1. Divami
Hyderabad design-led engineering firm (180+ staff) naming Blue Yonder and Zenoti; Clutch min $25k+.
studios · updated 2026-09-28 · ordered by Clutch reviews, then starting price
27 product design agencies for AI startups
Product (UI/UX) design for AI companies: chat, agent and copilot interfaces, not only marketing sites.
Who wrote this: non boring.gg, a design studio that is also on this list. Every number is from the studio's own site or public directory profile on 2026-09-28; nothing is paid placement. Order is by Clutch reviews, then starting price — a rule stated up front — except that we place ourselves at #2 by choice, marked as such; judge us on the work, not the position. 27 studios. 8 publish a starting price; the rest are estimated. Public starting prices run $1,000–$25,000.
Showing the top 25 of 27 by Clutch reviews, then starting price.
| Studio | Based | Model | From (USD) | Clutch | YC clients named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divami | Hyderabad, India | Project / retainer | $25,000* | 4.8 · 61 | 0 |
| non boring.gg that’s us · placed, not ranked | Bengaluru, India | Project | $20,000 | — | 0 |
| Neuron | San Francisco, USA | Project / retainer | $25,000* | 5.0 · 52 | 0 |
| Lazarev. | Kyiv, Ukraine | Project | $25,000* | 4.9 · 50 | 0 |
| Goodspeed | London, UK | Project / retainer | $2,000 | 5.0 · 46 | 0 |
| Glow | Dover, USA | Project / retainer | $12,000 | 5.0 · 38 | 1 |
| Bricx | New Delhi / Gurgaon, India (site lists San Francisco) | Retainer / project | $10,000 | 5.0 · 32 | 4 |
| Humbleteam | Remote (Europe) | Project | $15,000* | 4.9 · 30 | 0 |
| f1Studioz | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $25,000* | 4.9 · 26 | 0 |
| Zajno | Lewes, USA | Project | $10,000* | 5.0 · 21 | 0 |
| Thence | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $25,000* | 4.9 · 13 | 0 |
| Parallel | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $10,000 | 4.8 · 10 | 1 |
| Taqwah | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Project | $5,000* | 4.9 · 6 | 0 |
| Webstacks | San Diego, USA | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 5.0 · 3 | 0 |
| Payan Design Studio | Chennai, India | Subscription | $1,000* | — | 0 |
| PIXELUP LABS | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $6,000 | — | 0 |
| Foundey | Remote | Retainer | $6,000 | — | 2 |
| basement.studio | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Project | $10,000* | — | 0 |
| Outpace Studios | Dubai, UAE | Project / retainer | $12,000 | — | 0 |
| Punchcut | San Francisco, USA | Project / retainer | — | — | 0 |
| Friendly | Remote | Retainer | — | — | 0 |
| Studio Maydit | Remote | Project / retainer | — | — | 0 |
| 925Studios | San Francisco, USA | Project / retainer | — | — | 0 |
| Semiotic Studio | Remote | Project / retainer | — | — | 0 |
| Fantasy | San Francisco, USA | Project | — | — | 0 |
* not published by the studio; estimate from public quotes or Clutch minimum project size. Clutch = rating · review count.
The studios
2. non boring.gg — that’s us (placed here by choice)
That's us. New studio; no third-party reviews yet — judge us on the work.
3. Neuron
B2B workplace-product UX firm naming Vendr, Palo Alto Networks and Hootsuite as clients; Clutch min $25k+, $150–199/hr.
4. Lazarev.
Owns 'UI UX agency for AI startups' searches.
5. Goodspeed
Publishes prices: landing page from $2,500, signature site from $10k, embedded team from $2k/month.
6. Glow
Publishes a $12,500 MVP package and a $12k/month retainer (3-month minimum) and offers a free 3-day trial. YC clients named: Lendflow (W21).
7. Bricx
$10k+/month retainers; publishes ~400 'best agencies' pages ranking itself #1. YC clients named: Writesonic (S21), Collectwise (F24), Gigacatalyst (X26), Gigamind (S26).
