Agents HQ
Short version: if you want AI helpers on your phone with no setup and you're happy paying monthly, Sintra is built for that. If you work from a Windows PC and would rather pay once, choose your own AI model and keep your files on your own computer, Agents HQ is the alternative.
Sintra vs Agents HQ at a glance
| Sintra | Agents HQ | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Monthly subscription. List price $97/month billed monthly, $59/month billed quarterly, $52/month billed yearly. | One-time purchase: $49.99 for the first 50 customers, then $79.99. No subscription. |
| Discounted prices shown | $48.50/month monthly, $23.60/month quarterly, $15.60/month yearly ($187.20 billed yearly). | Same one-time price. Optional add-ons are $4.99 each, paid once. |
| AI usage | Every plan includes 250 credits per month. Unused credits don't roll over. | No credits. You pay your AI provider (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or DeepSeek) directly, usually a fraction of a cent to a few cents per task. Google Gemini has a free tier. |
| Monthly limits | The 250-credit allowance. | A spending limit you choose, for the whole team and for each agent. Nothing runs out mid-month unless you hit the limit you set, and you can raise it any time. |
| AI helpers | 12 AI helpers. | 16 agents, set up from a template for your type of business. Rename any agent and rewrite its instructions. |
| Business memory | Brand memory ("Brain AI"). | "About your business": services, prices, area and tone, plus your price list and policies (paste them or add a Word or text file). Every agent uses it on every task. |
| Where it runs | Includes mobile apps. | Windows 10 and 11 desktop app (Mac version planned). Pair your phone to send tasks and approve work while your PC runs the app. |
| Your data | Cloud service. See Sintra's privacy policy for details. | Files, tasks and your API key stay on your PC and go only to the AI provider you choose. |
| Integrations | Connects with other tools. See sintra.ai for the current list. | None. Agents draft the work; you copy it, save it as Word or PDF, or send it yourself. You can reply to any result to have the agent change it. |
| Trying it | 14-day money-back guarantee. | Free 3-day trial with every agent and feature, no card needed. All sales are final after purchase. |
Sintra prices checked October 2026, from sintra.ai/pricing; may change. The discounted prices are the ones Sintra's pricing page showed at that time. Agents HQ is not affiliated with Sintra. Sintra is a trademark of its owner.
What Sintra does that Agents HQ doesn't
It's worth being clear about where Sintra is the better fit:
- Mobile apps. Sintra has mobile apps. Agents HQ does its work on your Windows PC; the phone pairing lets you send tasks and approve results, but the PC has to be running the app.
- No PC needed. If you work on a Mac or only from your phone today, Agents HQ isn't for you yet. A Mac version is planned.
- Integrations. Sintra connects with other tools. Agents HQ doesn't post, send or sync anything for you: it drafts, and you stay in control of what goes out.
- No API key to set up. Sintra's credits cover the AI. With Agents HQ you paste a key from an AI provider once. A free Google Gemini key takes about two minutes, and the app walks you through it.
- A refund window. Sintra offers a 14-day money-back guarantee. Agents HQ offers a free 3-day trial before you pay instead.
What Agents HQ does differently
- You pay once. The app is a one-time purchase with free updates, and one license works on up to 2 of your own computers.
- You see and control the AI bill. Usage is billed by the AI company you pick at its normal rates. The app shows an estimated cost for every task, and you set a monthly limit for the team and for each agent.
- No credits to ration. There's no allowance that resets. A busy month just costs a little more in AI usage; a quiet month costs almost nothing.
- Pick the AI per agent. Put proposal writing on a premium model and quick drafts on a cheaper one. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek are supported.
- Your files stay on your PC. Tasks, results and your encrypted API key live on your computer and go only to the AI provider you choose.
- Built-in templates. Pick contractor, 3D printing, real estate, online store or agency, and all 16 agents get a job that fits.
- Scheduled jobs and a 3D Workshop. Run tasks daily, on weekdays or weekly, and turn any agent into a 3D designer that builds printable models.
What a year looks like
On Sintra's yearly plan, the discounted price shown when we checked was $187.20 for the year (its list price for yearly billing is $52/month, or $624 a year). With Agents HQ you pay $49.99 once, plus whatever your agents use at your AI provider's rates.
As an illustration only: if your team handled 300 writing tasks in a month at 2 cents each, that's about $6 paid to your AI provider that month. On Google Gemini's free tier, usage within Google's daily limits isn't billed at all. Your real cost depends on the model you pick and how long the tasks are, and the app's cost meter shows it as you go.
Which one should you choose?
Sintra may suit you if
- You want to work mostly from your phone
- You use a Mac, or don't have a Windows PC
- You need integrations with other tools
- You prefer an all-in-one monthly price with the AI included
Agents HQ may suit you if
- You'd rather pay once than every month
- You want to choose the AI model and see what each task costs
- You want your business files to stay on your own PC
- You work from Windows 10 or 11
Switching from Sintra
- Start the free 3-day trial and pick the business type closest to yours.
- Connect an AI. The easiest start is a free Google Gemini API key.
- Paste your brand details into About your business: what you sell, prices, service area and tone. Every agent uses them.
- Rename agents to match the helpers you relied on, and put recurring jobs (a weekly post plan, Monday follow-ups) on a schedule.
Want the full picture of what the team does? Read AI agents for small business or go back to the Agents HQ home page.