Agency Comparison
Brainpool vs Neurons Lab
Two top-rated AI Consulting agencies in London.
Comparison updated August 2026
Side by side
Published data on both agencies. Where one side measurably differs, the dot marks it: the higher score, the lower published rate, the larger team, the more recent review. Which of those is an advantage depends on your brief.
| Attribute | Brainpool | Neurons Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | Higher score: 64/100 | 61.8/100 |
| Hourly rate | €130-175/hr | Contact for rates |
| Team size | 10-49 | Larger team: 50-249 |
| Location | London, United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2017 | 2019 |
| Last reviewed | Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on Brainpool
Two published builds carry the portfolio: Daisy, a timber-design automation platform with a published 12% share of the UK residential timber market, and a computer-vision design pipeline for Crown & Paw with $365,000 in published annual contractor savings. The HSBC engagement confirms bank-grade work exists, but its published write-up stops at the challenge—no outcomes are stated. The homepage's "500+ AI & ML experts" describes a network rather than an office, so clarify who would actually…
Reviewed Aug 4, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on Neurons Lab
The Visa case study is the deepest technical write-up on this roster—architecture diagrams, the SageMaker/LangChain stack, compliance design under PCI DSS and GDPR, and a sub-two-month delivery of a 20-language marketing system. The published portfolio splits between enablement programs (HSBC Vietnam, PrivatBank, Oschadbank) and system builds, so confirm which engagement type you are buying. The strongest platform work—a production agentic system for a capital-markets fintech with published…
Reviewed Aug 4, 2026
Read the full assessment →Best for
Where each agency measurably leads on the published data — team capacity, declared specializations, editorial scoring, and rates where both publish them. Use these to match an agency to your project priorities.
Choose Brainpool if you need
- closer collaboration at a smaller team scale
- disclosed specialization in Manufacturing / E-commerce
- broader service offering — also covers AI Automation
- a higher overall editorial score
Choose Neurons Lab if you need
- larger team capacity for multi-stream or enterprise-scale programs
- broader service offering — also covers AI Agents and Generative AI
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
Brainpool
Strengths
- Daisy's published metrics are production numbers: 100% design-productivity increase, sub-10-minute turnaround
- Crown & Paw pipeline published 3x order-processing speed alongside the cost figure
- Case studies span construction, finance, and e-commerce with named clients in each
Watch-outs
- The clients-and-partners page mixes clients with partners (NVIDIA, Fujitsu)—ask which names were engagements
- No published rates; anchor with the EU €100-200/h band
Neurons Lab
Strengths
- Publishes actual architecture (Bedrock AgentCore, Graph-RAG, LangSmith audit trails) where most agencies publish adjectives
- AWS Advanced GenAI Partner with 100+ engagements stated
- Stated 50+ team with a published London address and phone
Watch-outs
- Several flagship studies are training programs, not deployed systems—the HSBC engagement is a one-day executive workshop
- AXA is named only in the boilerplate, not in any published study—ask for the engagement behind it
Service coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Industry coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Pricing math
What a 12-week engagement at one full-time equivalent (~480hours) costs at each agency’s published rate. An arithmetic projection, not a quote — real scopes move with seniority mix and team shape.
Brainpool
Rate: €130-175/hr
€62,400–€84,000
Neurons Lab
Contact for rates
Only Brainpool publishes a rate, so there is no gap to measure. Neurons Lab quotes per engagement — ask for a rate card early, since a comparison that starts on scope and ends on price tends to end late.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has more FinTech experience, Brainpool or Neurons Lab?
- Both agencies show documented FinTech work. Brainpool has the broader industry stack overall, with disclosed experience in Manufacturing, E-commerce beyond their shared focus.
- Which scores higher overall, Brainpool or Neurons Lab?
- Brainpool scores 64/100, 2.2 points higher than Neurons Lab at 61.8/100. Both portfolio quality and business credibility feed into the score — see our methodology for the full breakdown.
- Which is faster to engage, Brainpool or Neurons Lab?
- Neither publishes lead times, so this is a read on team size rather than a measured answer. Brainpool runs the smaller team, which usually means fewer procurement gates and a shorter path to kickoff. Neurons Lab runs a larger one, which tends to mean more steps but more capacity to start parallel workstreams. Current kickoff availability is the number that actually decides it — ask both.
- When should I consider both Brainpool and Neurons Lab?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with Brainpool and Neurons Lab if your project spans multiple workstreams, you want competitive proposals to compare scope and approach, or you're undecided between the specialization angles each brings (see the Best for cards above). Most engagements ultimately go with one — but the parallel-brief phase is a low-cost way to validate fit.
Read the full reviews
A side-by-side is a starting point. The full assessments carry the portfolio analysis, documented engagements, and the evidence behind every strength and watch-out above.