How much does an AI agent cost?

The short answer

Three numbers cover most questions. Building an AI agent with us starts at $2,500, one-off or as part of a monthly plan, and the price is fixed before we start. Running an AI phone agent then costs about $200 to $500 a month in platform and call minutes, against $3,000 to $5,000 a month for a human agent. A full system, where the agent is connected to your CRM, your calendar and automatic follow-up, is a fixed quote and takes 4 to 8 weeks.

What each kind of AI agent costs

Our prices are the same whether you are in London, Paris or Dubai. Running costs are paid to the providers (the voice platform, Meta, n8n, HighLevel), not to us, and depend on your volume.

Our prices as of September 2026. Market figures (human agents, traditional video) are typical costs, not client results.

What moves the price up or down

• Channels. A phone agent alone is one build; phone plus WhatsApp plus web chat is three, sharing one set of answers.
• Languages. Arabic, French and English each need their own scripts and test calls. Darija is not the same work as Modern Standard Arabic.
• Integrations. A calendar and a CRM are standard. Payment tools, an ERP or a custom database add scoping and testing.
• Judgment. Answering opening hours is cheap; qualifying a buyer on budget and timing, or handling documents, needs more design and more tests.
• Volume. It does not change the build price, but it drives the monthly running cost: minutes, conversations and model usage.
• Who maintains it. Tools change. A monthly plan covers updates, new questions and reporting; without it, you pay per change.

What it costs to run each month

Four lines make up the monthly bill of an AI agent, and none of them goes to us unless you choose a monthly plan:

• The voice platform and call minutes for a phone agent: about $200 to $500 a month at small-business volumes.
• Meta's fees for WhatsApp: per conversation, at rates Meta sets per country. Marketing messages cost more than service replies.
• AI model usage: billed by the model provider by usage; for a support or booking agent it usually comes to cents per conversation.
• Hosting: n8n Cloud on a plan billed by n8n, or your own server, which only costs the hosting.

Compare that with a human agent at $3,000 to $5,000 a month who works one shift. The AI agent answers around the clock, in three languages, and never puts anyone on hold. Our AI phone assistant case study puts the difference at 30 times less.

How our pricing works

• A free 30-minute strategy call: we learn your business, your tools and the task that costs you most.
• A written scope with a fixed price and a timeline. Nothing starts before you approve it.
• One-off or monthly. One-off for a single agent or automation; monthly when you want us to run, measure and extend it.
• If what we build doesn't work as agreed, we fix it at no cost.
• You own every account: the phone number, the WhatsApp number, the CRM, the n8n instance and the data.

How to compare quotes

Two quotes rarely cover the same thing. Ask each provider the same questions and compare the answers side by side:

• Is the price fixed, or an estimate that can grow?
• What is included: build, testing with real calls or messages, training for your team, the first month of adjustments?
• Who owns the accounts and the data at the end?
• Which running costs will I pay, to whom, and what happens at twice the volume?
• What happens when the agent cannot answer, and what happens when it fails?
• Which languages are covered, and can I hear a test call before launch?
• Which projects with numbers can you show me?

For a longer checklist and a shortlist of companies, see how to choose an AI automation company.

What the money bought in our projects

• AI phone assistant: answers calls 24/7 in Arabic, English and French, books appointments and syncs transcripts to the CRM, at 30 times less than human agents.
• HeroStoryBook: a WhatsApp AI support agent that understands text, voice messages and images, plus automated emails and daily Pinterest posts, for a store with a 4X return on ad spend.
• ContentJet: five AI tools, from creator hiring to a Slack agent connected to Monday.com, Gmail and Drive.
• Damac Islands: a bilingual lead system with scoring and routing, delivered in 5 days.