# Custom AI agent

> Custom AI agent at ellul.ai: £5,995, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts, never charged by the hour. A repeated job that needs judgement, not just a fixed rule.

- Price: £5,995 (one-off)
- Time: 2 to 3 weeks
- Page: https://ellul.ai/services/ai-agent-build

## What is included
- One agent built for one defined job, using your tools
- Asks your approval before any action that matters
- Every step it takes logged so you can check it
- AI model usage on your own account, at cost

## What other providers charge
Other providers publish a median of £6,000 across 5 comparable prices (middle half £4,500 to £6,500). Every price with its source: https://ellul.ai/services/ai-agent-build/readings.json

## How many people are asking for it
523 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for custom AI agent between November 2025 and November 2026, 309 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/freelance_forhire, r/AI_Agents, r/forhire.

## Paid separately, at cost
- AI model usage, billed to your own account by the provider
- Subscriptions to the tools the agent works in

## What the buyer supplies
- A clear description of the job, with real examples
- Access to the tools and accounts the agent will use
- An account with the AI model provider, in your name

## What the price does not cover
- One agent for one defined job; a new job is a new build
- It can make mistakes, so actions that matter wait for your approval
- Changes to the job after sign-off are quoted

Get a written fixed quote: https://ellul.ai/services/ai-agent-build#quote