Delegated vs Marblism
Both are AI agent platforms for small business founders. The big 2026 difference: Marblism now charges by the hour and pauses your agents when the hours run out. Delegated is one flat price for a team that never clocks out.
Delegated is a flat $99/month for seven always-on AI agents (executive assistant, sales, social, SEO, ads, web development, and a phone receptionist) with unlimited usage — agents run 24/7 and never pause. Marblism moved to usage-based pricing in 2026: from $44/month for 50 “work hours,” scaling to $230 (300h) and $700 (1,000h), and your agents pause when the hours run out. Choose Delegated for predictable, always-on automation and a web-dev + paid-ads agent Marblism doesn't have; choose Marblism for the lowest entry price on light usage or its dedicated legal agent.
Pricing: flat vs metered
In 2026 Marblism switched to usage-based pricing — you buy a monthly bucket of “work hours,” and every task burns a fixed amount (email = 5 min, social post = 30 min, blog post = 1 hour). Delegated stays flat: one price, unlimited work, agents running 24/7.
| Delegated | Marblism | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing model | Flat — unlimited | Metered — by work-hours |
| Entry price | $99/mowhole 7-agent team | $44/mo50 work hours |
| Cost as usage grows | Stays $99 — no cap | $82 (100h) · $230 (300h) · $360 (500h) · $700 (1,000h) |
| When you hit the limit | Never — no limit | Agents pause until next cycle / upgrade |
| Annual discount | Not yet | From $24/mo (50h) |
| White-label / resell | Agency $199/mo |
Pricing current as of June 2026. Always verify on each vendor's website.
The catch with usage-based pricing
The $44 entry tier is 50 hours — roughly “300 leads, 80–100 emails, 20–40 calls” a month by Marblism's own estimates. A business actually running outbound, social, SEO, and support blows through that fast, then climbs to $82, $230, $360 and up. Worse, hours don't roll over and when they run out your agents stop working — which is the opposite of the “always-on AI employee” both platforms promise. With Delegated the price is the same whether your team works 50 hours or 5,000.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Delegated | Marblism |
|---|---|---|
| Flat, unlimited pricing (no usage cap) | ||
| Executive assistant (inbox management) | ||
| Sales outreach & lead sourcing | ||
| Social media management & posting | ||
| SEO (research, content, publishing) | ||
| Paid ad campaign management | ||
| Website development | ||
| Lead generation funnels | ||
| Custom software & tool building | ||
| Dedicated legal agent (contract review) | ||
| Inbound phone receptionist | ||
| Meeting notes & action item capture | Partial | |
| Browser automation | ||
| Dedicated VM (agent's own computer) per workspace | ||
| Live browser view — watch agents work in real-time | ||
| Assist agent via browser (log in to sites on their behalf) | ||
| Dedicated agent email address | ||
| Custom domain agent email (e.g. [email protected]) | ||
| White-label / agency resell | ||
| Custom agent creation | ||
| Multi-business management (via workspaces) | ||
| Gmail & Outlook integration | ||
| CRM integration | ||
| Agents coordinate with each other | ||
| Mobile app | ||
| Cancel anytime |
Your agents get their own computer, browser, and email
This is infrastructure you don't have to set up or pay for separately.
Each workspace runs on its own private server. Your agents aren't sharing compute with anyone else's business.
Agents browse the web, fill forms, and log into apps. You can watch them work live and step in to log into sites that require your credentials — then hand back to the agent.
Sage gets her own inbox (e.g. [email protected]). She sends and receives email as your business, not from a shared platform address.
The Agents Side by Side
Both platforms use named AI agents with distinct roles. Here's how they map.
Manages inbox, drafts and sends replies, joins meetings to take notes and capture action items, delegates tasks to other agents automatically. Autonomy is configurable — you choose whether Sage asks for approval or acts fully independently.
Reads and categorises emails, drafts and sends replies, manages calendar. Six fixed agent types with no custom agent creation.
Finds prospects matching your ICP, builds lead lists, sends personalised cold outreach, manages follow-up sequences. Works across LinkedIn, email, and web.
Access to a large contact database, cold email personalisation and sending. LinkedIn-focused prospecting. No native CRM integration.
Creates content, schedules and publishes to LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook. Tracks engagement and replies in your voice.
Generates posts, captions, and images. Posts to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X. Publishes autonomously.
Delegated's dedicated SEO specialist — keyword research, on-page optimisation, content briefs, and publishing SEO-optimised articles to your site.
Dedicated SEO blog writing agent. Keyword research, editorial calendar, publishes to Webflow and WordPress. Drafts often need human editing.
