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Agents That Never Log Off: How Hyperagent Runs Autonomous, Long-Running Work on the Vercel Agent Stack

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Most agents handle one prompt and a quick burst of work. Hyperagent runs agents that wake on a schedule, work for hours in real browsers and code environments, and escalate to humans. Built on Vercel Sandbox with AI Gateway, we tested 14 models on 42 real jobs and found a 50x cost gap on identical tasks.

What you’ll take away

  • Explore scheduled, long-running agent execution in browsers and code environments.
  • Understand where human escalation belongs in an autonomous workflow.
  • Compare model cost using real tasks rather than headline pricing.

Speaker

Brian O'Rourke

Brian O'Rourke

Founding Team · Hyperagent

Brian O'Rourke is part of the founding team at Hyperagent. At Ship, he explores agents that work for hours rather than seconds: running browsers and code environments, waking on a schedule, and knowing when to involve a human. His session draws on comparisons of 14 models across 42 real jobs.

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