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Built for freelancers who'd rather be doing the work

Pick the one that sounds like you to see how its agent would be set up.

For you if…You're busy with client work

New jobs slip by while you're heads-down on a build, and by the time you look, the good ones have 50 proposals.

Its agent
Keywords
react nativeexpo app
Proposals
Auto-submit
Client replies
Auto
Bid
avg − 15%, min $35
Runs
every 2 h
Proposals go out while you code.
For you if…Clients are waiting on you

Messages arrive while you're deep in a design, and clients hear back hours later. You still want to choose which jobs to bid on.

Its agent
Keywords
webflowlanding page
Proposals
Needs review
Client replies
Auto
Bid
avg − 10%, min $40
Runs
every 6 h
Clients hear back in minutes. You approve each bid.
For you if…You want to check every bid

You'd love help finding and drafting, but nothing should reach a client without passing your eyes first.

Its agent
Keywords
shopifybug fix
Proposals
Needs review
Client replies
Needs review
Bid
avg − 5%, min $45
Runs
every hour
Drafts wait in Approvals with a fit score.
What a month costs

$25, plus what your agents use on your OpenAI key

Move the sliders to match how you'd use it. The estimate updates as you go.

How often they run
Breakdown
  • Upwork Agents plan$25.00
  • OpenAI usage 3.1M tokens≈ $1.84
  • Judging jobs2.9M
  • Writing proposals135k
  • Replying to clients60k
Assumptions

These are rough starting points. Use the token counts from your own run logs, and your model's price from OpenAI's pricing page.

$26.84/ month, estimated
FixedUpwork Agents plan
$25.00
Your OpenAI keyOpenAI usage
$1.84
By hand vs. with an agent

The same Upwork routine, minus the routine

Everything you do for every single job, and what's left for you once an agent takes it on.

By handfor every single job
8 steps
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Left for you, per job8 steps
With an agentyou set it up once
3 settings
KeywordsToolsBid rule
Handled by your agent 0 of 8
Then it runson your schedule
1
Search each keyword
one search per keyword
2
Skim the new posts
dozens a day
3
Check the client
rate, history, payment
4
Decide if it fits
your skills, your rate
5
Write a cover letter
from scratch, every time
6
Answer screening questions
different for each job
7
Work out your bid
their rate vs. your floor
8
Submit, then reply
and keep the thread going
Ready when you are

Set up your first agent in a few minutes

Connect your OpenAI key and your Upwork account, name an agent, add keywords and pick its tools. It starts working on the schedule you choose.

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