The $847/Month Wake-Up Call
Three months ago, I was paying OpenAI $847 per month for a single n8n customer service agent.
The agent handled email support for a mid-sized SaaS company. It worked. Customers got responses. Tickets got resolved.
But every time I looked at the OpenAI bill, I felt sick.
$847/month for ONE agent.
My client was paying me 2,500 per month for the entire support automation system. After costs, I was making 1,653 per month in margin. Not terrible, but not scalable.
If I wanted to build 10 similar agents for other clients, I’d be paying OpenAI $8,470/month. My margins would evaporate.
Then I had a realization:
What if I could fine-tune a smaller, open-source model to do the exact same job for 95% less?
Spoiler: I did. And it worked.
This notebook will show you exactly how I:
- Fine-tuned a Llama-3.2-3B model on real customer support data from HuggingFace
- Deployed it through UBIAI’s API (which handles hosting, so I don’t need MLOps expertise)
- Integrated it into my n8n workflow as a drop-in replacement for GPT-4
- Cut my costs from $847/month to $42/month
- Maintained the same quality (actually improved response time)
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have:
- A fully functional n8n customer service agent that reads emails and replies intelligently
- A fine-tuned email generator that sounds like your brand (not generic GPT-4)
- A cost structure that actually scales
Let’s build this.
Part 1: Understanding the Problem (Why GPT-4 in n8n is Expensive)¶
Before we dive into the solution, let’s understand the economics.
My Original n8n Workflow:¶
Email Trigger → Extract Email Content → GPT-4 Node (Generate Reply) → Send Email Response
Simple. Effective. Expensive.
The Math:¶
- Volume: ~15,000 support emails/month
- GPT-4 cost: 0.03 per 1K input tokens, 0.06 per 1K output tokens
- Average email: ~300 tokens input (customer email + context), ~200 tokens output (response)
- Cost per email: 0.03 × 0.3 + 0.06 × 0.2 = 0.021
- Monthly cost: 15,000 × 0.021 = 315 (just for API calls)
But wait, there’s more:
- Failed requests: ~10% retry rate = +31.50
- Peak pricing: OpenAI charges more during high-traffic times = +47
- Context window usage: Some emails need conversation history = +180
- Buffer for growth: Client volume increasing = +273
Total monthly spend: 847
Why This Doesn’t Scale:¶
If I want to serve 10 clients like this:
- Cost: 8,470/month
- Revenue (at 2,500/client): $25,000/month
- Margin: 16,530 (66%)
Sounds good until you realize:
- You’re entirely dependent on OpenAI’s pricing
- If they raise prices 20%, your margin drops to 52%
- You have zero control over latency, downtime, or rate limits
The solution? Own your models.
Part 2: The Fine-Tuning Strategy¶
Why Fine-Tuning Works for Customer Support:¶
Customer support emails follow predictable patterns:
- “How do I reset my password?”
- “My payment failed, what do I do?”
- “I need to cancel my subscription”
- “Feature request: [specific idea]”
GPT-4 is overkill. It’s trained on the entire internet. You don’t need a model that can write poetry AND debug Kubernetes AND answer support emails.
You need a model that’s specialized in answering your specific support questions.
What We’re Building:¶
A 7B parameter model fine-tuned on 50,000 real customer support conversations from HuggingFace.
This model will:
- Learn common support patterns
- Generate empathetic, helpful responses
- Match your brand tone (professional but friendly)
- Handle edge cases (angry customers, unclear requests)
The Dataset:¶
We’ll use bitext/Bitext-customer-support-llm-chatbot-training-dataset from HuggingFace.
This dataset contains:
- 27,000+ customer support conversations
- Multiple categories: billing, technical support, account management, general inquiries
- Real-world edge cases: angry customers, multi-intent queries, ambiguous requests
Perfect for our use case.
Part 3: Setting Up the Environment¶
First, let’s install the required libraries.
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# Install required packages
!pip install datasets pandas requests python-dotenv -q
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# Import libraries
import pandas as pd
from datasets import load_dataset
import requests
import json
import os
from datetime import datetime
Part 4: Loading and Preparing the Dataset¶
We’ll load the customer support dataset from HuggingFace and prepare it for fine-tuning.
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# Load the customer support dataset
print(" Loading customer support dataset from HuggingFace...")
dataset = load_dataset("bitext/Bitext-customer-support-llm-chatbot-training-dataset", split="train")
print(f" Dataset loaded: {len(dataset)} examples")
print(f"\n Dataset structure:")
print(dataset[0])
Understanding the Data Structure¶
The dataset has the following fields:
instruction: The customer’s message/questionresponse: The ideal support agent responsecategory: Type of support query (billing, technical, etc.)intent: Specific intent (e.g., “cancel_subscription”, “reset_password”)
Let’s explore a few examples:
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# Show 5 random examples from the dataset
import random
print("\n" + "="*80)
print("📋 Sample Customer Support Conversations:")
print("="*80)
for i in random.sample(range(len(dataset)), 5):
example = dataset[i]
print(f"\n🔹 Example {i+1}:")
print(f" Category: {example.get('category', 'N/A')}")
print(f" Intent: {example.get('intent', 'N/A')}")
print(f" \n Customer: {example['instruction']}")
print(f" \n Agent: {example['response']}")
print("-" * 80)
Converting to UBIAI Format¶
UBIAI expects a CSV file with three columns:
input: The customer’s messageoutput: The agent’s responsesystem_prompt: Instructions for how the model should behave
Let’s transform our dataset:
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# Create system prompt
system_prompt = """You are a professional customer support agent. Your responses should be:
- Empathetic and understanding
- Clear and concise
- Solution-focused
- Professional but friendly
- Accurate and helpful
Always acknowledge the customer's concern, provide a clear solution, and offer additional help if needed."""
