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AI stacks

The AI stack for your stage.

Prescriptive, budget-anchored stacks — what to actually buy at each stage, what it costs per month, and why each pick fits. Every stack is composable and swappable.

solo founder ~$150-350/mo

The AI stack for a solo founder

One person running a whole company needs AI as a force multiplier across every function. Here's the lean stack that punches above its headcount.

under $500/mo ~$400-500/mo

The best AI stack under $500/month

A genuinely capable AI stack across growth, support, and ops for less than the cost of one freelancer day per month.

seed-stage SaaS startup ~$500-1,200/mo

The AI stack for a seed-stage SaaS startup

A 3-5 person SaaS team in 2026 should run like a 15-person team did in 2022. Here's the stack that makes that real.

Series A SaaS company ~$2,000-6,000/mo

The AI stack for a Series A SaaS company

Post-Series A, the stack shifts from founder-amplification to team-scale deployment with eval discipline and observability.

bootstrapped agency ~$600-1,500/mo

The AI stack for a bootstrapped agency

Agencies live on margin per account. The right AI stack turns content, ads, and reporting into a production line that protects the margin.

DTC e-commerce brand ~$800-2,500/mo

The AI stack for a DTC e-commerce brand

High-volume support, repeatable ad creative, structured product data — DTC is the ideal AI proving ground. Here's the stack.

solo or small law firm ~$300-800/mo

The AI stack for a solo or small law firm

AI accelerates intake, document review, and marketing — under attorney supervision and bar-rule constraints. Here's the compliant stack.

small accounting firm ~$300-900/mo

The AI stack for a small accounting firm

AI-native firms do categorization for ~$20 that manual firms charge $400-800 for. Here's the stack that restructures the economics.

recruiting agency ~$500-1,500/mo

The AI stack for a recruiting agency

Agencies running the full AI sourcing stack place 2-3x more candidates per recruiter. Here's the stack — within EEOC limits.