AI Agency Cost in Miami and South Florida (2026)

How much does it cost to hire an AI agency in Miami?

At Cuanto Labs, a founder-led AI agency based in Fort Lauderdale, AI agent projects start at $5K, fixed price, and a typical implementation falls between $5K and $15K. Most take 2 to 6 weeks. The exact number is written into a proposal after a scoping call, before any work begins.

That $5K to $15K band covers an AI agent implementation: GPT-4 or Claude integration, CRM or workflow automation, trained on your data and your process. Smaller setups start lower, and multi-workflow systems with several connected tools are quoted after scoping. The sections below explain what moves a quote up or down, so you can compare any agency's number on the same terms.

What do the published price bands cover?

These are the same figures we publish on our pricing page. Each is a starting price for a fixed-price project, not an hourly estimate, and every one becomes a firm number in a written proposal. The table lists the four that matter most when a South Florida business is buying AI.

For most South Florida small businesses the relevant row is AI agents and automations. The OpenClaw row is for a personal or small-team assistant. The backend row matters when an agent needs a database or an API built before it can do anything useful. You can read the details on the AI agents service page.

What drives the price of an AI project?

Price follows scope, not company size. A small office with one tangled workflow can cost more than a larger company with a clean, narrow one. The same five factors decide most quotes, and each is something you can describe to an agency before the first call.

• • Systems it connects to. Each CRM, inbox, calendar or accounting tool is integration work that has to be built and tested.
• • Kinds of tasks. An agent that only drafts replies is a smaller build than one that books, updates records and escalates.
• • Data sensitivity. Client, patient or financial data means a narrower design, extra approvals and a written list of what the system may read.
• • Languages. Many Miami businesses need English and Spanish from day one, and it is cheaper to plan for it than to add it later.
• • Approval steps. A person approving each action is simple. Letting the agent act alone in some categories takes more testing.

What does it cost to run an AI system after launch?

Beyond the build, expect usage charges from the providers underneath it: the language model, any phone or messaging service, and hosting. These are billed by those providers, grow with volume, and are usually modest for a small business. Ask for them to be listed in the proposal, with a rough monthly figure at your expected volume.

Support after launch is optional. Some clients keep us for monitoring and updates, and others run the system themselves. That is possible because the code, repositories and accounts transfer to you at handover, so you are not locked in to us or to any one vendor.

How do fixed-price, hourly and subscription pricing compare?

Each model fits a different situation, and the right one depends on how well you can define the work upfront. For an agent with a clear job, fixed price protects your budget. For open-ended exploration, hourly can be reasonable, as long as you cap it.

For South Florida hourly and minimum-project figures from other firms, see our rates census, which cites its sources and its date.

What should an AI proposal include?

A good proposal lets you compare agencies without a second meeting. It names the problem in your words, the systems involved, the approvals and the fixed price. It also lists what is out of scope, so the first change request does not become a surprise invoice.

• • The task the agent does, in one or two sentences.
• • The systems it reads from and writes to.
• • Where a person approves, and where it acts alone.
• • What happens when the model is wrong or unsure.
• • The price, the timeline and what the running costs will be.
• • Who owns the code and accounts at handover.

If a proposal cannot answer these, the price you were given is a guess.

Which South Florida businesses get the most from AI?

Offices that handle the same incoming information all week do best: medical and wellness practices answering scheduling questions, property managers sorting requests, brokerages replying to listing inquiries, law and finance offices sorting documents, and trade or logistics firms reading invoices. The pattern is messy inbound text followed by a routine decision a person makes many times a week.

Local pages with examples by area: Miami, Coral Gables, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale.

When is an AI agency not worth the money?

It is not worth it when the work is rare, when nearly every case needs fresh judgment, or when a simpler tool would do. Much of what gets pitched as AI is a scheduled job and a well-designed form, which cost far less to build and run. We say so during scoping when that is the case.

Frequently asked questions

Do you charge by the hour?

No. Projects are fixed price, agreed in writing before work begins. If the scope changes, we quote the change before doing it.

Can I start with something small?

Yes. A narrow first agent, such as sorting one inbox or answering one kind of question, is a sensible start. You can add to it once it proves useful.

Do I need to have my data organized first?

Not perfectly. We look at what you have during scoping and tell you what needs cleaning before the agent can rely on it.

Who owns the finished system?

You do. Code, repositories and accounts transfer to you at handover.

How do I get an exact quote?

Book a short call, describe the task and the tools involved, and we send a fixed-price proposal after scoping.

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Written by Eliran Yihye, founder of Cuanto Labs. Updated 2026-10-16.