What does a custom
AI agent cost?

Beranguard Consulting — AI Agent vs. Human Assistant

What you're really comparing

Custom AI agent vs. part-time human assistant — money, time, and risk

Human assistant
Part-time hire (~20 hrs/wk)
Annual labor cost
$35,000+
Before taxes, benefits & turnover costs
3-year total (conservative)
$105,000+
Excludes rehiring, retraining, and productivity gaps
  • Works ~1,040 hrs/yr — off nights, weekends, holidays
  • Forgets follow-ups when too busy
  • Knowledge walks out the door with them
  • Spread thin across 40+ active clients
  • E&O exposure from missed compliance steps
  • Average tenure: 12–18 months
  • You stop to manage them — every week
Recommended
Custom AI agent
Built for your business, on your number
One-time build investment
Starting at $25,000
Fully custom — not a template, not a SaaS seat
Ongoing managed service
Starting at $500/mo
Scales with your workflow complexity and team size
  • Works 8,760 hrs/yr — every night, weekend, holiday
  • Never forgets a follow-up — ever
  • Builds knowledge over time, not loses it
  • Handles every client consistently
  • Compliance-aware at every touchpoint
  • No turnover, no gaps, no sick days
  • You're never managing it — it manages tasks
Available hours per year
1,040
hours/year
Part-time human assistant
Nights, weekends & holidays: not covered
8,760
hours/year
Your AI agent
24 hrs × 365 days — no exceptions
3-year cost comparison
Year 1 — human
$35,000
labor only
Year 1 — AI agent
$31,000
build + 12 mo. mgmt
Year 3 — human
$105,000+
+ rehire risk
Year 3 — AI agent
$43,000
build + 24 mo. mgmt

The compounding advantage unique to AI

Every call, every transaction, every client interaction makes your AI agent smarter about how you do business. A human assistant starts over every time they leave. Your AI agent's foundation keeps building — so year two is more powerful than year one, and year three more powerful than year two. This is infrastructure, not a subscription.

What your monthly managed service actually buys you always on

Beranguard manages your AI agent on your behalf — so you never have to think about it. When your tools change, your agent updates automatically.

Platform updates
When Dotloop, your portal, or any integrated tool releases new features, we update your agent — no action needed from you.
Continuous improvement
As your workflows evolve, we refine how your agent responds, prioritizes, and communicates on your behalf.
Proactive monitoring
We watch for breakdowns before you notice them — your agent keeps running cleanly without you managing it.
No IT team needed
You don't hire, train, or manage anyone. Beranguard is your technical team — and we're already on it.
Workflow expansion
As your business grows, we extend your agent to handle new tasks, new tools, or new team members.
Single point of contact
One relationship, one monthly fee. No vendor juggling, no support tickets, no holding music.
For real estate teams

Each agent on your team gets their own AI agent — built on a shared foundation, managed by Beranguard.

Team build
Starting at $25K
foundation
Per-agent build
Starting at $5K
each agent
Management
Starting at $500/mo
per agent, fully managed
Labor estimate based on $35,000/yr part-time administrative rate. Actual costs vary by market.
AI agent investment starts at $25,000 for the build and $500/mo managed service. Final scope determined during engagement.