You choose on the last screen of the brief, Who builds. Your own agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, DeepSeek Harness, ChatGPT Work, Claude) builds on your own subscription and spends no Apiway credits; Apiway AI Agent builds inside Apiway on a paid plan and spends credits.
Steps
- Open Who buildsIt is the last screen of the brief. The title is How will you build the presentation?. How to choose? explains the three cards. — open in Apiway
- Option 1: External agentsClaude Code, Codex, Cursor, DeepSeek Harness. The card says Available on the free plan. Choose it when one of them is installed on your computer.
- Option 2: External chatsChatGPT Work, Claude. The card says Available on the free plan. Nothing to install; the chat writes the presentation through the Apiway connector.
- Option 3: Apiway AI AgentThe card says Only on a paid plan. A window names the cost; press Agree and launch, or Build free with my own agent to go back to your own agent. On the Free plan the window offers Upgrade.
- Press NextWith your own agent the next screen is Task: Copy task or the button that opens the agent. If the agent is not connected yet, the screen links to its connect page.
The three ways
| Who builds | What it costs in Apiway |
|---|---|
| External agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, DeepSeek Harness | Nothing. It runs on your own subscription with that agent |
| External chats: ChatGPT Work, Claude | Nothing. It runs on your own subscription with that chat |
| Apiway AI Agent | A paid plan, and credits for every step. You see the spend and can stop it; only what was used is charged |
If it did not work
- You do not know which to pick: You have ChatGPT — take it. You have nothing — take Apiway AI Agent.
- The screen says “Claude is not connected to Apiway yet — connect it”: Follow the link, connect the agent on its page under Connect an agent, then come back; the task waits there.
- The agent did not open from the browser: The task is already copied. Open the agent yourself and paste it.
Questions and answers
Can I change the agent later?
Yes. On Task the arrow back returns to Who builds.
Does my own agent need the Apiway connector?
Yes. It reads the brief and updates the preview through the connector. Connecting takes about a minute.