You're paying twice —
once to break it, once to fix it.
The pattern is always the same. The agent ships a feature. Something else stops working. You spend more credits asking it to fix that, and it breaks a third thing. Every attempt bills, whether or not it worked.
The order that matters
You can do all of this yourself. If it gets you unstuck without hiring anyone, that is a good outcome.
Stop and freeze
Every further prompt costs money and changes the code underneath you. Stop prompting before you do anything else. The app is not getting better on the current trajectory.
Export the last state that worked
If there is a checkpoint or commit from before the breakage, get it out now. Recovering a good version is far cheaper than repairing a bad one.
Write down what actually broke
Specific symptoms, not 'it's broken' — which page, which action, what the error says. This is what makes a fix quotable at a flat price instead of hourly.
Get a human to read the code
An agent that broke something is generally the worst tool to diagnose it, because it has no memory of intent. A person reading the diff finds in minutes what costs a hundred prompts to circle.
AI builders are genuinely good at the first 80%
Building v1 and shipping to ten users — they do this well now, faster than a human would. The failure mode is specific: editing existing code, where each change touches things the model cannot fully see. That is exactly where the meter runs hottest and the results get worst. Use them to start. Bring in a person to finish.
This is documented, not hypothetical
One user reported spending around $700 in a month, much of it on fixing things the agent had broken.
Reported on Trustpilot — view sourceMultiple reviewers describe the agent introducing bugs while fixing something else, then charging credits for the repair work.
Trustpilot — view sourceStay stuck, or bring it to the lab
What it costs
No hourly mystery bills. You approve a flat price from the free triage report before any work begins.
Rescue Lite
- Full code and asset extraction
- Static conversion — runs on any cPanel host
- Intake form rebuilt (email + database)
- SSL, DNS cutover, 14 days support
Rescue Pro
- Everything in Rescue Lite
- Database migration and verified restore
- Platform auth replaced with real auth
- VPS or cPanel deploy, 30 days support
Rescue Max
- Everything in Rescue Pro
- Third-party integrations re-wired
- Staging + zero-downtime cutover
- 90 days support
Emergency same-day rescue available on any package, +$300. All prices USD.
We were the customer first
NeoLab runs four applications in production and has rescued 70+ more — starting with our own. That is why this company exists.
Get a written assessment in 24 hours
A real engineer reviews your situation and sends back what is at risk, what it takes, and an exact flat price — before any work begins. If we cannot help, we say so and tell you who can.
FAQ
Can you finish an app an AI started?
Yes — it is one of our most common jobs. We audit the existing code free, tell you honestly what is solid and what is not, then quote a fixed price to finish it.
What if the code is a mess?
Then we say so plainly and tell you whether repairing or rebuilding is cheaper. Sometimes it is rebuilding, and we will not pretend otherwise to win the job.
Do I pay hourly?
No. You approve a flat written price from the triage report before any work begins.