8. Humbleteam
Publishes 'best design agencies for startups' lists.
9. f1Studioz
Enterprise UX studio naming Siemens Energy, NASDAQ, Darwinbox and OakNorth; 60% of Clutch reviewers are enterprise.
10. Zajno
Motion-heavy web and product studio; Clutch HQ is Delaware with a $10k+ minimum and $50–99/hr.
11. Thence
Bengaluru product design firm whose Clutch-listed clients include Visa, Western Union and Angel One; min $25k+.
12. Parallel
Bengaluru/Austin AI product studio stating engagements start at $10k; clients include Sarvam AI, Pixxel and Meta. YC clients named: Gullak (batch not stated).
13. Taqwah
Bangladesh/UK SaaS UI/UX agency that also sells Webflow templates; Clutch min $5k+, $25–49/hr.
14. Webstacks
Retainer-based web team naming Gong, Calendly, Deepgram and Fireworks AI; Clutch lists $200–300/hr.
15. Payan Design Studio
New Chennai-based monthly design subscription for SaaS/B2B teams naming Kissflow; tier prices not visible to fetch.
16. PIXELUP LABS
Publishes $15k brand sprints, $25k–40k brand plus site and $6k/month retainers; names Greptile, Reducto and Bland as clients.
17. Foundey
States $6k–7k/month with no long-term commitment and a 2-week pilot sprint; names YC clients Sero AI and Athina. YC clients named: Sero AI (S23), Athina (W23).
18. basement.studio
Argentina studio behind work for Vercel, Linear, Cursor and Harvey; Clutch lists a $10k+ minimum and no reviews.
19. Outpace Studios
New studio for VC-backed startups publishing a $12k/month retainer and $16k fixed sprints. Site did not respond on 2026-09-28; data from an earlier fetch.
20. Punchcut
SF 'design accelerator' offering sprints, projects and embedded teams; enterprise-focused and does not publish pricing.
21. Friendly
Offers senior product designers on fractional or full-time retainers and says it is trusted by YC-, Bloomberg Beta- and Techstars-backed firms.
22. Studio Maydit
Web and product studio targeting funded AI companies; describes itself as remote across the US/UK/EU and quotes per project.
23. 925Studios
Offers a retainer (up to 40 hrs/week) or fixed projects, both with a 7-day trial; prices not shown on site.
24. Semiotic Studio
Startup design partner with one-off and cancel-anytime retainer tiers; dollar prices not shown.
25. Fantasy
Context tier: global product agency since 1999 (Nike, Netflix, Spotify, Microsoft), now pitched as AI-native; above startup budgets.
Questions
What's different about designing for an AI product?
Three things: showing uncertainty honestly, designing the waiting state (streaming, progress, partial results), and making output editable. 61% of YC 2026 homepages lead with the word 'AI' — differentiation now comes from the product experience, not the word.
Which agencies specialise in AI product design?
Lazarev, Neuron, Fuselab, Humbleteam, Parallel, Bricx and Phenomenon all market AI product design. non boring.gg focuses on AI and SaaS products for venture-backed teams.
What's the difference between a product design agency and a web design agency?
Product design covers the software itself — onboarding, dashboards, flows, design systems. Web design covers the marketing site. Several studios here do both; the focus column shows which.
Should a startup hire an agency or a full-time designer?
Before product-market fit, an agency or subscription is usually cheaper than a senior hire and faster to start. Once design is a weekly need, hire.
How did you choose and order this list?
Inclusion: the studio publicly states it serves this segment or names clients in it. Ordering is the rule stated at the top of the page, applied the same to us as to everyone else. Prices are the lowest the studio publishes; unpublished ones are estimates from public quotes and marked. Clutch figures are read on the date shown. Corrections: atul@nonboring.gg.
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non boring.gg is a product and brand design studio in Bangalore, India, working with startups and tech companies across the US, Europe and Australia. Average engagement around $20,000. atul@nonboring.gg