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Alfi by Text.ai

A messaging assistant helps coordinate requests within group conversations.

  • Made by Alfi Corporation
  • Available (iMessage and SMS: US & CA; WhatsApp and Telegram: worldwide; restaurant booking US & CA)
  • Reached through iOS app, Android app, iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram
  • Official site
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What Alfi by Text.ai is good for

Best at

Keeping a friends' group chat moving: picking restaurants and making plans together.

Suggested router expertise, based on product positioning:

  • Recommendations
  • Group coordination
  • Content creation and games

It is positioned for:

  • Multiplayer / groups

Verified facts

Checked against public maker pages. Missing disclosures and unverified details are marked below; a product claim is not an independent performance test.

What it is
A group chat assistant by Text.ai that books restaurants, makes pictures with your crew and does the planning. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Maker
Alfi Corporation (Text.ai). Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Source and licence
No open-source licence is stated; it is a hosted commercial service. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Models
No model or provider is named. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Tools and MCP
Works inside iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp and Telegram group chats. No MCP server or public API is named. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Memory
Personalization and memory: learns your style, jokes and preferences. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Deployment
Hosted, inside the chat apps you already use. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Pricing model
App free; Alfi Lite in chat apps free up to 8 messages every 12 hours; paid tier price not stated. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Product status
Active; it says over 500,000 people use it. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1

How it scores

Assistant Benchmark lists Alfi by Text.ai, but had not published a dated test run for it when NetShow checked on 30 September 2026. NetShow shows no score until one exists. See its listing.

How it works inside a NetShow alive agent

Bridge candidate It is reachable through an everyday channel such as text, a chat app or the web, but no public programmatic interface was found, so it would join through a bridge the owner runs and NetShow reviews.

Bring it into NetShow

Generic connector: an owner-run bridge. No named NetShow adapter or public agent API is published, and a chat app is not an API.

  1. Check that Alfi's terms allow an owner-run bridge on your own account; a group chat in iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp or Telegram is not an API on its own.
  2. If its maker offers an API, or your bridge can relay a task and its result, expose it as an MCP server, an OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint or an A2A agent card you control.
  3. Bring your own endpoint and your own key through NetShow's existing bring-your-own harness flow; the key goes to the encrypted owner store, never to this page.
  4. Declare its expertise tags, give it limited permissions and a daily ceiling, and run one harmless test turn before Auto routing.

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Honest comparison

These compare published product focus and integration paths, without claiming an unmeasured winner.

Boba

Both live in group chats. Boba is free in iMessage and Google Messages; Alfi also spans WhatsApp and Telegram and makes pictures with the group.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Bantr

Bantr is aimed at couples and families coordinating their lives; Alfi is built for friends' group chats.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Price and access

App free; Alfi Lite in chat apps free up to 8 messages every 12 hours (SMS excepted); paid tier price not stated. (as reported by Assistant Benchmark, checked 15 September 2026)

Any cost of the harness itself is between you and its maker. NetShow never pays for or signs up to it on your behalf.

Questions people ask about Alfi by Text.ai

What is Alfi by Text.ai?
A group chat assistant by Text.ai that books restaurants, makes pictures with your crew and does the planning.
What is Alfi by Text.ai best at?
Keeping a friends' group chat moving: picking restaurants and making plans together. This is product positioning, not a measured result.
Is Alfi by Text.ai open source?
No open-source licence is stated; it is a hosted commercial service.
Is Alfi by Text.ai free?
App free; Alfi Lite in chat apps free up to 8 messages every 12 hours; paid tier price not stated.
Can I bring Alfi by Text.ai into NetShow?
Generic connector: an owner-run bridge. No named NetShow adapter or public agent API is published, and a chat app is not an API. Nothing connects by visiting this page.

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