Measure what your regression suite costs
Measure what your regression suite costs with Argus QA: a practical, on-prem approach built for Azerbaijani teams.
Quantify the Exact Cost of Your Regression Suite
Argus QA is a self-hosted AI testing platform designed for enterprise web applications, enabling autonomous regression testing through AI computer-use agents. Unlike traditional tools, it replaces fragile selectors and coordinates with versioned YAML objectives that define roles, assertions, and step budgets. By integrating a sophisticated two-tier model execution strategy, the platform ensures that cost-effective models handle the bulk of the work, escalating to more powerful models only when necessary to resolve agent-side failures. Central to the platform is a rigorous cost-accounting engine that transforms AI testing from an unpredictable expense into a transparent operational metric. Every single model call is metered and aggregated from the individual call level up to the step, scenario, suite, and full release. This granular visibility, combined with a model-agnostic architecture, allows teams to switch providers or update models via a database configuration without redeploying code, ensuring that enterprise QA remains scalable, predictable, and fully under the organization's control.
The Strategic Advantage of AI Cost Transparency
Complete financial visibility with cost aggregation from individual model calls up to the entire release suite.
Optimized operational spend via a two-tier execution model that prioritizes cheaper models for initial attempts.
Zero external SaaS dependency through a self-hosted deployment consisting of ten containers and a shared artifact volume.
Hybrid stability by combining deterministic scripts for stable flows with autonomous agents for complex, multi-role scenarios.
Instant model agility with database-driven selection, allowing updates to take effect on the next unit of work without redeployment.
Seamless parallel execution in shared environments using run-scoped test data naming to prevent agent collisions.
Precision Control and Accounting
Granular Cost Metering
Every model interaction is tracked and aggregated from the call level to the step, scenario, suite, and final release.
Two-Tier Model Execution
A cost-efficient model runs first; only agent-side failures trigger a single escalation attempt to a more powerful model.
Model-Agnostic Routing
Provider routing and reasoning effort are handled via configuration, with model selection managed in the database for instant updates.
Independent Verification
To ensure accuracy, assertions are checked by an independent verifier rather than the agent performing the task.
Multi-Role Workflow Support
Execute complex scenarios involving creators, approvers, and suppliers, each running in independent, authenticated browser sessions.
From Objective to Cost Report
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the AI prevented from falsely reporting bugs?
The AI never asserts a defect on its own authority. Instead, it flags suspected bugs with a ready-to-file report, which must be reviewed and filed by a human operator.
Does this replace existing tools like Playwright?
No, it complements them. Use deterministic scripts for stable, unchanging flows and AI agents for long, multi-role, or frequently changing scenarios.
How is the platform deployed and managed?
It is a self-hosted solution utilizing ten containers and a shared artifact volume. This architecture ensures there are no external SaaS dependencies for your testing infrastructure.
What is the typical cost per run based on benchmarks?
In a benchmark of a 25-scenario suite (including 8 multi-role scenarios), the full-suite model spend was measured between $0.4 and $2.3 per run.
How does the system handle different AI models?
The platform is model-agnostic. It reads model catalogs live from provider endpoints and probes for vision support and coordinate grounding rather than assuming capabilities.
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