What is a forward-deployed engineer (FDE)?
A senior engineer who embeds with your team to build and ship AI into production — not a consultant who hands you a strategy deck. We own the integration, evaluation, and handoff until the system is live and measured.
How is this different from AI consulting?
Consultants advise; we ship code. Engagements are fixed-fee with a defined deliverable that runs in your environment — not a slide deck or an open-ended hourly retainer.
What does AI deployment cost in Ontario?
Our fixed-fee tiers run from $5,000–9,500 for a Readiness Sprint to $30,000–60,000 for a Pilot-to-Production build; a Fractional AI Lead retainer is $3,500–7,500/month. Many engagements may be SR&ED-eligible — eligibility is determined by CRA, and this is not tax advice.
Is my data kept in Canada?
Yes. We host in Canadian regions and build PHIPA/PIPEDA-compliant by default — the same posture our own production systems run on today.
Do you build custom AI agents for healthcare, pharma, or financial services companies in Ontario?
Yes. Beyond Maya, our own production AI receptionist, we build custom AI agents and workflow automation for healthcare, pharma, and financial-services organizations across Ontario and Canada. Engagements run through the same fixed-fee tiers — Readiness Sprint, Pilot to Production, custom Agent & Workflow Builds, or a Fractional AI Lead retainer — with PHIPA and PIPEDA compliance designed in from the first commit, not bolted on after.
How is this different from hiring an AI agent development agency?
Most AI agent development shops price by the hour or the project and hand you a pilot that may never reach production — MIT's NANDA study found 95% don't. We price fixed-fee before we start, and we're not just consultants: we already operate Maya, our own AI voice agent, in production inside regulated Ontario healthcare — proof, not a pitch.
Can you integrate AI agents with our existing CRM, EHR, or ERP system?
Yes. Our custom Agent & Workflow Build engagement connects agentic systems directly into a client's CRM, EHR, or ERP, with voice and chat interfaces layered on top — the same class of system we operate for Maya today. Integration architecture, monitoring, and guardrails are scoped during the Readiness Sprint before any code ships, so the connection matches how your team already works.
Is Mihron AI a fixed-fee AI agent development company in Toronto?
Yes. Mihron AI is based in Toronto, Ontario, and prices every AI agent development engagement fixed-fee before work begins — a CA$5,000-9,500 Readiness Sprint, a CA$30,000-60,000 Pilot-to-Production build, or a CA$3,500-7,500/month Fractional AI Lead retainer, with no open-ended hourly billing.
Is Mihron AI PHIPA compliant for AI agent development?
Yes. Every AI agent development engagement is built PHIPA- and PIPEDA-compliant by default, with Canadian data residency designed in from the first commit, not bolted on afterward — the same compliance posture Mihron AI's own production system, Maya, already runs on inside regulated Ontario healthcare.
Also see forward-deployed AI for Canadian small business and the forward-deployed AI cost guide for the full fixed-fee breakdown, or hire a forward-deployed AI engineer directly. Looking for a full-service partner instead? See AI implementation partner Canada.
