AI Development Services

AI Software Development Built to Reach Production

We design, build, and ship custom AI solutions for computer vision, NLP, generative AI, RAG, and agents. Our engineers have built with AI to deliver production-grade systems since 2016.

Trusted for AI Development from startups to the Fortune 100

Introduction

Your Data. Your Models. Your Edge.

Azumo is a SOC 2-certified AI development services company in San Francisco. Since 2016 we've shipped 100+ production AI projects for teams from startups to the Fortune 100.

Models & Platforms we build with

Hire OpenAI Developers
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A vendor neutral approach has us build across the leading models and platforms

We stay independent at the model layer choosing the best fit frontier model among OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini and the open weight alternatives like Qwen, Mistral, and Deepseek. We deploy on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Our work includes:

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Meta

Semantic search engine built on GPT-2

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Omnicom

Automated RFP generation

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Discovery Channel

AI voice assistants for its gaming division

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Stovell

Real-time generative forecasting for its financial platform

AI Development Services

We Build from Idea to Production

One team can own the whole path. The same team of AI augmented engineers who scope your project are the ones who can build, ship, and operate it. We retain context throughout the entire process.

Scope

We pressure-test the use case, data, and architecture before any code.

Build

Production-grade AI for agents, RAG, vision, and GenAI.

Ship

We integrate into your systems of record and get it live in production.

Operate

We run it in production and keep improving the models over time.

What we build

Our Artificial Intelligence Development Capabilities

AI Agents

Autonomous agents that work 24/7

RAG Development

AI-powered knowledge retrieval

NLP Development

Natural language processing

Computer Vision

Image and video solutions

Generative AI

Custom LLM solutions

LLM Fine Tuning

Tailor models to your data

LLM Eval

Optimize for the model that fits your use case

MLOps

Deploy and scale AI in production

Proof

Highlighting Our AI Development Services Expertise:

Explore how our customized outsourced AI based development solutions can transform your business. From solving key challenges to driving measurable improvements, our artificial intelligence development services can drive results.

Our expertise also extends to creating AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants, which automate customer support and enhance user engagement through natural language processing.

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Oil & Gas AI: Smarter Alarm Management for the Control Center

Sparks & Honey

Media AI Development: Rebuilding the Q™ Cultural Intelligence Platform

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Meta

Enterprise AI Development: A Generative Semantic Search Engine

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Stovell AI

Fintech AI Development: Predictive Analytics for Alpha Generation

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Testimonials

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Leaders Prefer Us for AI Development

We invest in our software engineers and it shows.

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Their team consistently brings thoughtfulness, professionalism, and ownership, making them a valued extension of our internal team.

Jason V.
Jason V.
Senior Delivery Manager
Centegix

Behind every huge business win is a technology win. So it is worth pointing out the team we've been using to achieve low-latency and real-time GenAI on our 24/7 platform. It all came together with a fantastic set of developers from Azumo.

Saif Ahmed
Saif Ahmed
SVP Technology
Omnicom

We’ve been working with Azumo since our founding. Their team has been great to work with. We built out a massive AI based data platform with their help. They can handle just about anything.

Jim Stovell
Jim Stovell
Founder, CEO
Stovell AI Systems

The work was highly complicated and required a lot of planning, engineering, and customization. Their development knowledge is impressive.

Costa Constantinou
Costa Constantinou
Senior Product Manager
Discovery Channel

They know a lot about the products they build on and were very responsive. Their project manager broke down barriers and explained all the intricacies of the custom software development effort in a way that was easy to understand.

Jason Trimiew
Jason Trimiew
Group Head
Facebook

De-risking AI Development

Systematic Approach to Reducing Risk

The security and compliance controls your AI data requires, paired with the delivery discipline that keeps the work moving, visible, and covered when plans change.

Your data

Security

Controls designed for enterprise buyers without turning every project decision into a compliance exercise.

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SOC 2 Certified

Controls designed for enterprise buyers without turning every project decision into a compliance exercise.

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GDPR & CCPA Compliant

GDPR and CCPA support for deletion, portability, and consent obligations.

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HIPAA Ready

Systems engineered to HIPAA's technical safeguards for encryption, access controls, and audit logging.

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Encrypted end to end

AES-256 protection in transit and at rest, across every environment.

Your Models

AI Safety

Guardrails, evaluation, and audits that keep the AI dependable in production and catch problems.

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Evals & fallbacks

Evaluation sets and fallbacks on every model call, so quality is measured and reported.

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Grounding & guardrails

Answers grounded in your sources, with safety settings and moderation.

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Injection defense

Prompt-injection defenses and data boundaries on user-facing surfaces

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Daily AI code audit

An automated scan flags security, cost, and architecture risks before they reach production.

