The most expensive mistake in 2026 is choosing the wrong deployment path. We break down the technical and financial math of proprietary builds VS SaaS off-the-shelf agents.
Best for Enterprise & Scale
Requires dedicated engineering for model fine-tuning and prompt drift management.
Best for Speed & Agility
Vendors often lock your data into proprietary formats, making future migrations difficult.
If you need a solution in <2 weeks, BUY.
Custom builds starts making sense above $15k per module.
For HIPAA or heavily regulated data, BUILD proprietary.