# SaaStr says agent access estimate reaches $240,000 a year

_Published Friday, October 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM EDT · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

SaaStr says an estimate puts the annual cost of maintaining its AI revenue agent's current access to software vendors at as much as $240,000. The agent makes 35,000 to 40,000 API calls a day, and SaaStr says vendors are introducing charges for agent access.

SaaStr has started tracking usage and cutting unnecessary calls. Its agent proposed mirroring vendor data into a $5 Postgres database to reduce requests. That approach would require synchronization and could leave the mirror out of step with the original records. Individual vendor charges remain uncertain.

## Sources

- [SaaStr](https://www.saastr.com/we-got-a-240000-estimate-for-agent-api-access-our-agent-suggested-a-5-postgres-instance/)

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Published: 2026-10-03T02:08:09.569Z
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