Umaima Asad, Associate Software Engineer11 min readUpdated Nov 1, 2026
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Haider AbbasUpdated Nov 1, 2026How much does an AI agent cost?
Most first AI agents we build start from $3k and go live in 2–8 weeks. The price depends on how many tools it connects to and how much it needs to handle on its own.
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