Market snapshot
Pricing for AI Development agencies in France
Of the 16 ai development agencies on this page, 1 publish complete hourly rate ranges. Across them, rates span €85–€130, with a median around €108/hr. The European AI Development average is €100-180/hr.
| Tier | Hourly rate | Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | €50–99/hr | 1 — Yield Studio |
Team capacity in France
Of the 16 agencies on this page, 11 disclose team size. The distribution breaks down as:
- Boutique (<10)3 agencies — Mozza, DataGenius, Flowt
- Small/mid (10-49)2 agencies — Yield Studio, Qweri
- Mid studio (50-99)2 agencies — ActinVision, Datalyo
- Large studio (100+)4 agencies — Artefact, Converteo, Wavestone, AVISIA
Rankings updated August 2026

Artefact
#1Paris, France
Client evidence: 5 documented clients overall
Best for: Large consumer and industrial groups that want AI agents adopted across a workforce, not piloted in one team.

Converteo
#2Paris, France
Client evidence: 4 documented clients overall
Best for: Retail and consumer brands putting a customer-facing agent into production, with the evaluation and rollback to match.

Wavestone
#3Paris, France
Client evidence: 3 documented clients overall
Best for: Regulated organizations whose AI program has to satisfy a supervisor, an auditor or a board risk committee.

AI Sisters
#4Paris, France
Client evidence: 15 documented clients overall
Best for: Large French employers that want their own people building agents rather than a vendor owning them.
Mozza
#5Paris, France
Client evidence: 2 documented clients overall
Best for: Companies that want an honest read on whether an AI project is worth building before commissioning one.

Automato
#6Paris, France
Automato is a Paris studio building custom software for small and mid-sized companies, combining internal tools with AI assistants and editorial automation in place of per-seat SaaS licenses.
Upscale Paris
#7Paris, France
Upscale Paris is a Paris AI consultancy working on operating-model change, from AI strategy and governance through prototype builds to adoption programs inside client teams.

Yield Studio
#8Lyon, France
Yield Studio is a product and AI studio with a Lyon office building custom AI applications, machine learning and data engineering for mid-sized French companies.

ActinVision
#9Lyon, France
ActinVision is a data and AI consultancy with a Lyon office building data platforms, visualization, data science and generative AI for industry, retail and logistics clients.

AVISIA
#10Lyon, France
AVISIA is a data and AI consultancy with a Lyon office building data platforms, machine learning and generative AI for finance, insurance, retail and pharma clients.

Datalyo
#11Lyon, France
Datalyo is a Lyon data and AI consultancy building data platforms, machine-learning models and business intelligence for industrial, retail and public-sector clients.

Qweri
#12Lyon, France
Qweri is a Lyon data-marketing consultancy building web analytics, data engineering and data-science pipelines for retail, e-commerce and B2B clients.

McLeuker
#13Paris, France
McLeuker is a Paris agentic AI and fashion-tech consultancy that ships engagements onto its own multi-agent platform or builds an equivalent stack inside the client's infrastructure.
DataGenius
#14Lyon, France
DataGenius is a Lyon machine-learning consultancy building predictive models, language processing and production data-science modules for pharma, health and SME clients.
Flowt
#15Lyon, France
Flowt is a Lyon data and AI agency taking projects from framing to production across business intelligence, data engineering, data science and generative AI.
CZ Multimedia
#16Lyon, France
CZ Multimedia is a web and AI agency in the Lyon area building chatbots, retrieval assistants, document vision and machine-learning integrations for small businesses.
Industry experience among France AI Development agencies
Of the 16 agencies on this page, 16 publish their industry focus. Among those:
| Industry | Agencies with stated experience |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | 10 of 16 — Artefact, Converteo, Mozza, Upscale Paris, ActinVision, AVISIA, Qweri, McLeuker, Flowt, CZ Multimedia |
| FinTech | 9 of 16 — Artefact, Wavestone, AI Sisters, Mozza, Upscale Paris, Yield Studio, ActinVision, AVISIA, CZ Multimedia |
| Manufacturing | 8 of 16 — Artefact, Converteo, AI Sisters, Automato, ActinVision, Datalyo, DataGenius, Flowt |
| Healthcare | 7 of 16 — Wavestone, Mozza, Upscale Paris, Yield Studio, AVISIA, Datalyo, DataGenius |
| SaaS & B2B | 5 of 16 — Automato, Yield Studio, Qweri, DataGenius, Flowt |
| Public Sector | 2 of 16 — AI Sisters, Datalyo |
Services frequently bundled with AI Development in France
Beyond AI Development itself, agencies on this page most commonly offer:
- AI Consulting13 of 16 — Artefact, Converteo, Wavestone, AI Sisters, +9 more
- AI Automation6 of 16 — Artefact, Wavestone, Mozza, Automato, +2 more
- AI Agents6 of 16 — Artefact, Converteo, AI Sisters, Upscale Paris, +2 more
- Generative AI5 of 16 — Yield Studio, ActinVision, AVISIA, Flowt, +1 more
- AI Marketing1 of 16 — Converteo
- AI SEO1 of 16 — Qweri
Frequently asked questions — AI Development in France
- How much do AI Development agencies in France charge?
- Of the 16 AI Development agencies on this page, 1 publish complete hourly rate ranges. They range from €85 to €130, with a median around €108. The European AI Development average is €100-180/hr. 1 agency operates under €100/hr: Yield Studio.
- Which are the top-rated AI Development agencies in France?
- Based on our editorial scoring (portfolio quality, business credibility, and case study depth), the top-ranked AI Development agencies in France are Artefact, Converteo, Wavestone. See the full review on each agency's profile.
- Are there France AI Development agencies specializing in E-commerce?
- Yes — 10 agencies on this page list E-commerce experience. Top examples include Artefact, Converteo, Mozza.
- How recent are these AI Development agency reviews?
- All 16 agencies on this page were editorially reviewed between Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 — the most recent being Automato. See our review methodology for how scores are calculated.
- What's the smallest team size available for ai development in France?
- Mozza, DataGenius, Flowt are the boutique studios (under 10 people) on this page, ideal for projects needing senior-level attention without large-team overhead.
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