Humanize online shopping with conversational AI for retail
Guide shoppers to their perfect find with a conversational AI agent that understands questions and shares advice through interactive video.
Provide a service that keeps customers coming back
LemonSlice's conversational AI for retail moves past traditional chatbots. It places an interactive video agent on your website. Customers type or speak their questions and receive immediate video responses. The LemonSlice AI guides users naturally through product discovery and the purchase path.
- 24/7 product expert: Give instant video answers to questions about product availability, return policies, and specifications. All responses come from your own business knowledge base.
- A richer experience than text chatbots: Show product demonstrations, virtual store tours, and detailed explanations through interactive video that holds a customer's attention far better than text.
- Personalized support at scale: Handle many customer conversations at once. This reduces your staff's workload but keeps the personal touch for every shopper.
Use cases for conversational AI for retail
A personal shopper for every customer
Guide shoppers to the right products with video conversations. The LemonSlice AI understands their needs, like finding specific running shoes for trail running or a compatible lens.
Show products in action through interactive video. Let customers compare two blenders side-by-side or see how a dress drapes before they decide to buy.
Suggest relevant add-ons and upgrades based on the conversation. The LemonSlice AI can recommend batteries for a toy or a matching tie for a new shirt.
Exceptional care after the sale
- Let customers use the LemonSlice AI agent to track orders, initiate returns, and resolve issues through instant video conversations on your website.
- Show return labels and packaging instructions visually so customers have clear, step-by-step guidance for preparing items for shipment.
- Turn potential complaints into loyalty moments with fast, friendly resolutions from the LemonSlice AI that make customers feel heard and valued.
Confidence in your perfect fit
Guide customers to the right size with a LemonSlice AI video conversation that asks about their measurements and preferences, just like a personal shopper.
Show how items fit on various body types, helping people visualize how a garment will look on them before they buy it.
Help customers choose correctly the first time to reduce return rates and build confidence, turning first-time shoppers into loyal customers.
Customize an agent for your brand
Upload a photo and watch LemonSlice AI bring it to life with natural expressions, realistic gestures, and lip-sync. Choose a photorealistic image, a cartoon, or an object—or create an original avatar from a simple AI prompt. Build a consistent brand spokesperson that guides customers at every step, in any language.
Choose a voice for your brand
Choose from an expressive library of AI voices across 100+ languages and accents, or create your custom voice. You can even clone your own voice with a quick voice sample, and LemonSlice AI will replicate your tone and pace so every interaction sounds like you.
Create a conversational AI agent for retail in three steps
Step 1: Customize your agent
Select a photo to define the appearance of your conversational AI agent. You can upload your own photo or generate one directly. The photo can be photorealistic, a cartoon, an animal, or an object with a face. If it has a face, LemonSlice brings it to life.
Step 2: Set up your knowledge base
Upload your sales scripts, product catalogs, and approved content. The LemonSlice AI uses this knowledge base to answer questions accurately and on-brand. You control exactly what information goes in, so responses align with your sales processes and brand guidelines.
Step 3: Add the widget to your website
Add the LemonSlice widget to your website with a simple embed code. No technical skills are required. Once live, your conversational AI agent greets visitors and guides them through their purchase. It works with any platform, including Webflow, WordPress, Shopify, and Square.
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Pricing
- 1000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 5 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 3 concurrent calls
- 5400 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 20 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 10 concurrent calls
- 15000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 40 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 20 concurrent calls
- 36000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 60 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 30 concurrent calls
- 1000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 5 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 3 concurrent calls
- 5400 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 20 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 10 concurrent calls
- 15000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 40 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 20 concurrent calls
- 36000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 60 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 30 concurrent calls
Custom usage pricing & concurrency
For any size of creators, teams, and businesses.
Build with our API
The challenges of conversational AI in retail
Many retail businesses are right to pause before they adopt conversational AI on a large scale. Concerns about data privacy and the risk of losing the human connection that customers value are completely valid. Fortunately, these are known problems with clear solutions.
Challenge: Data privacy and security
Customers trust retail businesses with their personal information. As a result, some companies worry that the use of conversational AI could expose this data to fraud or leaks. This highlights the legitimate concern that sensitive user data must always remain protected.
