AI sales agent pricing: what it costs, what is included, and how to choose well

What you are really buying

The phrase ‘AI sales agent’ covers very different offers. To compare them, look at the same four things every time.

The scope. Which steps of the sale are covered: answering emails, following up, preparing a quote, taking payment, invoicing, delivering, after-sales support, phone calls? A tool that only answers questions is not worth the same as an AI sales agent that follows a sale from the first message to the payment.

The framework. Your offers, your prices, your tone, your rules, and the list of situations that must go back to a human. Without that framework, an AI sales agent improvises, and that is exactly what you want to avoid.

The setup. Installation, connection to your tools (email, calendar, payments), trials on real cases, adjustments. It is often the most important part, and the least visible one in an offer.

Running costs over time. Where the AI sales agent runs, and who pays for hosting, artificial intelligence, telephony and payment fees.

The three cost items

1. The setup

This is the price of the modules, installed and adapted to your business. At Work Without Me, modules and packs are paid once, with no compulsory subscription.

2. Hosting and usage

An AI sales agent needs somewhere to run. Alex runs on n8n, the automation tool that carries out his tasks. There are two plans: Standard, where you have your own n8n account and pay for your usage directly to n8n; and Fully managed, where we host everything for you, for a subscription of €149, €390 or €1,490 per month depending on your volume, or from €2,990 per month for large accounts, usage included.

3. Third-party services

Artificial intelligence, telephony and Stripe payment fees have their own cost. On the Standard plan, you pay for them directly; on the Fully managed plan, the usage of your automations is included in the subscription. Stripe payment fees remain separate.

The questions to ask before choosing

Whatever the provider, these questions make the difference between an attractive demo and a tool that is useful every day:

• Does it introduce itself as an AI? Your customers should know who they are talking to. Alex always says so.
• What happens when it does not know? The right answer: the request goes back to someone on your team, with the context.
• Can you approve before sending? For example, for a quote above a certain amount.
• What is checked before going live? Journeys should be tried on real cases, then adjusted with you.
• Where is your data, and who has access to it? Ask for the list of providers involved.
• Which costs come back every month? Hosting, artificial intelligence, telephony: get them in writing.

Alex’s prices

Each module covers one step of the sale. Individually:

• Email sales agent (inbox sorting included): €997;
• Follow-ups: €197;
• Appointment booking: €497;
• Quotes + Stripe payments: €794;
• Invoicing: €297;
• Delivery: €297;
• After-sales support: €497;
• AI phone agent: €1,997;
• Prospecting: €2,997.

The complete pack, at €2,797 instead of €3,576 (save €779, −22%), brings together the first seven modules, from the first email to after-sales support. The Deluxe pack, at €3,757 instead of €5,573 (save €1,816, −33%), adds the AI phone agent. All amounts: VAT not applicable, art. 293 B of the French General Tax Code (CGI). The details are in the Pricing section.

Pack or modules: how to decide

Start from your real sales journey. If your enquiries mostly arrive by email, you send quotes and you deliver files, the complete pack covers the whole path and costs less than buying the modules separately. If you receive a lot of calls or your customers prefer to be called back, the Deluxe pack saves you adding the phone later.

On the other hand, if a single step is costing you time, for example follow-ups, start with that module. You can add more later: nothing forces you to install everything on day one.

What is not included

To compare honestly, also note what an AI sales agent does not replace:

• your sales strategy: it applies it, it does not decide it;
• your accounting: it prepares invoices, it does not keep your books;
• your advertising budget, if you advertise: it is paid directly to the platforms.

Frequently asked questions

To see what Alex would take on in your trade: service businesses, freelancers, coaches and agencies. And to understand his role in detail: what an AI sales agent does and doesn’t do.