AI Agents vs. Hiring People

Scale your team without scaling your headcount

Average Engineer Hire

Annual salary

$150K+

Time to find

87 days

Plus benefits, equity, taxes...

~$50K+/year


Total first-year cost

$200K+

TwoPlus AI Agent

Monthly subscription

$49/month

Time to deploy

2 minutes

Equity required

None


Annual cost

$588/year

AspectHiring PeopleAI Agents
Time to hire87 days avg2 minutes
Annual cost$150K+$588/year
Works 24/7
Needs managementYesConfigurable autonomy
Scales instantlyNo (hiring takes time)Yes
Domain expertiseVaries85+ pre-trained specialists
Equity requiredOftenNever
Termination riskLegal complexityCancel subscription

Why Hire Humans

  • Creativity and intuition
  • Strategic thinking
  • Relationship building
  • Company culture contribution
  • Ethical and legal responsibility

Why Use AI Agents

  • Scale instantly without hiring delays
  • Work 24/7 without breaks or vacation
  • Consistent, error-free execution
  • Expert domain knowledge immediately
  • Fraction of the cost, no equity/benefits

The Hybrid Workforce

The future isn't humans vs. AI—it's humans and AI working together. Use TwoPlus to augment your human team with AI agents who handle repetitive work, freeing your best people to focus on strategy, creativity, and relationships.

Keep your team

Preserve your culture, creativity, and strategic thinkers

Add AI capacity

Deploy agents to handle the work that doesn't need a human

Multiply output

Your team does more with less, amplified by AI

Build your hybrid workforce today

Scale without hiring. Keep your best people. Let AI handle the rest.