External AI development department

Your AI development department. No hiring.

A Technical Lead is accountable for the result, while a system of AI agents covers architecture, development, testing, deployment and documentation. Like a team of four, but faster and cheaper.

20+ projects · Technical Lead review on every release · code and accounts are yours

01One accountable personTechnical Lead named in the contract
02AI agent systemArchitecture, code, tests, deployment, documentation
03Review and sign-offNo release ships without it
04Your repositoryYour accounts and keys
05DocumentationSpecification and diagram with every delivery
06No lock-inCancel at any time
Our approach

Building software has become cheap. Taking responsibility for it has not.

A familiar situation

You know what AI could do for your business. But there is nobody to build it.

Hire

Maximum control and the highest fixed cost

Architect, developer, QA, DevOps: full control over the team, but hiring takes months, salaries and taxes start at €18k a month, plus management.

↳ control · high cost · hiring and management
Agency

A team of specialists and higher overhead

Several specialists work on the project, but overhead is higher and changes usually require a new estimate.

↳ team · overhead · new estimates for changes
Freelancer

Dependence on a single specialist

One person covers everything: flexible and affordable, but processes and documentation vary from one freelancer to another.

↳ single person · processes vary · documentation varies
In-house team vs Ilarium

This is who you would have to hire.

Covering the full development cycle takes four roles. We replace them with a system of AI agents run by a Technical Lead who is accountable for the result.

An in-house team of 4 peopleemployer cost per month

Architect

Tech lead, designs the system

6–9k €

Developer

Writes code and integrations

4.5–7k €

QA engineer

Tests and catches bugs

3–4.5k €

DevOps

Deployment, servers, monitoring

4.5–7k €
Total per month€18–27k

plus recruiting, taxes, holidays and sick leave, team management

Ilariumfixed per month
architecture
code
tests
deployment

The Technical Lead sets the tasks, reviews the result and is accountable for it. A system of five AI agents designs, writes code, tests, deploys and documents.

Total per month€3,500

one subscription instead of a department: no hiring, taxes or management

What we build

AI-based solutions for your business tasks.

Not “AI adoption in general”, but concrete solutions: on your stack, with your keys, with a result you can verify.

Automation and agents

We remove manual work that is a waste of people's time

Enquiries that wait until tomorrow for a reply. Reports somebody assembles by hand. Requests a person handles because nobody built the bot. We build the solution and hand it over working.

↳ lead intake · request handling · reports · voice assistant
AI in your product

The AI features your customers expect

Search that understands intent. Chat grounded in your data. Document generation. Human approval where it matters. Built into your product and your stack.

↳ smart search · chat over data · document generation · MCP servers
Product development

We take an existing product and develop it further

You have a working project that needs new features, stability and clean code. We take it over, tidy it up, document it and move it forward.

↳ stabilisation · new features · tests · documentation
Ready-made solutions

Ready-made solutions you can launch right now.

These are our own products. We connect them to your task without building from scratch.

AI advertising agent

An AI agent that watches your advertising

It checks your ad accounts around the clock, spots wasted budget the same day and sends a ready plan of changes to Telegram twice a week. Nothing changes without your approval.

Ad accounts→Analysis→Plan in Telegram→Your approval

For business owners and agencies: client reports and a personal client dashboard with no logins.

Telegram channel automation

A channel that runs itself

The system collects news from chosen sources, AI rewrites it in your channel's style and sends ready posts to the admin for approval. Once approved, a post is published automatically.

News collection→AI in your style→Admin approval→Auto-publishing
How we work

Five stages. One accountable person at each.

We give the timeline in the estimate for your task, before work starts. We do not make blanket “in X days” promises: every task has its own scope.

01

You describe the task

A couple of sentences in WhatsApp, Messenger or through the form. Attach a project or link if you have one.

02

Estimate and acceptance criteria

We write down how we will solve the task, how long it will take and how you will accept it.

03

Plan and development

The Technical Lead agrees the architecture; AI agents design and write code with tests under the lead's supervision.

04

Review and sign-off

The Technical Lead checks the result and signs off the release. Nothing goes to production without it.

05

Delivery and warranty

Deployment to your accounts and documentation. 14 days of free fixes after delivery.

↳ one task (workstream) is in progress, the rest wait in the queue, you set the priorities

Integrations

We plug into the tools you already use.

We do not ask you to change your stack. We take the one you have and build the solution into it.

Can't find your system? We will connect it if it has an API.

Tell us what you use →
Comparison

How this differs from the usual options.

FreelancerAgencyIn-house teamIlarium
In shortSingle-person dependency · processes and documentation varyMultiple specialists · higher overhead · changes usually require new estimatesMaximum control · highest fixed cost · requires hiring and managementTechnical Lead + AI agent system · fixed €3,500 · no hiring
Cost per monthDepends on rate and workloadProject: €15–50k€18–27k€3,500 fixed
StartFrom a few daysWeeksMonths to hireRight after the task is agreed
Who is accountableOne specialistProject manager and teamYour managementTechnical Lead named in the contract
Quality controlDepends on the freelancerThe agency's internal processesYou build itTechnical Lead review on every release
AI in the workAt the freelancer's discretionDepends on the agencyDepends on the teamAI agent system by default
Code and accountsUsually yoursHanded over under the contractYoursAlways yours
FlexibilityHighDepends on the contractLimited by headcountCancel at any time
DocumentationDepends on the freelancerDepends on the agencyDepends on the teamIncluded with every delivery
Pricing

One plan. No surprises.

