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Why $1,000/month for coding agents is a steal
Plus: agent company LangChain hits $1 billion valuation, how agents are reshaping enterprise work, and more
Welcome back to Building AI Agents, your biweekly guide to everything new in the field of agentic AI!
How it will feel soon to dictate tasks to an agentic browser on the phone.
— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas)
12:23 AM • Jul 1, 2025
The first time I typed “prepare a research report” into ChatGPT, my sweatshirt instantly transformed into a pinstriped Armani suit.
In today’s issue…
Grok 4 shatters performance benchmarks
The first superhuman Excel agent
Agent company LangChain hits $1 billion valuation
Why $1,000/month for agentic coding is worth it
How agents are reshaping enterprise work
…and more
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📅 AGENT OF THE WEEK
Agent Overview: This guide walks you through building a research agent that tracks only relevant AI agent news everyday. Using n8n and Perplexity, you’ll automate daily updates so you always know what’s actually new in the agent world.
Step-by-Step:
Open up n8n and create a new workflow (free account lasts 2 weeks)
Drop in your preferred LLM model (GPT-4, Claude, etc.) — I used GPT 4.1
Add in the Perplexity node to your agent and choose the “Sonar-pro” model for live, complex internet searches
Set the rules: Use a clear prompt (like ours) that only allows gathers news on your topic, skipping all generic or aggregator posts
Define your output: Each result gives you headline, source, link, date, category, and a one liner summary that’s perfect for reading each morning
Bonus: We’ve put together a detailed video walkthrough and the exact n8n workflow. Access both in our Building AI Agents Community here!