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  3. 03Build
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AI software studioTaking new projects

Got an AI idea? Let’s make it real.

Octalcode builds AI-powered apps, AI agents and software that take your business from idea to launch and beyond.

Not sure where to start? Start with the call. It is free, with a senior engineer, and there is nothing to prepare.

What we build

What do you need built?

02 · Custom Software

A new web or mobile app.

We design and build the whole product from scratch, with the AI built in from the first day and not bolted on later.

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03 · AI Consulting

Not sure yet? Start with advice.

We look at your idea, tell you honestly whether to build it, buy it or wait, and leave you with a clear plan.

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Already live? We also help with keeping AI running, product design and testing. All services

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  1. PetBuddy360 app, screenshot 1 of 3PetBuddy360 app, screenshot 2 of 3PetBuddy360 app, screenshot 3 of 3

    Mobile project · Pet care · 2026

    PetBuddy360

    For Koonjhal Labs FZC · iOS

    One app for every kind of pet care: vet clinics, grooming, mobile grooming, training, boarding, day care, dog walking, pet sitting, food and supplies, and emergency vets. Owners browse providers, compare services and book.

  2. Mehad Hamad app, screenshot 1 of 3Mehad Hamad app, screenshot 2 of 3Mehad Hamad app, screenshot 3 of 3

    Mobile project · Music & media

    Mehad Hamad

    For Mehad Hamad · iOS

    The official app of Emirati artist Mehad Hamad: his full audio and video library, exclusive videos, songs before they reach the market, and the latest news, with search in Arabic script.

  3. Ampli-fi website website, screenshot 1 of 2Ampli-fi website website, screenshot 2 of 2

    Web project · Equipment financing · 2026

    Ampli-fi website

    For Ampli-fi · Web

    A one-scroll marketing site for an equipment sales and financing platform. One example deal travels the whole page, from the salesperson’s quote through the lender marketplace to a funded sale, with a Section 179 tax estimator built in.

Proof, not promises

A studio that stays past launch.

Vivi PoitSenior Software Engineer
20+
AI systems live in production
21+
Senior engineers and researchers
Upwork5.0Top Rated Plus · from 3 verified reviews
Founded 2022Lahorewith a US presence in Austin, Texas
Not selling LLM hype. They walked us through build-vs-buy, told us where AI was the wrong answer, and only built where it moved the metric.
Noel DeyzelManaging Director, Thought Inc
Yours, alwaysYou own your IP and your code.Every line of code we write for you belongs to your business.

How to start

One way to start.

Three steps. You only need to take the first one today.

  1. Start here · freeTalk

    A free 30-minute call with one of our senior engineers. You explain the problem in plain words. By the end you know whether we are the right team.

  2. Step 2Decide

    Not sure what to build? A short strategy sprint ends in a clear decision, not a slide deck.

    How the sprint works
  3. Step 3Build

    We build it for you from start to launch, or place senior engineers inside your own team inside 14 days.

What does it cost? Every project is different, so the price comes after the first call, once we know what you need. The call itself is free.

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What is Octalcode?

A software studio that builds AI apps, AI agents and custom software, then keeps them running. Founded in 2022 in Lahore, with a US presence in Austin, Texas.

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Octalcode is an AI-native software studio, founded 2022 and headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, with a US presence in Austin, Texas, that builds LLM applications, AI agents and RAG systems and ships them to production. Alongside that core, the studio delivers custom web and mobile software, MLOps and AI infrastructure, AI-driven QA and design, and strategy consulting. Its approach is eval-first: before model selection, each engagement agrees the business metrics it will be judged on and attaches an evaluation harness, so progress is measured rather than demoed. Models are benchmarked on the client's own data, and the team is model-agnostic across the major providers. Releases are eval-gated and version-pinned with a rollback path, guardrails sit wherever the risk demands them, and observability is in place from day one. The team stays on after go-live to monitor drift and support the system. Clients own their IP and code, and the senior team has shipped 20+ AI systems to production.

What kind of AI do you build?

Assistants that answer your customers, agents that finish tasks on their own, and search across your own documents, built to work reliably for real users.

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Octalcode builds production AI: LLM applications, agents and RAG systems. The work covers the full path from a working idea to a system that runs reliably for real users, and in practice that means several connected layers. Retrieval pipelines keep the data a model reads fresh, clean and owned by the client. Agents use tools to complete workflows and escalate to a person as their confidence drops. Serving infrastructure holds up under load, and releases are version-pinned with a rollback path. Around all of it sit evaluations, guardrails such as hallucination checks and policy filters, and drift monitoring that flags silent degradation before users notice. The emphasis on production is deliberate: a polished prototype with no measured evaluation does not count as AI work in this sense. The label applies equally to copilots, autonomous agents, RAG search, voice and vision systems, and the MLOps that keeps them running.

How much does it cost?

Every project is different, so the price comes after a first call, once we know what you need. That call is free and takes 30 minutes.

How fast can you start?

Senior engineers can join your own team inside 14 days. For a new build, the first call sets the plan and the dates.

Who owns the code?

You do. You own your IP and your code, always.

What happens after launch?

We stay. We watch how it performs, fix what needs fixing and keep improving it after go-live.

Available for new engagements

Have an AI idea? Let us talk it through.

30 minutes, one of our seniors, no slide deck. By the end of the call you will know whether we are the right team, and if not, who is.

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