Pricing
Agentic work Simply priced
Start free with Chief. Then get custom AI agents built and managed for you.
Free
"Chief" of Agent Ops
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Find the work AI can take off your plate. Get a clear plan for what to automate first and what it will take.
Chief is your new Head of Agent Ops and is waiting to collaborate with you in the Machine-like terminal. Start with a conversation about your business.
Your Chief of Agent Ops:
- Starts with your business, not a blank chat.Chief researches your company, then asks about the manual tasks, tools, and bottlenecks embedded in your daily operations.
- Identifies the jobs worth automating.Get a prioritized shortlist of work suited to agents, informed by the type of task, the time it takes, and the systems involved.
- Turns each potential agentic job into a written brief.Define when the work happens, what a completed task looks like, which rules apply, and where approvals are required.
- Keeps the context between conversations.Returns to your business context, priorities, and open questions. Review and correct the brief as Chief learns more.
Free forever.
There's no obligation to trial worker agents.
Operator
Managed AI Agents
$297per month, per workload
Worker agents custom-tailored to your specific tasks, tools, procedures, and business environment.
Worker agents are fully managed AI agents trained to execute a complete workload in accordance with your defined guidelines.
Your worker agents:
- Your rules. Your tools. Your agents.Custom-built around your unique tasks, connected to the tools you already use, and configured to follow your exact procedures.
- Completed work, not just answers.Agents carry out defined tasks from start to finish in your systems, on schedule or when triggered.
- You assign. We manage.We handle monitoring, maintenance, fixes, and upgrades so managing agents never morphs into an additional job for your team.
- You set the boundaries and verify deliverables.Define what needs your approval and when to pause. Review each run in the Terminal to see what happened.
Evaluate completed work before you subscribe.
Observe your agents executing real work live for 14 days, free. Then decide.
No long-term commitments. Pause or cancel anytime.
Every workload includes
No seats. No meters. No platform fee.
Founder-led Teams Use Machine-like Agents
What’s the ROI on Machine-like agents?
Saving 4 hrs per week returns 300% per month.
Compare the value of human time against the cost of machine labor. Pick the jobs you'd hand off and see what it's worth.
- Pick the jobs you'd hand off.
Estimates assume $75 an hour of paid time and 5 to 10 hours a week per workload. Your scoping call sets the real scope.
No workloads selected.
How do AI agents compare in cost to the alternatives?
Different approaches have very different costs.
Machine-like builds, runs, and maintains your agents for $197–$297 per workload, per month. Compare the bill, then compare what’s still on your plate.
| Machine-like | Part-time hire | Offshore VA | Agency or freelancer | DIY automation agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $197 to $297per workload | $1,500 to $3,000plus payroll costs | $700 to $1,500plus your management | $1,500 to $4,000retainer | $50 to $300plus your hours |
| Setup on you | One 30-minute call | Hiring, onboarding, training | Training and written procedures | Briefs, reviews, revisions | You design and build it |
| When it breaks | We fix it | You manage it | You manage it | They fix it, on their schedule | You fix it |
| Pay before proof | No. Free until it works | Yes | Yes | Usually | Yes |
| Nights and weekends | Always on | No | Partial | No | Until it breaks |
| If they leave | Nothing walks out the door | Knowledge leaves with them | Start over | Start over | Only you know how it works |
Ranges are illustrative of roughly 5 to 10 hours of work per week.
How to trial a worker agent
Fourteen days of real work. Then decide.
Start for free with Chief and explore what your business can automate. Let us know when you're ready for a test drive.
Describe the task from end-to-end.
Tell us about the job, tools, rules, and approvals.
25 minutesWe build, test, and build some more.
We configure the agent to execute your unique job following your specific process.
~ 72 hoursYour agent goes live. Real work begins.
Watch your agent execute and review the quality of completed work.
Day 1 - 13Keep it working or send it packing.
Make the call. There's no obligation. Completed work is yours to keep.
Day 15Questions buyers like to ask.
Still unsure what to hand off? Schedule a demo. We'll help you brainstorm some potential options.
Book a demo →What counts as one workload?
A workload is one recurring business job with an agreed scope and outcome. For example, inbound lead handling might include responding, qualifying, following up, booking a meeting, and updating your CRM. Those steps can belong to one workload. We agree on the boundaries before building.
What will my monthly bill be?
One to three workloads cost $297 each per month. Four or five cost $197 each per month, including the first three. That makes four workloads $788 per month. Six or more receive a custom quote. Building, hosting, monitoring, maintenance, and fixes are included, with no per-seat or platform fee.
When does the free trial start, and when do I pay?
Your 14-day trial starts when your agent begins doing real work. Scoping, building, and testing happen first and do not use up your trial. No credit card or setup payment is required. At the end, review the completed work and decide whether to start a paid subscription.
What does my team need to do?
Plan for an initial conversation of about 30 minutes, access to the relevant tools, and examples of work done correctly. We build and operate the agent. Your team provides business context and handles the approvals and exceptions agreed during scoping.
Can agents work in the software we already use?
We build around your existing tools and procedures. During scoping, we confirm the integrations, permissions, and access the workload requires. Custom APIs and older systems may need additional investigation before we can confirm the scope and launch date.
What if our process changes or we want another workload?
Changes to the same job, such as updating rules, fields, or report formats, are handled as part of the managed service. A different recurring job is scoped as a new workload. We agree on any change to scope and price before proceeding.
What happens if an agent makes a mistake?
Before launch, we define what the agent can do, what needs approval, and when it should escalate to a person. We test against those rules and record each run for review. If something fails or produces incorrect work, we investigate and fix the issue as part of the service.
Am I locked into a long-term contract?
Monthly billing is the default, with no long-term commitment. You can pause or cancel the service. You can also use Chief for free without subscribing to any worker agents.
Who controls access to our systems and data?
Your team controls the access granted to agents and can revoke it. Approval rules determine which actions require a person, and audit logs let you review what happened. You retain ownership of your data and outputs. See our security information for more detail.
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