What it costs to outsource AI development in Hong Kong and how engagements are usually structured.
dgm is an independent osFoundry integration partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC), and dgm has no completed client integrations yet.
Outsourcing AI development can move you faster, but the structure of the engagement matters. Here is what to expect in Hong Kong.
When to outsource
When you lack internal AI capability and want to move quickly, or for a one-off build. A good partner also helps you build internal capability rather than locking you in.
How engagements are structured
Typically a scoped diagnostic, then a fixed-scope build, then optional ongoing support. dgm’s indicative pricing starts at HK$3,000 for a diagnostic and from HK$30,000 per month ongoing, with no per-user fee.
Avoiding lock-in
Prefer a partner who builds on a model-agnostic platform and documents the setup so you are not dependent on them. osFoundry’s managed cloud pins data to the US, EU or Japan — it does not currently offer a Hong Kong managed region (its nearest managed region is Japan). To keep data in Hong Kong, the honest path is self-hosting osFoundry (BYO Cloud) inside a Hong Kong cloud region such as AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1, Microsoft Azure East Asia (Hong Kong SAR) or Google Cloud asia-east2 (Hong Kong), or running models locally on-device.
Where dgm fits
dgm is an independent integration partner that helps Hong Kong businesses adopt osFoundry — scoping a first use case, handling the build, and connecting AI to the systems you already run. dgm is independent of osFoundry’s maker (OS LLC) and has no completed client integrations yet, so everything described here is a service offered, not a past result. If you want to scope a practical first project, dgm can help you map it out.