Simulation Parameters LIVE CALCULATION
120 tests
Total E2E test specs per CI run
800 runs
Frequency of automated verification trigger
15% / mo
Causes Playwright breaks & maintenance overhead
35 hrs
Dev time fixing brittle selectors ($80/hr cost model)
$0.0020
Token / vision cost per autonomous step
3.5%
False positives requiring manual review
E2E MONTHLY COST
$2,800
18.0 min / run
AI AGENT MONTHLY COST
$1,536
15.4 min / run
CROSSOVER VOLUME
480 runs
Runs/mo parity point
RELIABILITY RISK
~28 / mo
Agent hallucinations
CI Parallel Run Simulator (Playwright vs Autonomous Agent)
Idle / ReadyMonthly Cost vs. CI Run Volume (Economic Crossover)
Playwright E2E
Autonomous AI
Model Recommendation & Analysis
AI Agent Verification is 45.1% cheaper per month, but exposes ~28 false positive/negative agent hallucinations monthly.