A subscription for ongoing work and a pilot for a first try.

“AI Department” subscription
€3,500/ month
  • 1 active workstream, other tasks wait in the queue by your priorities
  • A Technical Lead accountable for the result
  • Everything in your repository, your accounts, with your keys
  • Specification and diagram with every delivery
  • 14 days of free fixes after delivery
  • Communication via WhatsApp or Messenger during business hours
  • Cancel at any time
Pilot
€1,750one-time

One major task over 15 days, no subscription. You see how we work and decide for yourself whether to continue.

Start a pilot
Guarantees

How we stand behind the result.

01

Code and accounts are yours

We work in your repository and your accounts. A standard stack without proprietary frameworks: any developer can continue after us.

02

Every release is signed off

Not a single line goes to production without review and sign-off by the Technical Lead, who is personally accountable for the result.

03

Documentation with every delivery

Specification and architecture diagram. Knowledge does not stay in one person's head: any engineer can pick the work up.

04

14 days of fixes after delivery

Found a defect in delivered work — we fix it for free within 14 days.

05

Your data is protected

Secrets are stored in your accounts, our access is minimal and can be revoked at any time. We work in line with GDPR.

06

Cancel at any time

No minimum term and no penalty for leaving. If it is not a fit, you stop the subscription and everything we built stays with you.

Projects

20+ projects. A few examples:

Over 20 satisfied clientsBased in Poland

dhz-fitness.de
DHZ Fitness Europe website
Germany · Fitness equipment for studios01

DHZ Fitness Europe

One of the subscription tasks

CRM, advertising and automation integration

  • GoHighLevel API and Facebook Marketing API integration: leads and campaign data flow automatically
  • Webhook handlers and Make scenarios, custom logic in JavaScript and Python
  • Monitoring, logging and ongoing support of the integrations
Facebook Marketing API→Make→GoHighLevel CRM
Languages
JavaScriptPython
Data
PostgreSQLJSON
Integrations
GoHighLevel APIFacebook Marketing APIMakeWebhooks
faceupstudio.nz
Face Up Studio website
New Zealand · Studio and online store02

FaceUp Studio

One of the subscription tasks

Analytics platform with an AI analyst

  • Event collection through Google Tag Manager and Kajabi data into BigQuery
  • SQL models and data marts for Looker Studio dashboards
  • A Python and Claude API agent analyses the metrics and sends recommendations
Kajabi and website→GTM→BigQuery→Looker Studio→AI analysis
Languages
SQLPythonJavaScript
Data
BigQuery
Tools
Google Tag ManagerLooker StudioKajabi
AI
Claude API
ipe.education
Website of the Institute of Psychology and Entrepreneurship (IPE)
Business education03

IPE — Institute of Psychology and Entrepreneurship

One of the subscription tasks

AI sales agent

  • LLM agent with dialogue logic: lead qualification, conversation, handoff to a manager
  • Prospect search and scoring against defined criteria
  • Knowledge base on programmes and dialogue history stored in a database, context for every client
Prospect search→Qualification→Conversation→Deal or manager
Languages
PythonTypeScript
Data
PostgreSQLpgvectorRedis
AI
LLM APIRAGAgent logic
Who is accountable

Every project has an assigned Technical Lead who is accountable for it.

Anton Tokariev

“I take personal responsibility for the result. Every release goes through manual review.”

Anton Tokariev · Technical Lead · 10 years in automation

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

What is a workstream?

A workstream is one task that is actively being worked on. The other tasks wait in the queue, and you set the priorities. Finish one task — we take the next.

What happens if you fall ill or become unavailable?

The work does not live in one person's memory. Everything is in your repository and your accounts, every delivery comes with a specification and an architecture diagram, and the stack is standard with no proprietary frameworks, so any engineer can pick the project up. The contractor under the agreement is an organisation, not an individual, and it is entitled to bring in other specialists.

How long will my task take?

It depends on the task. We send an estimate with a timeline within a day of you describing the task, before work starts. We do not give blanket “in N days” promises: a lead-intake bot and rework of a large product are completely different in scope.

I'm not technical. Can we still work together?

Yes. Just describe the task in your own words: what is done by hand today, where time or money is lost. We handle the technical decisions and explain them in plain language.

Who owns the code?

You do. We work in your repository, your accounts and with your keys. If you cancel the subscription, everything stays with you, along with the documentation.

How does the €1,750 pilot work?

You pay for the pilot once, with no subscription. Over 15 days we complete one major agreed task with clear acceptance criteria. At the end you decide whether to continue on the subscription. If the task does not fit in 15 days, we clarify its scope at the estimate stage rather than stretch the deadline.

How do I cancel the subscription?

At any time. There is no minimum term. The paid period runs until the end of the month.

What about data and confidentiality?

Secrets and keys are stored in your accounts, our access is minimal and can be revoked at any time. We work in line with GDPR and sign an NDA.

What if the task is big?

We break it into stages and queue them in order. Each stage has its own result and acceptance criteria, so you see progress and can adjust the direction.

Get started

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