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AI or human: who answers live chat

We checked 476 brand websites in South Africa, the US, Canada and the UK. 122 have live chat.

The count

AI first
1916%
Human
119%
Mixed
43%
Not yet confirmed
8872%

Brands with live chat

BrandChat providerWho answers
10bet South AfricaSouth Africa Intercom Human
AAAUnited States LiveChat Not yet confirmed
AbsaSouth Africa Salesforce Not yet confirmed
AdmiralUnited Kingdom Genesys Not yet confirmed
AetnaUnited States LivePerson Not yet confirmed
Aldi UKUnited Kingdom Freshchat and Salesforce Not yet confirmed
AmtrakUnited States Nuance Mixed
Arnold ClarkUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
Auto Trader UKUnited Kingdom Zendesk and LivePerson Not yet confirmed
AXA HealthUnited Kingdom Salesforce Human
Bank of ScotlandUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
BashSouth Africa Freshchat Not yet confirmed
BC HydroCanada Genesys Not yet confirmed
Best Buy CanadaCanada Genesys Not yet confirmed
BestmedSouth Africa Zendesk Not yet confirmed
Bet.co.zaSouth Africa Zendesk Not yet confirmed
BetfredUnited Kingdom Zendesk Not yet confirmed
BootsUnited Kingdom Sprinklr AI first
British GasUnited Kingdom Nuance Human
BTUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
Canadian TireCanada LivePerson Not yet confirmed
CBC GemCanada Zendesk Not yet confirmed
ChurchillUnited Kingdom Genesys AI first
City Lodge HotelsSouth Africa LiveChat Not yet confirmed
ClicksSouth Africa Freshchat Not yet confirmed
ClutchCanada Intercom Not yet confirmed
CurrysUnited Kingdom Microsoft Dynamics Not yet confirmed
DeliverooUnited Kingdom Zendesk Not yet confirmed
Direct LineUnited Kingdom Genesys AI first
Dis-ChemSouth Africa Sprinklr Not yet confirmed
DollaramaCanada Dialogflow AI first
DStvSouth Africa Haptik AI first
Dyson UKUnited Kingdom Genesys AI first
EQ BankCanada Ada AI first
FamiliprixCanada Salesforce Not yet confirmed
FidoCanada Genesys AI first
first directUnited Kingdom LivePerson AI first
Ford CanadaCanada LivePerson Not yet confirmed
Four SeasonsCanada Sunshine Conversations Not yet confirmed
FPLUnited States Sprinklr Not yet confirmed
Giant TigerCanada Gorgias Not yet confirmed
GoodRxUnited States Ada AI first
Green FlagUnited Kingdom Genesys Not yet confirmed
Grosvenor CasinosUnited Kingdom Salesforce Not yet confirmed
HalifaxUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
HSBC UKUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
Hyundai USAUnited States LivePerson Not yet confirmed
iD MobileUnited Kingdom LivePerson and Microsoft Dynamics AI first
IndigoCanada Ada AI first
ITVXUnited Kingdom Freshchat Not yet confirmed
John LewisUnited Kingdom Salesforce Not yet confirmed
King PriceSouth Africa Genesys Not yet confirmed
Leon'sCanada LivePerson Not yet confirmed
Lloyds BankUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
LoganairUnited Kingdom Zendesk Human
LottoStarSouth Africa LiveChat Human
McAfeeUnited States Salesforce Not yet confirmed
MediclinicSouth Africa Zendesk Not yet confirmed
Mr PriceSouth Africa Freshchat Not yet confirmed
National ExpressUnited Kingdom Salesforce Not yet confirmed
NationwideUnited States Genesys Not yet confirmed
NationwideUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
NatWestUnited Kingdom LivePerson Mixed
NextUnited Kingdom Zendesk Not yet confirmed
NothingUnited Kingdom Zendesk Not yet confirmed
NOWUnited Kingdom Salesforce Human
OVOUnited Kingdom Genesys Not yet confirmed
OzowSouth Africa Ada AI first
Paddy PowerUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
PargoSouth Africa Zoho SalesIQ Not yet confirmed
PC FinancialCanada Ada AI first
PineappleSouth Africa Intercom Not yet confirmed
PlayNowCanada Freshchat Not yet confirmed
PlusnetUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
PricelineUnited States LivePerson Not yet confirmed
PrimarkUnited Kingdom Salesforce Not yet confirmed
RBSUnited Kingdom LivePerson Mixed
RogersCanada Genesys AI first
RONACanada Salesforce Not yet confirmed
RootsCanada Ada AI first
SagaUnited Kingdom Intercom AI first
SamsungUnited States Sprinklr Not yet confirmed
SaskPowerCanada LiveChat Not yet confirmed
SaskTelCanada Genesys Not yet confirmed
ScorebetSouth Africa Tawk.to Not yet confirmed
Simplii FinancialCanada Ada Mixed
SimplyhealthUnited Kingdom Salesforce Not yet confirmed
SkyUnited Kingdom LivePerson AI first
Sky BetUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
SlackUnited States Salesforce Not yet confirmed
SMARTYUnited Kingdom Genesys Not yet confirmed
SpecsaversUnited Kingdom eGain Not yet confirmed
Sportsmans WarehouseSouth Africa Freshchat Not yet confirmed
Staples CanadaCanada Zendesk Human
SupabetsSouth Africa Zendesk Not yet confirmed
Suzuki South AfricaSouth Africa HubSpot Not yet confirmed
T-MobileUnited States LivePerson Human
TalkTalkUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
TelkomSouth Africa Genesys Not yet confirmed
Tesco MobileUnited Kingdom Salesforce Not yet confirmed
Thames WaterUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
The AAUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
The BrickCanada LivePerson Not yet confirmed
The Courier GuySouth Africa Zendesk Not yet confirmed
ThreeUnited Kingdom Genesys Human
Tic Tac BetsSouth Africa Zoho SalesIQ Human
Toronto HydroCanada Genesys Not yet confirmed
ToyotaUnited States Salesforce Not yet confirmed
Ulta BeautyUnited States Gladly Not yet confirmed
Unibet UKUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
United AirlinesUnited States LivePerson Not yet confirmed
United UtilitiesUnited Kingdom LivePerson Not yet confirmed
UnitedHealthcareUnited States LivePerson AI first
VerizonUnited States LivePerson Not yet confirmed
VIA RailCanada Genesys Not yet confirmed
Virgin AtlanticUnited Kingdom Genesys Not yet confirmed
WaitroseUnited Kingdom Salesforce Not yet confirmed
WalgreensUnited States Nuance Not yet confirmed
WestJetCanada Genesys Human
WoolworthsSouth Africa Genesys Not yet confirmed
Xcel EnergyUnited States Salesforce Not yet confirmed
YocoSouth Africa Intercom Not yet confirmed

Download the CSVAll 476 brands, including those without chat. Updated 21 October 2026.

How we decide

  • Chat provider: read from the chat code on the brand's own pages.
  • AI first: the provider is an AI-first product, or the page says you chat with a virtual assistant.
  • Human: the page says you chat with a person or an agent.
  • Mixed: the provider or the page points to both an AI assistant and a person.
  • Not yet confirmed: we found a chat but nothing on the page says who answers. We do not guess.

More on how we collect the data: our method.