Rapid AI MVP Development in Los Angeles

From idea to AI MVP in record time

Validate your product vision, wow early adopters and attract investors with a fully-functioning generative-AI web application built on Ruby on Rails — shipped in as little as 14 days for a predictable flat fee.

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What Our Clients Say

We were a company in need of a website and contacted Los Angeles AI Apps for help. They helped us with our E-Commerce Store via a well-organized and easy to navigate site. The database was a big help to our company as sales for companies and schools are easily tracked. They are always available to help with problem solving and to help effectively manage our inventory.

AI app concepts delivered

2 weeks

Average time-to-launch

$1k

Flat weekly rate

Why launch an AI MVP first?

Validate market demand

Ship early, gather real-world feedback, and confirm users will pay for your AI-powered solution before investing heavily.

Reduce development risk

A thin-slice AI MVP lets you iterate quickly while avoiding costly scope creep and tech bloat.

Attract investors faster

Demonstrate traction with a live AI product and data-backed usage metrics instead of a slide deck.

Own your IP

We build on open-source Rails and can self-host LLMs, so you keep full control of your source code & data.

Scale on demand

Our architecture runs cost-effectively on Hetzner or AWS today and scales horizontally when your user base explodes.

Leverage generative-AI expertise

We have deep experience with all of the latest developments in AI, including RAG, MCP, and new LLMs.

Concept

The Digital Press

A daily AI-powered newsletter that curates the most compelling stories—from Hacker News to Arxiv—via scheduled API pulls, semantic filters, LLM-driven curation & summaries, and final editor-in-chief publication—delivered with your morning coffee.

Built with

Ruby on Rails Ruby LLM sqlite-vec neighbors async

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1. Discovery & Scoping (Days 1-2)

Conduct an intensive workshop to identify your core AI use-case, map essential user journeys, and finalize a streamlined feature set.
2. Prototype & Model Integration (Days 3-7)

Quickly build a Rails-based prototype, set up your vector database, refine prompts, and validate your unique AI capabilities.
3. Private Beta (Weeks 2-3)

Onboard early adopters, gather feedback and analytics, reinforce security measures, and optimize model performance for speed and cost-efficiency.
4. Launch & Iterate (Week 4 +)

Deploy your MVP to production, provide detailed documentation and a robust CI/CD pipeline, and deliver impactful feature enhancements on a weekly basis.

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is an AI MVP?

Great question! MVP stands for minimum viable product. An AI MVP is the leanest version of your product that uses artificial intelligence to deliver a single, must-have feature to real users. It proves market demand while minimizing cost and complexity.

Why do you use Ruby on Rails for AI applications?

Rails lets us scaffold features—authentication, admin panels, background jobs—in hours instead of weeks, freeing us to focus on AI logic. Gems like RubyLLM and integrations with SQLite and PostgreSQL vector extensions make Rails a perfect match for LLM-driven products.

Can I continue development after the MVP is live?

Absolutely. You own 100% of the IP and source code from day one. Keep working with us on a weekly retainer or hand the repo to your internal team—whatever fits your roadmap. Because we are building you a truly custom application, we can take your app in any direction you want.

How do you keep operating costs low?

We deploy on affordable bare-metal providers like Hetzner, use the lightest models required by the project, and optimize prompts, embeddings, and app development to cut token usage dramatically. We

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Let’s turn your concept into a functioning AI application your users can love—and investors can rally behind—in just a few weeks.

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