Setup
Solution
To be
Setup
3
Solution approach
Configure what you own
Skills and prompts
A person runs them in Claude or Copilot
no step fits
Buy
Ready-made products
SaaS that covers the steps
to-be $15,524/mo
Build
Agents on API
Always on, a person reviews
to-be $8,667/mo · −$9,193/mo
Mixed
Best path per process
One path per process
a different mix, same money
Time saved
0h/mo
478 → 176 h
Cost of agents
$0/mo
platform and tokens
Net saving
$0/mo
after tools and agents
Pays back in
0months
$4,800 one-off build
84% of automatable time covered
Savings by process
Supplier invoice processing
Agent on API
$8,832−54% · 428 → 152 h
Supplier statement reconciliation
Agent on API
$832−52% · 50 → 24 h
Steps by process · Supplier invoice processing
Save and register invoicetokens $52 save $1,728/mo
Key in header and linestokens $48 save $3,360/mo
Agent
PO matching agent
Runs
on an event in the system · Microsoft Copilot Studio
Time
4 → 0.5 min per invoiceAI estimate
Model usage
≈ 4,400 tokens per invoice · $48/mo · Claude Sonnet 5
Build
$1,500 one-off · 20 h
In plan
In plan
Match to PO and receipttokens $140 save $1,632/mo
Resolve mismatch with buyertokens $10 save $1,152/mo
Supplier invoice processing
As isTo be