How much does custom AI agent development cost?
It depends on the job, so we quote a fixed-scope build after a free scoping call. The main drivers are how many steps need judgment, how many tools the agent connects to and how messy the inputs are. Running costs are model usage and hosting, metered per call, so the pilot shows your cost per task before you scale.
How long does it take to build a custom AI agent?
A first agent for a new job is planned at about eight weeks: one week of scoping, one week defining what a good result looks like, two weeks of building, two weeks of supervised pilot and two weeks of handover. From you we need someone who knows the job, a batch of real examples, API access to the tools involved, and a reviewer during the pilot.
Do I need an AI agent, or would a workflow do?
If the rule fits in one sentence, use a workflow: it costs almost nothing to run and never makes things up. Use an agent when the input is messy and the decision is fuzzy but repeatable, like reading a long contract for the two clauses that matter. If nobody can see the number, you need a dashboard. The full reasoning is in our post on where AI belongs.
What happens when the agent gets something wrong?
It's built to catch itself first. Each output is checked against rules and a confidence threshold, a failed check triggers a retry with the reason, and anything still uncertain goes to a person with the context instead of being guessed. If something breaks while we support it, a person from Seqora calls you, explains what happened and owns the fix. That call is never automated.
Who owns the agent and our data?
You do. You own the code, the prompts and the documentation, with no per-seat license to a Seqora platform. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, never used to train public models, and can stay on your own cloud accounts. When the work touches patient data, we sign a BAA. See private AI infrastructure.
Which tools can the agent connect to?
Anything with an API or a dependable export. We've built agents and pipelines on Google Drive, Sheets and Forms, Gmail, Microsoft OneDrive, ClickUp and Supabase, and the same API approach works for CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce, plus Google Calendar, Slack, Notion and Monday. For web tools with no API, a browser-automation step can do the clicking.