Agent Economy

The agent economy is a market of autonomous digital labor where AI agents are built, sold, and used to execute end-to-end business workflows.

What is the agent economy?

The agent economy is a macro-economic shift where autonomous AI systems act as a marketplace for digital labor, moving beyond static software toward a model of automated production and exchange. In this ecosystem, agents are built by developers, distributed through open marketplaces or partners, and commissioned by businesses to execute end-to-end professional workflows.

While agentic AI refers to the technology, the agent economy encompasses the entire ecosystem of how these systems are bought, sold, and used to replace manual tasks with outcome-based results.

Learn more: To understand how to navigate this new marketplace and decide whether to build, buy, or partner, explore our comprehensive guide to the agent economy.