Honest comparison
AI agent vs hiring:
the honest comparison.
Sometimes the right answer is a person — we'll tell you when it is. But for the repetitive layer, an AI employee costs a tenth of a salary and never hands in notice.
| Hiring An Admin | A Kodie agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly cost | £24,000+ salary, plus NI, pension, holiday and cover | From £4,188 (£349/month), nothing else |
| Hours | 37.5 a week, minus holiday and sickness | 168 a week, no holidays |
| Ramp-up | Months to fully trained | Useful in the first week |
| Consistency | Human — brilliant days and off days | The same standard at 3pm and 3am |
| The honest bit | Brings judgement, initiative and a face | Doesn't. Anything needing real judgement comes to you first |
Our honest verdict
If your admin load needs judgement and presence, hire the person — genuinely. If it's rotas, chasing, checking and reports, an agent does it for less than a month of that salary per year.
Still weighing it up?
Ask Kodie below — it'll tell you straight if an agent isn't the right fit for what you need.