clear, code-accurate comparison of what the free PurioChat plugin does versus the extra content types and advanced features unlocked by PurioChat Pro.
AI Tools & System Prompt
Shape how the chatbot behaves with the Custom Instructions settings: force a response language, write a custom system prompt, add topic hints, let the AI capture leads by email, and tune context length and RAG sources.