Perfect in the demo. Lost in production.
It answers well on sample data, then breaks on real customers, real records and real edge cases.
Production AI for founders and operators
AI that ships to production. Not another demo.
Michi Studios is a senior engineering team that designs, builds and runs AI agents, SaaS platforms and mobile apps. Your build starts from experience, not experiments.
No sales pitch. You leave with a clear plan, whether you build with us or not.
The route every build takes
4Live products in production
1,000sUsers served across our platforms
100K+AI-assisted calls, chats or reports handled
2–4 wksTypical time from kickoff to first release
Products we have built and run
MMSAirixAstromilaLadder Academy
The production gap01
Most AI projects die between the demo and the real world.
The demo looks great in a meeting. Then it meets messy data, real APIs and users who never follow the happy path. Industry research in 2026 says most AI pilots never reach production. The cause is rarely the model. It is integration, data, ownership and the boring engineering nobody planned for.
Launched, then left alone.
The agency hands over code and moves on. When the model drifts or an API changes, nobody is watching.
Smart, but stuck in its own tab.
It sits outside your CRM, app, phone line and WhatsApp, away from where the work actually happens.
We build the other 80%: the integrations, guardrails, monitoring and product work that turn a demo into software people depend on.
Services02
Six ways we put AI to work in your business.
Start with one focused build, or hand us the whole product. Either way, one team owns it from first call to production.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us the problem. In one 30-minute call we'll map it to the smallest build that solves it, and tell you honestly if AI isn't the answer.
Work03
Live products, not portfolio mockups.
Every product below is in production today, used by real customers, and maintained by our team.
Want your product on this list? Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you how we'd get it live.
Book a 30-minute discovery callProcess04
A clear path from first call to running software.
You see working software every week. No black boxes, no surprise invoices.
- 0130 min · free
Discovery call
We learn your goals, users and constraints, and tell you honestly if AI fits.
You getA clear yes, no or not yet - 021–2 weeks · fixed
Discovery sprint
We test the idea on your real data, map integrations and set success metrics.
You getA spec and a fixed-price quote - 032–4 weeks
Build
Short cycles with a working demo every week, not a big reveal at the end.
You getWorking software every week - 04go-live
Launch
We deploy to production with monitoring, documentation and team training.
You getYour code and infrastructure - 05monthly · optional
Run and improve
We watch quality, cost and uptime, and ship improvements every month.
You getA system that keeps improving
Step one is free. A 30-minute call with our tech lead, and an honest answer on whether AI is the right tool.
Book your discovery callPricing05
Simple ways to start. Fixed scope, fixed price.
01
Discovery Sprint
Testing an idea before committing
Starts at$1,500fixed fee
1–2 weeks
- Feasibility test on your data
- Architecture
- Spec
- Success metrics
- Fixed build quote
02
Production Build
Launching one AI product or workflow
Starts at$8,000fixed price
2–4 weeks
- Everything in Discovery
- Full build
- Integrations
- Deployment
- Monitoring
- 30 days of support
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Dedicated Team
Shipping a roadmap fast
Starts at$4,000per month
ongoing
- Senior pod (lead, engineers, design, QA)
- Weekly demos
- Scale up or down monthly
Every engagement includes
- Full code ownership
- Documentation
- A named tech lead
What moves the price
Integration complexity, not the AI model. You get a fixed quote at the end of discovery. Prices in INR available for Indian clients.
Why us06
Built by people who run products, not just ship projects.
We run what we build.
MMS, Airix and Astromila are still maintained by our team today. We build your product like one we will be on call for.
Production first.
Guardrails, evaluation, logging and cost controls are part of the build, not a phase-two promise.
Agents, not wrappers.
We build systems that call tools, keep state and hand off to humans, not a prompt behind a chat box.
One team, one owner.
A named tech lead is with you from discovery to launch. No handoffs to a junior team after the contract is signed.
Model-agnostic.
We pick Claude, GPT, Gemini or open-source models running on your own servers based on cost, privacy and quality, not hype.
Senior team, honest pricing.
An India-based senior team means more product for your budget, with founder-level attention.
“We started Michi Studios because too much software, and now too much AI, gets built to impress in a meeting and then quietly abandoned. We build things that keep working on a Tuesday afternoon, six months after launch.”— Manoj Prabhakar, Michi Studios
Stack07
The stack behind our products.
Blog08
Notes from the build, not the pitch deck.
Practical guides on AI agents, voice AI and WhatsApp automation, from a team that runs these systems in production.
AI agents for business
A practical guide to AI agents for business: what an agent is, the five jobs they do well today, where they fail, what they cost, and how to pick your first one.
Read the guideWhatsApp automation for sales teams
How to automate WhatsApp messages the right way: the Business app vs the API, templates, CRM sync and follow-up timing, with numbers from a real estate team that cut follow-up time to five minutes.
Read the guideAI calling agents for telecalling teams
A field guide to AI calling agents and voice AI for business in India: inbound vs outbound, Indian languages, dialer and CRM groundwork, compliance, and lessons from about 12,000 calls on Airix.
Read the guideContact10
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