I Charged $80/Month for AI Agent Work. A $5,000/Month Guide Said I Should Be Charging $5,000.

Short summary

The author charged $80/month for AI agents before discovering VC research showing they should cost $3,000–20,000/month when positioned as employee replacements. The post outlines four pricing models with real examples: per-FTE (replaces salary), per-action (per-token), hybrid workflow-based (platform + per-action), and outcome-based (per-result solved). Outcome-based pricing proves most future-proof as AI costs approach zero.

• •Reposition AI agents against salary cost ($5K/mo employee), not software cost
• •Four pricing models: per-FTE replacement, per-action, hybrid workflow, outcome-based
• •Value-based pricing (especially outcome-based) maintains margins as AI costs drop

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