Your project

Delivery

Senior engineers who own delivery and keep it moving even as priorities change.

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Senior oversight

VP Engineering, CTO, PM, and CSM coverage. You get a team, not a lone developer.

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Proactive management

Daily standups and weekly reviews across priorities, tickets, and sprint health.

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Built-in redundancy

A backup engineer already knows the application and can step in immediately.

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Ownership without lock-in

Your code, your repositories, and documentation that stays usable after handoff.

Security review

Documented upfront

Security, compliance, access, and data handling addressed before work begins.

Operating rhythm

Evaluated before it ships

Behavior tested against eval sets, then monitored continuously in production.

Continuity plan

Daily, Weekly Visibility

A consistent cadence for status, decisions, delivery risk, and engineering progress.

Frequently Asked Questions about our AI Development Services

An AI development company designs, builds, and deploys custom artificial intelligence solutions including machine learning models, generative AI applications, computer vision systems, and autonomous agents. Azumo has provided AI development services since 2016, delivering 100+ projects for clients including Meta, Discovery Channel, Zynga, Omnicom, and Stovell AI across industries including media, gaming, fintech, and healthcare

Our process starts with a paid 2-3 week discovery engagement where we assess your data, infrastructure, and use case requirements. From there we move through model selection, data annotation, training, and iterative refinement. For LLM-based projects, we evaluate GPT, Claude, LLaMA, and Mistral against your specific accuracy and cost requirements before committing to an architecture. For custom ML, we use PyTorch and TensorFlow with structured experiment tracking via MLflow. Different AI architectures carry different cost and timeline profiles. We evaluate trade-offs between custom-trained models, fine-tuned foundation models, and prompt-engineered LLM solutions early in discovery so you commit resources to the right approach. Every project includes evaluation benchmarks so you can measure model performance against your baseline before deployment. We have been building and deploying AI systems since 2016.

Yes. We integrate AI into existing systems through APIs, middleware, and direct database connections. We have integrated AI with Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, HubSpot, and custom internal platforms. For example, we built semantic search on top of Meta's existing infrastructure using GPT-2, and deployed real-time generative AI into Stovell AI's 24/7 financial platform. Our integration work covers authentication, data pipeline configuration, latency optimization, and monitoring. SOC 2 compliance is maintained throughout

Azumo works across the full AI stack: LLMs (OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, LLaMA, Mistral), ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn), agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI), vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector), cloud platforms (AWS Bedrock, Azure AI, Google Vertex), and deployment tools including Docker, Kubernetes, and MLflow.

This depends on approach and scope. In our experience, AI development projects typically range from $15,000 for focused proof-of-concept work to $500,000+ for enterprise-scale production systems. Cost depends on model complexity, data requirements, system integrations, and whether the project involves training custom models or fine-tuning existing ones. Azumo provides detailed estimates after a discovery engagement that defines scope, architecture, and data readiness. AI tooling advances have significantly reduced development costs since 2023, making production-grade AI accessible to companies that previously could not justify the investment.

Developing a custom AI solution tailored to meet specific client needs can vary significantly based on the complexity and scope of the project. Generally, the development of an AI-based product typically takes between 4 to 9 months. But factors such as the expertise of the AI development team and the efficiency of the processes in place can play significant roles in ensuring timely and successful completion. As an AI development services company, we have felt strongly that most customers are served with a lean approach to AI development, especially when trying to leverage emerging tools and technologies. With that said we believe smaller Proofs of Concepts (or POCs) can help accelerate the delivery process of a final solution that will meet customers needs and expectations.

We have delivered AI projects across fintech (predictive pricing, fraud detection), healthcare (document processing, clinical NLP), media and entertainment (content generation, voice AI), gaming (AI assistants, LiveOps), e-commerce (recommendation engines, search), manufacturing (visual inspection, quality control), and oil and gas (operational automation, data extraction). Our SOC 2 certification and experience with HIPAA, GDPR, and SOX compliance requirements support work in regulated industries.

AI development services cover the design, building, and deployment of intelligent systems that automate tasks, extract insights from data, and augment human decision-making. This includes custom model training, LLM application development, computer vision, NLP, AI agent development, and integration of AI into existing business software. Azumo has provided AI development services since 2016, delivering projects across the full AI lifecycle: data assessment, model selection, training, evaluation, deployment, and ongoing optimization. Our work spans industries including fintech, healthcare, media, gaming, and e-commerce, with all projects delivered under SOC 2 compliance. Common applications include generative AI for personalized content and recommendations, custom models fine-tuned for domain-specific security and compliance requirements, and AI integration with existing CRMs, ERPs, and operational systems.