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Pricing

Priced so your first agent is an obvious yes, not a procurement process. No discovery retainer, no kickoff fee, no minimum commitment. Pay for agents; get agents.

Starter

$1,000
per agent, one-time

Best for: your first working agent. One scoped workflow, end-to-end, with a named owner and a real runbook. Most teams recoup the fee in the first month.

  • 20-min scoping call + written spec within 24h
  • 1 agent built end-to-end in 3–5 days
  • 1 data connector wired and scoped
  • Tuned against 30+ real examples from your data
  • 1–2 revision rounds after review
  • Handoff doc + Loom walkthrough
  • 30 days of email support
  • You own the agent. I walk away with no access.
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Retainer

Most popular
$2,500
per month

Best for: teams who want an agent portfolio, not a one-off. Ship 5 agents a month and tune the existing ones — without adding a new hire or retainer renegotiation.

  • Up to 5 agents built or tuned per month
  • Ongoing support for every agent already shipped
  • Async Slack or email within 1 business day
  • Monthly agent-performance review
  • Overages at $1,000 / agent
  • 30-day cancellation — you keep every agent
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Retainer Pro

$4,500
per month

Best for: multi-team orgs standardizing agents. 10 builds or tunes a month, quarterly portfolio review, and an admin-control audit so nothing slips through the cracks.

  • Up to 10 agents built or tuned per month
  • Same-business-day response
  • Quarterly agent-portfolio review
  • Admin-control + permissions audit
  • Overages at $1,000 / agent
  • 30-day cancellation — you keep every agent
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What the $1,000 actually buys

A single agent, shipped end-to-end in your ChatGPT workspace, tuned against your real data, with written handoff documentation. Specifically: a 30-minute scoping call, a written spec delivered within 24 hours, 3–5 days of build (spec dependent), 1–2 rounds of revisions after review, a handoff document, a Loom walkthrough, and 30 days of email support for bugs or small tweaks.

What it doesn't buy: ongoing prompt tuning after month one, new agents after the first, custom compliance work (NetSuite builds, HIPAA workflows, EU data residency — all quoted separately), or training your team on how to own the agent long-term. That last piece is included in retainers.

When retainers pay for themselves

  • You want 3+ agents built in a 2-month window (the Retainer covers 5/month at better per-agent cost).
  • You need ongoing tuning — agents drift as your data and processes change; someone needs to notice and adjust.
  • You're standardizing on agents across teams and want a single external partner rather than a DIY-then-hire cycle.
  • You want async Slack / email access for questions, edge cases, or 'can you build a quick thing by Friday' asks.

What about OpenAI's own cost?

Workspace Agents are free during the OpenAI research preview (through May 6, 2026). After that, OpenAI bills per-workspace credits based on agent usage — model, runtime length, tool calls. Typical single-run agents (Weekly Metrics Reporter, Invoice Reviewer) cost pennies per run. Chatty agents (Lead Outreach, Support Triage) are closer to $30–$100/month per rep at typical volume.

During build we size agents for predictable cost and set per-agent credit caps. You'll know roughly what you're signing up for before agents run in production.

Questions

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