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Hire a VA, or bring in an outsourced AI department?

Different choices for different work. A VA adds a person to your team. Omni is a team outside it: we find where your operations lose time, build AI systems that fix it inside the tools you already use, and run them after launch. The right answer depends on the work.

Omni, starting at: $500/mo; Or $5,000/year — 2 months free, plus $1,000 one-time implementation
Who builds it: Our team; We find the work, build the system, and run it
Who approves: Your team; A person signs off wherever it matters
Time to live: 30 days; First system live, or a full refund

Ten dimensions

Different strengths, honestly compared.

A virtual assistant is a person who applies judgment and builds relationships. Omni builds and runs systems for repeated work across your tools, with a person on your team approving wherever it matters. Neither is the right answer for every task, and the two can work side by side.

Dimension	Virtual assistant	Omni AI department
Best fit	Judgment, relationships, and work that changes every day	Repeated work across your tools that eats your team's hours
Management	You assign, review, train, and cover turnover	We run and maintain the systems after launch. Your team approves where it matters
Onboarding	Hiring, access, process training, and ongoing management	We map the work, connect your tools, test, and launch. Nobody on your team trains anyone
Availability	Works within the person's assigned schedule	Runs whenever the work arrives, not on a shift
Consistency	Depends on training, workload, and individual judgment	Same steps and the same checks every time. Changes go through us
Cost model	Salary or contract cost plus management overhead	Starting at $500/month or $5,000/year — 2 months free, plus $1,000 one-time implementation. Maintenance and model usage included
Volume	More sustained volume can mean another hire	Takes on more volume within tested tool and provider limits
Knowledge	Lives with one person and has to be handed off	Procedures live in the system we build, not in one person's head
Controls	Manager review and company policy	Scoped access, approval steps, logs, and a check that each result landed
Go-live	Depends on hiring and training	First system live in 30 days, or a full refund

Best fit: Virtual assistantJudgment, relationships, and work that changes every day
Omni AI departmentRepeated work across your tools that eats your team's hours
Management: Virtual assistantYou assign, review, train, and cover turnover
Omni AI departmentWe run and maintain the systems after launch. Your team approves where it matters
Onboarding: Virtual assistantHiring, access, process training, and ongoing management
Omni AI departmentWe map the work, connect your tools, test, and launch. Nobody on your team trains anyone
Availability: Virtual assistantWorks within the person's assigned schedule
Omni AI departmentRuns whenever the work arrives, not on a shift
Consistency: Virtual assistantDepends on training, workload, and individual judgment
Omni AI departmentSame steps and the same checks every time. Changes go through us
Cost model: Virtual assistantSalary or contract cost plus management overhead
Omni AI departmentStarting at $500/month or $5,000/year — 2 months free, plus $1,000 one-time implementation. Maintenance and model usage included
Volume: Virtual assistantMore sustained volume can mean another hire
Omni AI departmentTakes on more volume within tested tool and provider limits
Knowledge: Virtual assistantLives with one person and has to be handed off
Omni AI departmentProcedures live in the system we build, not in one person's head
Controls: Virtual assistantManager review and company policy
Omni AI departmentScoped access, approval steps, logs, and a check that each result landed
Go-live: Virtual assistantDepends on hiring and training
Omni AI departmentFirst system live in 30 days, or a full refund

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