AI agent pricing in 2026: subscriptions, $5K-$15K builds, and retainers that pay the bills
A pricing playbook lays out four agent revenue models that hold up: consumer subscriptions at $9-$29 a month, business agents at $50-$200, done-for-you builds at $5,000-$15,000 per project, and maintenance retainers at $500-$2,000 a month per client. The core point is that retainers, not one-off projects, form the real monthly baseline.