Solution: Data security and privacy
LemonSlice is a conversational AI that takes privacy seriously, so businesses can deploy it with confidence. With robust safeguards and secure data handling practices, businesses in the retail space can be confident that all user interactions and personal data remain protected. Security is built into the platform at every stage of the conversation, and LemonSlice never uses customer data to train its LemonSlice AI.
Challenge: Personal service
Many retail businesses build their reputation on excellent personal service. Naturally, they worry that conversational AI might dilute the human connection their customers expect. After all, some situations require the nuance and empathy only a real person can provide.
Solution: Staff and AI working together
Some customers will always want to speak with a person, but many simply need an immediate answer. In retail, the LemonSlice AI and your team can collaborate to satisfy both of these needs. Our conversational AI agent handles routine inquiries, so your people can focus on the complex interactions that require a human touch. The LemonSlice AI is designed to work alongside your staff, not replace them.
How conversational AI impacts sales and customer satisfaction
67%
Sales increase from chatbots
Chatbots in retail can drive sales growth of up to 67%, with a strong response from younger demographics.
Up to 40%
Revenue from personalization
Retailers that use AI for personalization can report revenue increases of up to 40% over those that do not.
88%
Product understanding improvement
When a brand uses video, 88% of people report it convinced them to buy a product, which points to better product understanding.
86%
Customer satisfaction rate
Customers who get immediate answers from conversational AI report an 86% satisfaction rate, a direct result of fast, effective support.
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Frequently asked questions
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What is LemonSlice's conversational AI for retail?
LemonSlice's retail conversational AI agents are interactive AI agents that engage with users through real-time video. They use a single uploaded image of any character (photorealistic, cartoon, or an object with a face) or a simple prompt to create a live conversational AI agent that you can embed directly on your website.
What kinds of experiences can retail conversational AI agents be used for?
LemonSlice's retail conversational AI agents are designed for interactive visual engagement, including:
- Acting as live virtual assistants or brand ambassadors on your website
- Conversational touchpoints that users can talk to in real time
- Expressive, responsive characters that enhance user interaction
Because the technology generates video in real time, it is more immersive than static content or text-only chatbots.
What is the LemonSlice API, and how can developers use it?
The LemonSlice API lets developers programmatically create, launch, and manage real-time conversational AI agents inside their own applications or workflows. It gives you more control than a simple embed and enables deeper integration with your systems. With the LemonSlice API, you can:
- Create and manage live conversational AI agent sessions using REST endpoints
- Embed agents into custom frontend experiences using a JavaScript SDK
- Control when agents start, stop, and how users interact with them
- Receive real-time events such as agent readiness, visual updates, and errors
This makes it possible to build fully customized interactive video experiences that feel native to your product. View the full API documentation for implementation details and examples.
Do I need technical skills to integrate LemonSlice?
No, basic integration is simple. You can add a conversational AI agent widget to your website by pasting an embed code snippet into platforms like Webflow, Shopify, Square, WordPress, Wix, or any website that supports custom HTML. For deeper customization, backend workflows, or advanced control, including API usage, working with a developer is recommended.
Can I choose which large language models my retail conversational AI agents use?
Yes. All pricing plans include access to premium LLMs to power your conversational AI agents. These include models from multiple providers such as OpenAI (for example, GPT-5, GPT-4.1, GPT-4o), Anthropic (Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Claude Haiku 4.5), and Google (for example, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite), as well as support for custom LLMs.
How does LemonSlice pricing work?
All LemonSlice plans include:
- Unlimited conversational AI agents
- Voice library and voice cloning
- Commercial use rights
- Credits to generate interactive video minutes
Plans vary by monthly credit amount and how many calls can run simultaneously. The monthly tiers, billed monthly, include:
- Starter: $8 (1,000 credits; up to 3 concurrent calls)
- Creator: $40 (5,400 credits; up to 10 concurrent calls)
- Professional: $100 (15,000 credits; up to 20 concurrent calls)
- Scale: $240 (36,000 credits; up to 30 concurrent calls)
- Enterprise: Custom usage, concurrency, and support
How do monthly credits work?
Credits are consumed when your conversational AI agents generate video interactions. Each plan includes a monthly credit allotment. If you exceed that amount, overage credits apply based on your plan. Learn more about pricing and overage credits on the Pricing page.