Seat vs Consumption Arbitrage
Annualized agent cost versus the fully-loaded human seats displaced, with the conversation volume where the agent stops being cheaper.
Agent Cost / yr
$10.2K
projected annualized credits
Avoided Seat Cost / yr
$1.3M
fully-loaded human seats displaced
Net Saving / yr
$1.3M
avoided seats minus agent cost
Fleet Verdict
Agents win
8 agents modeled
Assumptions: one FTE handles 3,000 conversations per year at a fully-loaded cost of $65,000. Credits priced at the commitment rate. Annualized from a 91-day window.
Per-agent arbitrage
Net saving ranks agents by how much they beat the human alternative
| Agent | Seats replaced | Agent cost/yr | Avoided seat cost/yr | Net saving/yr | Break-even convs | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incident Triage IT | 3.0 | $1,275 | $197,708 | $196,434 | 1.4M | Agent cheaper |
Tier1 Support Agent Service | 3.0 | $1,883 | $193,537 | $191,654 | 917.9K | Agent cheaper |
Policy QnA HR | 2.6 | $1,680 | $168,595 | $166,916 | 781.1K | Agent cheaper |
Lead Qualifier Sales | 2.6 | $1,070 | $167,900 | $166,830 | 1.2M | Agent cheaper |
Onboarding Helper HR | 2.3 | $921 | $150,085 | $149,163 | 1.1M | Agent cheaper |
Access Provisioner IT | 2.2 | $882 | $140,177 | $139,296 | 1M | Agent cheaper |
Case Deflection Bot Service | 2.1 | $878 | $138,787 | $137,909 | 1M | Agent cheaper |
Quote Assistant Sales | 2.0 | $1,620 | $130,444 | $128,824 | 484.7K | Agent cheaper |