§ HIRE/hire
Hire senior AI developers without the Upwork lottery.
Claude, OpenAI, LangGraph, Vapi, RAG. Fixed fee. Published turnaround. Ships in the quoted window or we keep working free.
§ 01/why afterbuild
Six reasons founders skip the marketplaces.
- 01Senior engineers only — no juniors hidden behind a PM
- 02Fixed fee and published turnaround on every engagement
- 03Ships in the quoted window or we keep working free
- 04Built AI apps on Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Vapi, LangGraph, n8n
- 05Work with your existing code — we've rescued 50+ AI-built apps
- 06Written plan in 48 hours. No hourly meter, no mystery.
§ 02/comparison
Four hiring options, one built for production.
wrong option
Upwork / Fiverr
Bidding war, unknown quality, hourly meter
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Afterbuild Labs
Published price, senior engineers, fixed fee
wrong option
Toptal / Arc
Hourly, 15% platform markup, you manage the work
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Afterbuild Labs
Productized scope, we manage delivery, we own the outcome
wrong option
Big consultancies
$500 / hr, 6-month timelines, decks before code
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Afterbuild Labs
Ship in 1–4 weeks, built for founders, code-first
wrong option
Hire in-house
3–6 months to hire, $180K+ fully loaded
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Afterbuild Labs
Start this week, pay only for the build
FAQ
What's the fastest way to start?
The free AI Readiness Audit — 48-hour written recommendation. If it's a fit, you pick the productized service that matches scope. No sales calls required.
Do you work with Claude or OpenAI?
Both plus Gemini and open-source. We pick per use case based on cost / latency / compliance. The audit shows the math.
Can you build an AI agent, RAG, or voice bot for us?
Yes, all three. LangGraph and Claude Agent SDK for agents. Pinecone / Chroma / Weaviate for RAG. Vapi or Retell for voice. Productized pricing on each.
What if we already have a codebase?
Perfect — we work with existing code. We've added AI to Rails, Laravel, Node, Django, WordPress, and legacy .NET. The API doesn't care about your stack.
How are you different from a freelancer?
Freelancers sell hours. We sell outcomes. Fixed fee, published turnaround, ships or we keep working free. A freelancer won't write that into a contract.
What does it cost?
Services start at $1,999 (API Integration Sprint) and top out at $9,499 (AI Agent MVP) for SMB tier. Enterprise engagements start at $25K. Published on every service page — no quotes-on-request.
Next step
Start with the free 48-hour audit.
Written recommendation. Fixed-price next step. No sales call.
Start free audit →