Comparisons
The two questions everyone asks before deciding, answered with each side's published prices and the sources at the bottom. Includes what we don't do better.
Third-party prices and spec sheets consulted on .
The comparisons
Is an AI agent cheaper than hiring someone to answer messages?
Hiring someone at minimum wage costs the company COP 2,715,490 a month in Colombia and covers 42 hours a week. A Vyrkon agent costs $397 a month and covers all 168. Per hour covered, the agent is 9 times cheaper — but an agent and a person don't do the same job.
Answers: Does an AI agent replace an employee? · How much does a minimum-wage employee cost a Colombian company? · How does the cost per hour compare? · What won't the agent do? · When is hiring the better choice?
Includes what we don't do better: this doesn't replace the people you already have.
How is this different from Salesforce Agentforce or Intercom Fin?
They do the same thing and charge differently. Salesforce Agentforce lists $2 per conversation and Intercom Fin $0.99 per resolution; the Vyrkon plan at $397 comes with 15,000 credits, which at six per conversation works out to about 2,500 conversations a month: $0.16 each.
Answers: How much does Salesforce Agentforce cost? · How much does Intercom Fin cost? · Does Agentforce handle Instagram direct messages? · Do these platforms answer calls in Colombia? · When does an enterprise suite make more sense than this?
Includes what we don't do better: salesforce does much more than this.
Should I build my own agent with ChatGPT instead of buying one?
If you can code and a chat window is enough, yes. What you can't build in an afternoon is everything around it: for it to answer your WhatsApp you need Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform, an approved number, and something running all the time — and Meta charges per delivered template message, whether you build it yourself or buy it.
Answers: Can I connect ChatGPT to my WhatsApp directly? · Do I avoid Meta's fees if I build it myself? · What changes on October 1, 2026? · How long does it take to build my own? · When is it worth building it myself?
Includes what we don't do better: if you can code, building it is perfectly viable.
Should I hire an agency to build me a bot, or buy one ready-made?
It depends on what you need it to connect to. An agency integrates with whatever your company has, however odd; a ready-made one starts today and doesn't depend on the agency getting back to you. The big difference isn't the price: it's who maintains it in month 7.
Answers: What does an agency do that Vyrkon doesn't? · Who maintains the agent after it's delivered? · Whose name do the accounts end up in? · Can I change what it answers without calling anyone? · When does an agency make sense?
Includes what we don't do better: an agency does things we don't do.
Where the numbers come from
- Salesforce — Agentforce, modelo de preciosFlex Credits a 500 USD por 100.000 créditos (acción estándar 20 créditos = 0,10 USD; acción de voz 30 = 0,15 USD), alternativa de 2 USD por conversación, y licencia por usuario desde 125 USD al mes. (consulted on ) https://www.salesforce.com/agentforce/pricing/
- Salesforce — canales de Agentforce y Agentforce VoiceCanales generalmente disponibles: web e in-app, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Apple Messages for Business, LINE y email-to-case. Los mensajes directos de Instagram no aparecen listados como canal nativo. Agentforce Voice quedó disponible el 21 de octubre de 2025 con operadores asociados y, a la fecha de consulta, cubre Estados Unidos y Canadá. (consulted on ) https://www.salesforce.com/agentforce/voice/
- Intercom — precios de Fin0,99 USD por resolución sobre un plan base de 49 USD al mes que incluye 50; la calificación de un prospecto se cobra 9,99 USD. (consulted on ) https://fin.ai/help/en/articles/13975800-fin-pricing-outcomes
- Meta — precios de la plataforma de WhatsApp BusinessDesde el 1 de julio de 2025 Meta cobra por mensaje de plantilla entregado, con tarifa por país y por categoría. Anuncia que el 1 de octubre de 2026 empieza a cobrar los mensajes de servicio (la respuesta dentro de la ventana de 24 horas), con las mismas tarifas que utilidad y autenticación por mercado, y que introduce un tramo gratuito de 1.000 mensajes de servicio al mes por número de empresa. En la misma fecha empieza a cobrar los mensajes de utilidad enviados en respuesta al usuario dentro de esa ventana, que no se cobraban desde el 1 de julio de 2025. (consulted on ) https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing
- Salario mínimo y costo laboral en Colombia, 2026Salario mínimo mensual de 1.750.905 pesos más auxilio de transporte de 249.095. El costo para el empleador, con prestaciones, seguridad social y parafiscales, es de 2.715.490 pesos al mes. Jornada máxima legal de 42 horas semanales desde el 15 de julio de 2026. (consulted on ) https://www.mintrabajo.gov.co/
- Código Sustantivo del Trabajo, artículo 186Quince días hábiles consecutivos de vacaciones remuneradas por cada año de servicio. (consulted on ) https://www.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php?i=33104
- Tasa de cambio peso/dólar (TRM)TRM de 2026-08-24: 3.048,12 pesos por dólar. (consulted on ) https://suameca.banrep.gov.co/estadisticas-economicas/informacionSerie/1/tasa_cambio_peso_colombiano_trm_dolar_usd
- Oldroyd, McElheran y Elkington — «The Short Life of Online Sales Leads», Harvard Business Review 89(3), marzo de 2011Auditoría de 2.241 empresas de Estados Unidos: la respuesta promedio a un contacto en línea tardaba 42 horas y el 23% de las empresas no respondió nunca. (consulted on ) https://hbr.org/2011/03/the-short-life-of-online-sales-leads
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Actualizado: 2026-08-24