Types

Become acquainted with the various AI apps you can create with NLX

NLX supports several styles of AI applications, so you can build exactly the kind of conversational experience your use case demands. From structured chat assistants to fully autonomous voice agents. Each application type is optimized for a different level of control and automation.

Select a type that fits your use case to get started:

Core

What it is

A fully customizable conversational app

Strengths

Full flow control, combo of deterministic & generative behavior, great for transactional or guided tasks

Use cases

FAQ apps, scheduling, account lookups, structured IVR

Voice+

What it is

A multimodal experience that combines voice & digital

Strengths

Real-time voice + UI sync, answers questions intelligently

Use cases

Hands-free web or mobile navigation, form-fill by voice, voice-driven shopping

Agentic

What it is

An app that reasons, retrieves, & acts autonomously

Strengths

Tool use, planning, dynamic workflows

Use cases

Troubleshooting agents, smart concierge, complex modifications

Async Worker

What it is

Non-interactive background agents

Strengths

Heavy LLM tasks & automation without user input

Use cases

Research tasks, report generation, document processing

Try using quickstart New to NLX or need to build something fast? Our templates offer ready-made resources for common use cases. Each template becomes your own editable application. Simply modify and deploy. Explore templates

How to choose

                          
  ├── Is the experience a real-time conversation?
  │      ├── No  Choose Async Worker
  │      └── Yes
  │
  ├── Need the AI to follow predictable flow logic?
  │      ├── Yes → Choose Core
  │      └── No → Choose Agentic
  │
  ├── Should the AI autonomously complete tasks?
  │      ├── Yes → Choose Agentic
  │      └── No → Choose Core
  │
  ├── Is this for web or mobile UI that is voice-driven?
  │      ├── Yes → Choose Voice+
  │      └── No → Choose Core