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DetailFirst Employee logo First Employeewebsiites logo websiites
What it doesAn AI employee that builds your business and keeps working on it Not given
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree to build. $19/month (monthly) or $182/year (annual, -20%) for nightly shifts. Additional company: $12 once. Domain registration: at cost. Foundation: $39/month (one-page website, hosting, SSL, unlimited rebuilds). Signature: $79/month (multi-page website, contact page included). Bespoke: $149/month (storefront with product pages). Optional add-ons: Contact page +$15/mo, Journal +$10/mo, Priority AI rebuilds +$10/mo. Industry add-ons:
Key features
  • Automatic company naming and market research
  • Multi-page website with contact forms published in three minutes
  • Receipt ledger for every action taken
  • Approval gates for spending, email, ads and charges
  • Nightly shifts with task queueing
  • SEO-checked pages before publication
  • Move to own domain at cost
  • Full API included with no surcharge
  • AI generates complete site from business description
  • See finished website before paying
  • Mobile-responsive design included
  • Hosting and SSL certificate included
  • Unlimited rebuilds at no extra cost
  • Easy in-browser editor (Studio) with no coding required
  • Connect custom domain with DNS records
  • Journal (blog) add-on for publishing posts
  • Industry-specific page structures and layouts
  • Cancel anytime with 30-day reactivation window
What makes it different
  • Receipted AI work: every action recorded with tools, changes, model, tokens and links
  • No revenue share on self-managed; money never held by the company
  • Free website build that stays live forever
  • Full transparency: no model training on your business data
  • Immediate approval control over all customer-facing and spending actions
  • AI builds the entire site from your description instead of requiring you to design or code it yourself
  • See the finished, production-ready website before providing payment information
  • Monthly lease model with no upfront costs, no contracts, and cancel anytime
  • Never invents content: only publishes information you explicitly provide
  • You own your content, domain, and images and can leave anytime
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)20 no change since last check9 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)01
Citation Flow (Majestic)2311
Referring domains (Majestic)3917

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