AI agency prices, October 2026
What AI automation agencies actually publish on their own websites. 149 of 966 agencies in our index list a price; here are the medians and ranges, by service, by country and by how they bill.
US dollar prices only in these figures (108 of 167). Other currencies appear in the country table in their own currency, never converted.
Project starting price by service
Bar = middle 50% of agencies, dark tick = median, thin line = lowest to highest. Log scale.
Hourly rate by service
Small samples (n under 5) are shown but should be read as indicative.
By country
Countries with at least 3 published prices for a pricing model. "Unknown" = agencies that do not state a country.
| Country | Billing | Agencies | Median | Middle 50% | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | project | 35 | $5,000 | $1,950–$12,500 | $300–$186,000 |
| Unknown | project | 15 | $2,500 | $2,400–$7,000 | $800–$200,000 |
| United Kingdom | project | 14 | £2,750 | £999–£8,625 | £300–£25,000 |
| Australia | project | 13 | A$2,500 | A$1,000–A$4,900 | A$350–A$100,000 |
| United States | hourly | 12 | $150 | $98–$246 | $15–$297 |
| Unknown | hourly | 10 | $80 | $46–$138 | $10–$500 |
| Unknown | monthly | 9 | $3,000 | $1,200–$3,500 | $299–$900,000 |
| Australia | hourly | 4 | A$42 | A$36–A$56 | A$25–A$90 |
| United Kingdom | project | 4 | $9,000 | $6,200–$17,500 | $800–$40,000 |
| India | hourly | 3 | $25 | $25–$28 | $25–$30 |
| Pakistan | project | 3 | $2,500 | $1,500–$2,750 | $500–$3,000 |
| United Kingdom | hourly | 3 | £95 | £55–£108 | £15–£120 |
| United States | monthly | 3 | $1,950 | $1,474–$3,475 | $997–$5,000 |
Hourly vs project vs retainer
$4,000
Middle 50%: $2,000–$10,000
Lowest $300, highest $442,000
65 agencies (USD)
$1,975
Middle 50%: $1,048–$3,500
Lowest $299, highest $900,000
14 agencies (USD)
$100
Middle 50%: $28–$150
Lowest $10, highest $500
29 agencies (USD)
Most agencies publish a project floor rather than an hourly rate. A published "from" price is the entry point, not the typical invoice: real projects often land above it. Plan a budget with the cost calculator or get quotes via the matcher.
Method
- Source. The starting price and hourly rate each agency publishes on its own website, collected when we verify the listing. No surveys, no estimates, nothing inferred.
- Billing model. "hour", "/hr" = hourly; "month", "/mo", "retainer" = monthly; anything else = one-off project starting price. One price per model per agency.
- Ranges. "$25–$50/hr" counts as $25 (the starting point). "k" means thousands.
- Currency. Taken from the symbol. "$" counts as USD, except for agencies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore (local dollars). No exchange-rate conversion anywhere; service and model figures use USD prices only.
- Dropped as ambiguous. Project prices under 200 and hourly rates under 5 or over 1,000 (usage fees and typos).
- Statistics. Median and quartiles (inclusive method). An agency counts in every service it lists. Groups need 3+ prices.
- Refresh. Rebuilt on the 1st of each month from the latest verified data; past months stay downloadable. Code: pipeline/prices.py.
Currencies in this edition: AUD 19 · CAD 3 · EUR 8 · GBP 21 · INR 2 · NZD 3 · SGD 3 · USD 108.
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