Generative AI + Austria
Best Generative AI Agencies in Austria (September 2026)
5 Generative AI agencies based in Austria. Top-ranked: craftworks, Cloudflight, Waterglass.
These agencies specialize in Generative AI with a presence in Austria. Listed rates in Europe run €65–110/hr across 146 rated agencies.
Market snapshot
Pricing for Generative AI agencies in Austria
Of the 5 generative ai agencies on this page, 2 publish complete hourly rate ranges. Across them, rates span €20–€170, with a median around €90/hr. Across the register, rated agencies in Europe bill €65–110/hr (146 rated).
European AI agency hourly rates by country and region →
| Tier | Hourly rate | Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | €50–99/hr | 1 — Dev House Austria |
| Mid-tier | €100–149/hr | 1 — agency28 |
Team capacity in Austria
All 5 agencies on this page disclose team size. The distribution breaks down as:
- Boutique (<10)1 agency — agency28
- Small/mid (10-49)3 agencies — craftworks, Waterglass, Dev House Austria
- Large studio (100+)1 agency — Cloudflight
Ranked agencies
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craftworks
#1Vienna, Austria
Client evidence: 5 documented clients overall
Best for: Industrial operators who need a vision or maintenance system running on their own lines and, where required, on their own infrastructure.
Cloudflight
#2Graz, Austria
Cloudflight is an Austrian digital engineering firm headquartered in Graz, building AI, data-engineering and cloud-native software for industrial and enterprise clients.
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Waterglass
Verified: the agency confirmed ownership from a company email address, and the listing passed editorial review#3Vienna, Austria
Client evidence: 3 documented clients overall
Best for: Venture teams and platform businesses building an AI product from zero, with GDPR settled before the first line of code.
Dev House Austria
#4Vienna, Austria
Dev House Austria is a Vienna AI and software development firm building custom AI applications, language-model integrations and process automation for B2B clients.
agency28
#5Vienna, Austria
agency28 is a Vienna AI automation agency building self-hosted workflow automation and AI-agent systems for small and mid-sized B2B clients.
Head-to-head
Industry experience among Austria Generative AI agencies
Of the 5 agencies on this page, 4 publish their industry focus. Among those:
| Industry | Agencies with stated experience |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 of 5 — craftworks, Cloudflight |
| SaaS & B2B | 2 of 5 — Dev House Austria, agency28 |
| Healthcare | 1 of 5 — craftworks |
| Public Sector | 1 of 5 — Cloudflight |
| E-commerce | 1 of 5 — agency28 |
Services frequently bundled with Generative AI in Austria
Beyond Generative AI itself, agencies on this page most commonly offer:
- AI Development4 of 5 — craftworks, Cloudflight, Waterglass, Dev House Austria
- AI Consulting3 of 5 — Cloudflight, Waterglass, Dev House Austria
- AI Agents2 of 5 — Waterglass, agency28
- AI Automation2 of 5 — Waterglass, agency28
Frequently asked questions — Generative AI in Austria
- How much do Generative AI agencies in Austria charge?
- Of the 5 Generative AI agencies on this page, 2 publish complete hourly rate ranges. They range from €20 to €170, with a median around €90. Across the register, rated agencies in Europe bill €65–110/hr (146 rated). 1 agency operates under €100/hr: Dev House Austria.
- Which are the top-rated Generative AI agencies in Austria?
- Based on our editorial scoring (portfolio quality, business credibility, and case study depth), the top-ranked Generative AI agencies in Austria are craftworks, Cloudflight, Waterglass. See the full review on each agency's profile.
- Are there Austria Generative AI agencies specializing in Manufacturing?
- Yes — 2 agencies on this page list Manufacturing experience. Top examples include craftworks, Cloudflight.
- How recent are these Generative AI agency reviews?
- All 5 agencies on this page were editorially reviewed between Aug 4, 2026 and Sep 9, 2026 — the most recent being agency28. See our review methodology for how scores are calculated.
- What's the smallest team size available for generative ai in Austria?
- agency28 is the only boutique (under 10 people) on this page, ideal for projects needing senior-level attention without large-team overhead.
Local Insight
Generative AI Agencies in Austria
Generative AI is the thinnest of Austria's service pages, and reading the descriptions rather than the category label is the point. Dev House Austria is the closest fit on paper, publishing language-model integrations and custom AI applications alongside process automation since 2012. agency28 was founded in 2026 and builds self-hosted workflow automation and AI-agent systems for small and mid-sized B2B clients, with self-hosted the distinguishing word and the reason a German-speaking buyer with data-residency constraints would call. craftworks arrives from the opposite direction: its published discipline is predictive quality, predictive maintenance and computer vision for industry, which is machine learning rather than generation. Cloudflight brings a Graz engineering practice of more than 250 people across AI, data and cloud-native software.
Nothing on this page carries an editorial assessment yet, so treat it as a starting list rather than a shortlist and press hard on evidence. The two visible price signals point in opposite directions—agency28 publishes €130–170/hr and Dev House Austria €20–40/hr—a spread wide enough that the two are not competing for the same work. Berlin, Munich and Amsterdam carry considerably deeper generative rosters if the build is large; what Austria offers instead is proximity and German-language delivery. The screening question in this category is what happens when the model is wrong. A serious answer involves a bounded knowledge base, an escalation path and somebody who reads the evaluation. An answer about model choice means nobody has run one in production yet.
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