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[Services](/en/services)Agent Prototype & Development

Scoped expert engagement

# LLM Agent Prototype & Product Development

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

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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](/en/contact?intent=proposal&service=llm-agent-prototype&tier=Focus)

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](/en/contact?intent=proposal&service=llm-agent-prototype&tier=Team)

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](/en/contact?intent=proposal&service=llm-agent-prototype&tier=Extended)

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.

Acceptance

### Define done before kickoff.

Demonstrate the agreed workflow in its stated environment and hand over the implementation, evaluation evidence and known limitations against the statement of work. A prototype or controlled pilot does not by itself establish production readiness. Prototype evidence informs the next release; it does not establish live trading profitability.

Final deliverables, acceptance criteria, responsibilities and dates are agreed in the statement of work.

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](/en/how-we-work)

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](/en/contact?intent=proposal)

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