First production agent
$10k + $1k/mo
Typical starting point: onboarding with the first agent included, private runtime, and one live agent instance.
Pricing
Pricing for production agents, not software seats.
Buy the governed runtime, build the agents that do real work, and expand only when observed demand justifies more capacity.
User seats
$0
Pricing follows governed agents and runtime capacity, not employee headcount.
Capability packages
None
The platform includes the governed skills model. Additional agents are handled through scoped builds and rollout planning.
Breakdown
Clear up-front pricing. No seat math.
The model is intentionally direct: onboard the platform with the first agent included, run it privately, and pay for each deployed agent instance.
Platform onboarding
$10,000 one-time
Install, governance setup, admin alignment, and the first production agent build.
Agent instance
$250 / agent / month
Recurring fee for each dedicated agent operating in production.
Additional agent build
$5,000 one-time
Role-specific design, implementation, workflow hardening, and launch for each added agent.
On-site runtime
$750 / month
Server applianceCompute includedOn-device inference
Dedicated server appliance installed at your site. Aech AI manages the hardware, updates, and upgrades.
Agent build scope includes required integrations
No per-user fees
One private runtime covers one on-site appliance
Runtime includes compute for on-device inference
What You Pay For
Production readiness is part of the price.
Onboarding is not a demo fee. It covers the governance, identity, runtime, first agent build, and review work needed before an agent is allowed to operate inside real business workflows.
Set up the platform
Install the runtime, align governance, configure identities, and scope the first production agent.
Build the first agent
Turn one specific workflow into a governed agent with the skills, prompts, and review loop it needs.
Run and measure
Operate through Teams and email, observe capacity, and expand based on real demand.
FAQs
Pricing questions worth answering up front.
If your workflow has unusual compliance, integration, or capacity requirements, we price the rollout after mapping those constraints with your team.
What does a typical first deployment cost?
A typical first production agent starts at $10,000 one-time plus $1,000 per month. The $10,000 onboarding includes platform setup and the first production agent build. The monthly cost combines a $750/month on-site runtime appliance, including dedicated compute capable of on-device inference, and one $250/month deployed agent instance. Hosted foundation-model token usage is separate.
Do you charge per user?
No. Agent Aech is priced around governed agents and private runtime capacity. You can bring the right employees into Teams and email workflows without buying seats for every participant.
What counts as a bespoke agent build?
A bespoke agent build is one production workflow with a clear owner, operating scope, integrations, controls, prompts, and review loop. The first build is included in onboarding; additional builds are $5,000 each. If a workflow needs different owners, systems, or compliance boundaries, we usually split it into another build.
How many agents can one runtime support?
Each private runtime is a dedicated server appliance installed at one customer site or office, with included compute for agent execution and on-device inference. We validate agent count and workflow load during rollout, then add capacity from observed usage instead of selling arbitrary packages up front.
What is included in the private runtime?
The private runtime includes the physical server appliance installed at your site, plus the managed Agent Aech runtime software. It is designed to be plugged in and operated locally, while Aech AI manages hardware support, runtime updates, and upgrade planning.
Are model-vendor tokens included?
No. If an agent uses hosted foundation-model APIs, the customer provides their own vendor account and API key, and token usage is billed directly by that provider. Agent Aech does not bundle or mark up those token costs.
Why do customers bring their own model API account?
It keeps token spend transparent and lets the business own its model procurement, usage limits, data settings, and vendor relationship. Agent Aech uses the customer-controlled key inside the governed runtime, while moving suitable workloads toward local inference as capability and economics improve.
Are integrations or capabilities sold separately?
No. We do not sell separate capability packages. Required skills and integrations are scoped during the build and governed through the runtime, identities, and approval boundaries.
When do monthly fees begin?
Monthly runtime and agent instance fees begin when the production runtime and agent instance are deployed. Onboarding is a one-time implementation cost, and additional agent builds are one-time costs when added.
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