How Much Does an AI Agent Cost? (2026)
On EmAGI an AI employee costs $350 to $1,000 a month, and the difference between the plans is how much of the setup we do for you. The reasoning runs on an AI subscription issued in your name — Claude or ChatGPT — which stays yours and is paid directly to the provider, so there is no model markup inside our price. (Source: emagi.ai/pricing, checked 10 August 2026)
EmAGI pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $350/mo | One AI employee configured for your role, on its own isolated server. Works in Telegram, Slack or web chat on your site, keeps persistent memory of your projects. Runs on your own AI subscription, which you connect in the dashboard. |
| AssistedPOPULAR | $500/mo | Everything in Standard, plus we connect your subscription for you, set up access and channels, and give priority support. |
| VIP | $1,000/mo | Everything in Assisted, plus a dedicated specialist looking after your agent, a five times larger model-hub allowance, and an unlimited number of agents with no per-agent fee. |
| Extra agent | $15/mo | Up to five agents on any plan, including Standard; each agent after the first is $15 a month. On VIP there is neither a fee nor a cap. |
| Server capacity | $30/mo | More concurrent work, memory and storage. Worth adding when the agent is busy often and tasks start queuing behind each other. |
Billing runs from the day you create your first agent and renews on the same date. Cancel from the dashboard in one click — no calls, no cancellation fee.
What the price does not include
The AI subscription the agent thinks with. It is issued in your name, you pay the provider directly at their price, and the usage allowance is yours alone. We do not resell it and it is not bundled into the plan — on Assisted and VIP we connect it for you. That is the single most misread line on this page, so it is worth stating plainly: $350 buys the employee, not the model.
AI agent versus hiring a person
| A person you hire | An EmAGI AI employee | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $47,460 a year is the US median for secretaries and administrative assistants (BLS, 2024) — about $4,900–5,500 a month once taxes, benefits, equipment and software are added | $350–1,000 a month per account: the first employee is included, each next one is $15 (no per-agent fee and no limit on VIP). Plus your own AI subscription |
| Availability | About 40 hours a week, plus holidays and sick days | Any hour, and it keeps working while you sleep |
| Time to useful | Weeks of hiring, then onboarding | About an hour to create a specialised agent, useful in the first week |
| Adding a second | Another full salary | $15 a month on the same account |
| When they leave | The knowledge leaves with them | The memory is yours and stays |
Those are medians, not your numbers. Put your own salary figure into the calculator and see the difference for your case — and read the part about where a person still wins, because that part is real.
Frequently asked questions
What does $350 a month include?
One AI employee configured for your role, its own isolated server, work in Telegram, Slack or web chat, persistent memory of your projects, access to a hub of models for images, video, voice and other specialised tasks, and support. It runs on your own AI subscription, which you connect yourself.
Are AI model subscriptions billed separately?
They are not billed by us at all. The agent thinks on a subscription issued in your name — Claude or ChatGPT — and you pay the provider directly, with no margin from us and with the usage allowance reserved for you alone. On the Assisted and VIP plans we connect it for you.
How much does a second agent cost?
$15 a month, and up to five agents are available on any plan including Standard. On VIP there is no per-agent fee and no limit on the number of agents.
Can I connect a ChatGPT subscription instead of Claude?
Yes. Both are supported, and one agent can hold several subscriptions at once: the top one works and the next takes over automatically when a limit is hit. Details: which AI models the agent uses.
What if I want to stop?
Cancel from the dashboard in one click. No calls, no emails, no cancellation fee.