The real cost of an AI agent platform isn't its subscription — it's token overruns, infrastructure, lock-in, and the engineering hours spent maintaining plumbing. A five-category TCO model for builders who want to run the math on any vendor.

The real cost of an AI agent platform isn't its subscription — it's token overruns, infrastructure, lock-in, and the engineering hours spent maintaining plumbing. A five-category TCO model for builders who want to run the math on any vendor.