What's a realistic deflection rate?

20–40% is typical in the first 90 days with a well-maintained knowledge base. Mature deployments with expanded KB coverage and policy integration reach 50–70%.

Does high deflection hurt customer satisfaction?

Not if done correctly. Measure CSAT on AI-handled conversations separately from human-handled ones. If AI CSAT drops below human CSAT by more than 10%, tighten the agent's escalation thresholds.

Ticket Deflection

Written by Max Zeshut

Founder at Agentmelt

Resolving customer issues before a support ticket is created. Tools answer from your knowledge base in chat or email so fewer issues reach human agents. Deflection rate (deflected / total inquiries) is the core ROI metric for AI support agents.

Пример

A Shopify store deploys an AI support agent connected to its help center. Of 1,200 monthly chat sessions, 480 are fully resolved by the agent and never become tickets—a 40% deflection rate.

Часто задаваемые вопросы

What's a realistic deflection rate?: 20–40% is typical in the first 90 days with a well-maintained knowledge base. Mature deployments with expanded KB coverage and policy integration reach 50–70%.
Does high deflection hurt customer satisfaction?: Not if done correctly. Measure CSAT on AI-handled conversations separately from human-handled ones. If AI CSAT drops below human CSAT by more than 10%, tighten the agent's escalation thresholds.

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