At Lalamo the first call is free and takes 30 minutes. After that, the cost depends on how many agents or tools are involved, what they connect to, how sensitive the data is, and whether the agent needs testing on your real work. You get the scope and the price before any paid work starts.
What changes the price
| Factor | Less work | More work |
|---|---|---|
| How many agents or tools | One tool, one job | Several agents that hand work to each other |
| What it connects to | One system, read-only | Email, CRM, files and payments, with write access |
| How sensitive the data is | Public or low-risk information | Customer records, health, financial or employee data |
| Testing | Review the setup and terms | Test the agent on your real examples, including the messy ones |
| What you need at the end | A short written recommendation | A ranked risk list, written agent rules and a team session |
What you're paying for
Not a build. A decision you can trust: whether the agent does the job, what it can see and do, where your data goes, and what to fix before it goes live. Written in plain English so you, your team or your IT person can act on it.
- AI Agent Evaluation: will it do the job, and is it worth the money?
- AI Security Auditing: what can it see, send and delete?
- AI Ethos Alignment: will it treat your customers the way you would?
- Onboarding and AI Education: plain-English basics for your team.
The cost people forget: the agent itself
When you compare prices, include what the agent costs to run. Many AI tools charge a monthly fee plus usage, and usage grows with your volume. Ask the vendor for a monthly estimate at your real numbers, with the math shown. That's one of the questions in the AI Agent Safety Checklist.
Quick answers
Is the first call really free?
Yes. It's 30 minutes, and you leave knowing whether the tool needs a review and what I'd check first.
Is a review worth it for a small business?
Compare it with the cost of the agent itself and the cost of one bad email to the wrong customer. For a narrow, low-risk tool, the free call may be all you need. For an agent that touches customer records or money, a review is cheap insurance.
Can I do it myself?
You can do a lot of it. The free AI Agent Safety Checklist has the questions to answer before you connect an agent to your email, CRM, files or payments.