Vizio AI vs Cheesecake Labs.
Cheesecake Labs fits a US company with $50,000 or more that needs legacy systems modernised and AI agents run in production, with governance for regulated work. Vizio AI fits a founder or smaller company that needs a new product, an AI SaaS MVP or BI dashboards on a budget below that.
Which one fits.
Pick Vizio AI if
- You are a founder with a new product and a budget below Cheesecake Labs' $50,000 Clutch minimum; Vizio AI lists $5,000.
- You want an AI SaaS MVP built for you, such as Briefio AI, which turns research papers into summaries and audio.
- You need management reporting, like the Power BI dashboard joining Lawmatics, Clio Manage and QuickBooks data for a Seattle law firm.
- You run a core system that must be modernised in phases without stopping the business, as in its veterinary pharmacy replatform.
- You want Claude agents in production in a SOC 2 or HIPAA environment, from an Anthropic Select Partner that quotes 8 to 12 weeks.
- You want nearshore senior engineers from Brazil embedded in your team, from a firm rated 4.9 from 65 Clutch reviews.
Vizio AI and Cheesecake Labs, compared.
services where Vizio AI goes further than Cheesecake Labs
smallest Vizio AI project
product, data and growth in one team
The firms.
| Vizio AI | Cheesecake Labs | |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul, Türkiye | San Francisco, California | |
| Remote, working with clients in the US, UK, EU and Middle East | Senior engineers nearshore, on site or US-based, with an office in Florianópolis, Brazil | |
| 2021 | 2013 | |
| 10 to 49 | 100+ (Clutch profile text); 50 to 249 | |
| Building products, connecting data and automating operations, and growth systems, in three studios | Modernising core systems and data, then putting AI agents into production | |
| Validation Sprint, Free Data Assessment, Free Growth Audit, or a review of an existing build | A call or an AI Readiness Assessment; AI work starts with an AI Workflow Sprint | |
| Not published | Not stated publicly | |
| $5,000 | $50,000+ | |
| 4.4 from 15 reviews | 4.9 from 65 reviews |
What each one sells.
| Vizio AI | Cheesecake Labs | |
|---|---|---|
| Leads with it | Offered | |
| Leads with it | Offered | |
| Offered | Leads with it | |
| Leads with it | Leads with it | |
| Leads with it | Offered | |
| Offered | Not offered | |
| Offered | Not offered | |
| Not offered | Offered | |
| Offered | Offered | |
| Offered | Offered |
How they differ.
What each firm leads with
Cheesecake Labs' home page leads with "Get your core systems ready for what's next" and describes a senior engineering partner that modernises systems and data, then takes AI from assessment to scale. Its services start with AI implementation and application modernisation; product engineering for mobile, web and IoT comes fourth. Vizio AI leads with new products and operations work for smaller companies, with founder MVPs such as Briefio AI and Fantasy Hudl beside its data dashboards. If the job is an existing core system, Cheesecake Labs is set up for it.
Budget and team model
Clutch lists Cheesecake Labs at $50,000+ per project and $50 to $99 an hour, the same hourly band as Vizio AI. Its site publishes no prices, and its AI page says a highest-value workflow reaches production in 8 to 12 weeks after an AI Workflow Sprint. It offers embedded engineers nearshore, on site or US-based. Vizio AI publishes no prices; its Clutch minimum is $5,000. With the hourly bands equal, the minimum is what separates them: a first build under $50,000 fits only one of the two lists.
AI in production
Cheesecake Labs is an Anthropic Select Partner and says its AI has run in SOC 2 and HIPAA environments since 2024. Its AI cases include Claude-powered agents for Knapsack with 20+ MCP connectors to financial systems, and enterprise search for SWIRL across 100+ platforms. Vizio AI lists AI as a service rather than a headline: its cases include Auli AI, an AI SaaS MVP for small e-commerce stores, and a predictive patient retention platform for a US audiology network. On governed, enterprise AI, Cheesecake Labs shows more.
Review record and scale
Cheesecake Labs holds 4.9 from 65 Clutch reviews and describes a team of 100+, with 300+ products shipped since 2013. Its clients include MoneyGram and AES. Vizio AI holds 4.4 from 15 reviews; two reviews scored 1.0 describe missed milestones and no proper handover on e-commerce builds. Cheesecake Labs has the longer and stronger public record, and a buyer should weigh that. Ask Vizio AI for references from projects like yours and what it changed after those reviews.
Questions to ask both.
Which of our systems would you change first, and what keeps running while you do?
What does the first sprint produce, and what does it cost?
Who will be on our project day to day, and in which time zone?
How do you test AI output before it reaches our customers or staff?
Vizio AI work behind this page.
FAQs.
Sources.
Published by Vizio AI, one of the two firms compared; not an independent review. Last updated November 2026: facts about Cheesecake Labs come from these pages, read on 13 Nov 2026. Something out of date? Tell us.
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