The AI agent cost guides say $200 a month. Mine has cost $5.
In short — MIGI is a fleet of AI agents built by Suman Debnath, running since 8 July 2026 at forty to fifty agent runs a day. It has cost under five dollars in total, against published estimates of $185 to $480 a month for a comparable personal stack, because the paid model is a fallback rather than the default. Fleet live since 8 July 2026 Total spend to date Under $5 Agent runs per day 40–50…
The AI agent cost guides suggest a monthly expense of $185 to $480 for a comparable personal stack, but the author's self-hosted MIGI system has only cost under $5 in total. This is because the paid model functions as a fallback rather than the default. MIGI, which stands for Managed Intelligent Generative Infrastructure, is a fleet of AI agents developed by Suman Debnath.
Since its launch on 8 July 2026, it has executed between 40 and 50 agent runs daily. The system utilizes seven different AI models from seven providers, with a paid provider leading for complex tasks and free tier models handling routine tasks. The orchestration is managed through GitHub Actions, which are scheduled using cron jobs.
No server is required, and all state is stored in a free Postgres database. The only cost component that can increase is model spending, which is managed by prioritizing the most suitable provider for each specific task.
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