Plans, launches, and manages paid ad campaigns (e.g. Meta Ads) — creatives, audiences, budgets — and watches spend against revenue. No equivalent exists in Marblism.
Marblism has no paid-ads or performance-marketing agent.
Builds complete websites, lead generation funnels, blogs, and custom software tools. SEO-optimised, mobile-first, published to your domain. No equivalent exists in Marblism.
Marblism has no web development or coding agent. Their 'App Builder' is a separate, unrelated no-code product.
Answers inbound calls 24/7 on a dedicated US or UK number, books appointments, and handles inquiries. Available as a $49/mo add-on (500 minutes included, then $0.15/min). You keep your number flexibility.
Answers phone calls, schedules meetings, handles inquiries — included in the plan. Limitation: requires routing through a Marblism-assigned number.
Delegated does not ship a dedicated legal agent. Agents can review documents generally, but there's no specialist legal role.
Reviews and analyses contracts, summarises legal documents, identifies potential issues, suggests actionable solutions.
The Autonomy Difference
Both platforms support autonomous agent actions. The difference is whether the work is metered. Marblism ships six fixed agent types — Eva, Sonny, Stan, Penny, Rachel, and Linda — and they run until your monthly work hours are gone, then pause.
Delegated's seven agents are fully autonomous and proactive, with no usage meter. Sage monitors your inbox, sends replies, joins meetings, and delegates to Scout, Blaze, Lex, Pixel, or Axel — all without being prompted, and without a cap that stops them mid-month. You set the goals; agents figure out the steps and keep going.
Delegated also adds capabilities Marblism doesn't have: a web development agent (Axel), a paid-ads agent (Pixel), a dedicated browser per workspace, live browser view, custom agent creation, and white-label reselling.
Known Limitations of Each Platform
Delegated limitations
- —No dedicated legal agent
- —Phone receptionist (Iris) is a paid add-on, not included in the base plan
- —Monthly billing only (no annual discount yet)
- —Newer platform with a smaller public review base
Marblism limitations
- —Usage-metered — agents pause when monthly work hours run out
- —Cost climbs with usage (up to $700/mo for 1,000 hours and beyond)
- —No coding, web development, or paid-ads agent
- —Rachel (phone agent) routes through a Marblism-assigned number
- —No CRM, Slack, or Zapier integrations
- —Locked to 6 fixed agent types — no custom agents, no white-label
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Marblism?
Marblism (marblism.com) is an AI employee platform offering six pre-built agents: Eva (executive assistant), Sonny (social media), Penny (SEO blog writing), Stan (lead generation), Rachel (phone receptionist), and Linda (legal assistant). In 2026 it moved to usage-based pricing measured in monthly 'work hours.'
How does Marblism's new pricing work?
It's metered. You buy a monthly bucket of work hours and each task consumes a fixed amount (email = 5 min, social post = 30 min, blog = 1 hour). Plans run from 50 hours at $44/month up to 1,000 hours at $700/month and beyond. Hours reset monthly and don't roll over, and when you hit the limit the agents pause until the next cycle or you upgrade.
Is Marblism cheaper than Delegated?
For very light usage, Marblism's entry tier ($44/month, or $24/month annually for 50 hours) is lower than Delegated's flat $99/month. But Marblism's cost rises with usage and pauses your agents at the cap, while Delegated is one flat price for unlimited, always-on work. For a business actually running its agents, Delegated is both cheaper and predictable.
Does Marblism have a coding, web development, or ads agent?
No. Marblism's six agents cover executive assistance, social media, blog writing, lead generation, phone reception, and legal review. Delegated adds Axel (websites, funnels, custom tools) and Pixel (paid-ad campaigns), neither of which Marblism offers.
What is the best Marblism alternative?
Delegated is the strongest alternative if you want flat, predictable pricing with unlimited always-on agents, plus web development (Axel) and paid ads (Pixel). Sintra AI is another option with more helpers, though it is chat-only and uses a credit-based usage cap.
- You want a flat, predictable price with no usage meter
- You want agents that run continuously and never pause for hitting a cap
- You need a web development agent (Axel) or a paid-ads agent (Pixel)
- You want to build websites, lead funnels, or custom software tools
- You want an agent that joins your meetings and takes notes
- You want agents with their own email on your custom domain
- You're an agency that wants to white-label and resell to clients
- →You use agents lightly and want the lowest possible entry price (from $24/mo annually)
- →You specifically need a dedicated legal agent for contract review
- →You're fine with usage caps and prefer pay-as-you-go over flat pricing
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