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Scoped expert engagement

LLM Agent Prototype & Product Development

Build one bounded application and collect evidence for the next product decision.

Choose a starting scope

Focus, Team or Extended.

Product teams, research groups and independent builders ready to test a defined agent application.

Focus

$10,000 USD

Estimated 3–4 weeks

  • One use case and one data source.
  • One sandbox or read-only interface and one environment.
  • Up to 20 evaluation scenarios.
Discuss Focus scope

Team

$22,000 USD

Estimated 5–6 weeks

  • One multistep workflow, up to two data sources and two interfaces (sandbox or read-only).
  • One environment and a human-review step.
  • Up to 50 evaluation scenarios.
Discuss Team scope

Extended

$38,000 USD

Estimated 8–10 weeks

  • Up to two related workflows, up to three data sources and up to three interfaces (sandbox or read-only).
  • Up to 100 evaluation scenarios in one environment.
  • Review and monitoring views, plus a productization backlog.
  • A controlled pilot for up to five named users within the quoted period.
Discuss Extended scope

Indicative fees in USD for the defined scope. Final scope, timing and commercial terms are confirmed in a statement of work. Estimated delivery periods begin after scope, usable inputs, authorized access and the kickoff payment are ready.

What you receive

Work your team can review and use.

  • A demonstrable working prototype in the agreed environment.
  • Evaluation results, known limitations and a prioritized development backlog.
  • Client-specific implementation files, setup instructions and a handover session, with any reusable component licenses listed in the statement of work.
  • Team: a human-review step. Extended: review and monitoring views plus a productization backlog.

Client inputs

What we need to begin.

  • A qualified specification or an agreed bounded use case and acceptance criteria.
  • Lawfully available data, current interface documentation and authorized access to the agreed environment.
  • Source volume, update frequency and transformation effort fixed before kickoff.

Scope and limits

Keep the boundary clear.

  • Each tier includes one agreed foundation-model provider, one lightweight web or command-line interface and approved sandbox or read-only connections only.
  • Each source is one agreed dataset or corpus. Must-pass checks and permitted exceptions are agreed before the build.
  • One interface means one named API version or client data format with up to five agreed operations.
  • Two consolidated review and iteration rounds are included, followed by a 10-business-day window to report in-scope defects after handover.
  • Additional model providers, large data pipelines, custom model training, live orders, production hardening, hosting and ongoing operations are separately scoped.
  • A client with qualified existing specifications may enter directly; a paid Blueprint is not required.

Commercial details

No surprises between scope and handover.

Fees exclude taxes and third-party costs such as data, model/API usage and cloud services. Providers and spending caps are agreed in advance. Changes to scope require written agreement.

Read the Engagement Process

Start with the difficult part

What does your financial AI need to get right?

Bring a non-confidential brief. We will explore fit, then define a bounded engagement together.

Request a Scoped Proposal

Complimentary 30-minute fit discussion.
No wallet or trading account required.

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