What does agentic engineering cost?
At Cirkel Group, the intro call is free, the readiness audit costs 900 kr an hour with a cap of 15 000–25 000 kr, a build starts at 60 000 kr, and running it starts at 18 000 kr a month, all excluding VAT. The price of a build is set as a fixed module after the audit, once we know what is being built. Below is what drives the price up or down.
Three ways to start.
Every engagement starts with a free intro call. The audit is the first paid step, and its fee is credited against a build.
Intro call
Where to start.
Video call. We look at your repos, CI and backlog and give a candid read of where AI can carry work. Written summary the next working day.
- Repo & CI first read
- Backlog first read
- Written summary
Readiness audit
Planned on facts.
1–2 weeks. Codebase and CI review, definition-of-done scoring, security, RLS and GDPR gaps, build-vs-buy. The report is yours to keep, and the fee is credited against a build.
- Cap agreed before we start
- Written report
- Prioritised gap list
- Credited against a build
Build + Run
Ship it, then keep it working.
Agentic layer installed and one feature shipped through it, or one AI feature in production. Then operations: gates, agents, monitoring and incident response, with a 4-hour weekday response.
- Fixed module price
- Agentic layer or AI feature
- Monthly retainer after
- 4h weekday response SLA
- Monthly report
All prices excl. VAT.
What drives the price
The codebase
Size, test coverage, and how many repositories and CI pipelines the layer has to cover.
The backlog
How many tickets already have a definition of done. A ready backlog makes the first build faster.
Personal data and identity
BankID, payments or personal data add controls, documentation and review.
Running it afterwards
Whether you want us to keep gates, agents and AI features running, or take it over yourselves.
Questions
- Why is the audit paid?
- Because it produces something you keep: a written report on your codebase, CI and backlog, with a build-vs-buy recommendation. The fee is credited against a build if you go ahead.
- Can we get a fixed price straight away?
- Not before the audit. AI work in a codebase we haven't seen is hard to price honestly; once the audit is done, the build is quoted as a fixed module.
- What does the run retainer cover?
- Keeping gates green, updating agents and rules as models change, monitoring AI features in production, incident response with a 4-hour response on weekdays, and a monthly report.
- Are the prices excluding VAT?
- Yes. All prices on this site are excluding VAT.
Tell us what you want AI to take over.
Most conversations start with a free 30-minute intro call. No obligation, written summary the next working day.