FRE|Nxt Labs vs Building an In-House AI Team
Get production AI results in weeks instead of months of hiring and onboarding
Side by Side
How We Compare
| Dimension | In-House AI Team | FRE|Nxt Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Cost (Year 1) | $200K-400K+ (salary, benefits, equipment) | $30K-75K (2-3 project engagements) |
| Time to First Result | 3-6 months (hiring + onboarding) | 4-6 weeks (first deliverable) |
| Expertise Breadth | Limited to who you hire | LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, multi-agent, 5+ frameworks |
| Scaling | Linear cost per head | Scale up/down per project |
| Risk | Full employment commitment | Project-based, no long-term lock-in |
| Latest Tech | Depends on team learning | Always current (it's our full-time focus) |
Cost (Year 1)
In-House
$200K-400K+ (salary, benefits, equipment)
FRE|Nxt Labs
$30K-75K (2-3 project engagements)
Time to First Result
In-House
3-6 months (hiring + onboarding)
FRE|Nxt Labs
4-6 weeks (first deliverable)
Expertise Breadth
In-House
Limited to who you hire
FRE|Nxt Labs
LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, multi-agent, 5+ frameworks
Scaling
In-House
Linear cost per head
FRE|Nxt Labs
Scale up/down per project
Risk
In-House
Full employment commitment
FRE|Nxt Labs
Project-based, no long-term lock-in
Latest Tech
In-House
Depends on team learning
FRE|Nxt Labs
Always current (it's our full-time focus)
The Numbers
The Math is Simple
A senior AI/ML engineer
$180K-250K/year salary + $30K-50K benefits & overhead
You'll likely need 2+ engineers for production AI
$400K-600K/year
Our typical engagement
$10-25K per project, production results in 4-12 weeks
The bottom line
That's 3-5 full projects for the cost of one engineer's first quarter
What You Get
Why Teams Choose Us
Production-Proven Expertise
Multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, LLM orchestration — battle-tested in real deployments.
Speed to Market
First deliverable in 4-6 weeks. No hiring delays, no onboarding ramp.
Flexible Engagement
Scale up for sprints, scale down between projects. No long-term commitments.
Results
Proven Impact
8
Production AI agents deployed
50-70%
LLM cost reduction
5-10x
Throughput improvement
<2s
Response latency
Ready to move faster?
Skip the months of hiring and onboarding. Get production AI results in weeks with a team that's already built what you need.