Running a full content and marketing operation requires people — or it used to. Here is a direct comparison of what a minimal in-house team costs versus deploying an AI CBO.
What a Basic Marketing Team Costs
| Role | India (Annual) | US (Annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Content Writer | ₹6–10L | $50–70K |
| Social Media Manager | ₹5–8L | $45–65K |
| SEO Specialist | ₹6–12L | $55–80K |
| Minimum viable team | ₹17–30L/yr | $150–215K/yr |
These figures exclude hiring time (typically 2–4 months per role), onboarding, tools subscriptions, benefits, and management overhead. Add 30–40% for total cost of employment.
What an AI CBO Costs
AgentGrow Enterprise: $2,499/month = $29,988/year. For most businesses, that is 15–20% of a comparable human team.
The Speed Difference
A new marketing hire takes 2–4 weeks to understand your business before producing their first usable piece of content. An AI CBO is briefed in a 3-minute setup form and starts producing the same day it goes live.
For a business that has not been publishing consistently, this speed difference matters. Every week without content is compounding lost organic traffic.
Output Volume
A strong content writer producing three pieces per week is running at capacity. On the Growth plan, an AI CBO routinely produces:
- ▸5 blog posts per week
- ▸Daily posts across 4 social platforms
- ▸Weekly competitor monitoring report
- ▸Lead capture and qualification
Where Humans Still Win
An AI CBO does not replace relationship-building, in-person sales calls, or strategic decisions that require deep business judgment. It handles the volume work — consistent publishing, platform presence, inbound generation — so your team can focus on the work that only humans can do well.
The Practical Decision
If your business is currently producing zero or minimal content and you are choosing between hiring someone or deploying an AI CBO, the math points one direction. Start with the AI CBO, use the cost savings to fund the senior strategic hires that actually require a human, and build the content foundation that makes those hires more effective.
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