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Opaque AI Development Agency Pricing and Practices
7/10 HighAI development agencies lack pricing transparency, quote different prices for identical scopes based on client funding, show bias toward specific LLM models, and promise unrealistic timelines (3 days to production). This leads to overpaying 3-5x for mediocre work.
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Query: “What are the most common pain points with AI agents for developers in 2025?”3/31/2026
Agency quoted $180k after learning their Series A size. Same agency quoted $35k to another founder with less runway. Identical scope. Red flags include 'We can build that in 3 days', 'Production-ready AI agent in one week, guaranteed', and 'We have a partnership deal, so you get what's convenient for us.'
Created: 3/31/2026Updated: 3/31/2026