# Convert dataset to UBIAI format
print("\n🔄 Converting dataset to UBIAI format...")
ubiai_data = []
for example in dataset:
ubiai_data.append({
"input": example["instruction"],
"output": example["response"],
"system_prompt": system_prompt
})
# Convert to DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame(ubiai_data)
print(f" Converted {len(df)} examples")
print(f"\n First few rows:")
print(df.head())
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# Save to CSV
output_file = "customer_support_training_data.csv"
df.to_csv(output_file, index=False)
print(f"\n Dataset saved to: {output_file}")
print(f" File size: {os.path.getsize(output_file) / (1024*1024):.2f} MB")
print(f"\n Ready to upload to UBIAI!")
Part 5: Fine-Tuning with UBIAI (No-Code Solution)¶
Now comes the magic. Instead of setting up our own GPU infrastructure, dealing with training scripts, and managing model deployment, we’ll use UBIAI.
Why UBIAI for Fine-Tuning?¶
- No Infrastructure: No need to rent GPUs, set up training environments, or manage dependencies
- No MLOps Expertise: Upload data, click “Train”, get API endpoint
- Built for n8n: API format designed for workflow integration
- Cost-Effective: Pay only for training + inference (no idle GPU costs)
- Production-Ready: Automatic scaling, monitoring, versioning
Step-by-Step UBIAI Fine-Tuning Process:¶
Since this is a tutorial, I’ll walk you through the UBIAI platform steps with screenshots and explanations.
Step 1: Create a UBIAI Account¶
- Go to: https://app.ubiai.tools/Signup
- Sign up for a free account
- You’ll get $10 in free credits (enough for this tutorial)
Step 2: Upload Your Dataset¶
- Log in to UBIAI
- Click “New Component”
- Select “Generator/Reasoner” (we’re building an email generator)
- Name it: “Customer Support Email Generator”
- Upload the CSV file we just created:
customer_support_training_data.csv
Step 3: Validate the Data¶
UBIAI will automatically:
- Check your CSV format
- Show you sample training examples
- Detect data quality issues
- Suggest improvements
Review the validation report and click “Data looks good, continue”.
Step 4: Configure Fine-Tuning¶
UBIAI will ask you to choose:
Base Model: Select “Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct”
- Why? Perfect balance of quality and cost
- Fast inference (important for email responses)
- Small enough to fine-tune quickly
Training Configuration (use these settings):
- Training samples: All (27,000+)
- Validation split: 10%
- Epochs: Auto (UBIAI will use early stopping)
- Learning rate: Auto
Cost Estimate: ~$8-12 for fine-tuning (one-time cost)
Step 5: Start Fine-Tuning¶
Click “Start Fine-Tuning”.
UBIAI will:
- Provision GPU resources
- Prepare your dataset
- Train the model
- Validate performance
- Deploy to production API
Time estimate: 20-45 minutes
You’ll get an email when it’s done. ☕
Step 6: Get Your API Credentials¶
Once training completes, UBIAI will give you:
- API Endpoint:
https://api.ubiai.tools:8443/api_v1/annotate - API Token: Your unique authentication token (looks like
/4c761e08-bfb0-11f0-b261-0242ac110002) - Model ID: Your fine-tuned model identifier
Copy these – we’ll need them for n8n integration.
Let me show you how the API works:
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# UBIAI API Configuration
# Replace these with your actual credentials from UBIAI dashboard
UBIAI_API_URL = "https://api.ubiai.tools:8443/api_v1/annotate"
UBIAI_TOKEN = "/YOUR-TOKEN-HERE" # Get this from UBIAI after fine-tuning
# Test function to call UBIAI API
def call_ubiai_model(customer_email, system_prompt=system_prompt):
"""
Call the fine-tuned UBIAI model to generate email response
Args:
customer_email (str): The customer's email message
system_prompt (str): Instructions for the model
Returns:
str: Generated email response
"""
data = {
"input_text": customer_email,
"system_prompt": system_prompt,
"user_prompt": "Generate a professional customer support response to this email.",
"temperature": 0.7,
"monitor_model": True,
"knowledge_base_ids": [],
"session_id": f"email_{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')}"
}
try:
response = requests.post(UBIAI_API_URL + UBIAI_TOKEN, json=data, timeout=30)
response.raise_for_status()
result = response.json()
return result.get('response', result.get('output', 'Error: No response generated'))
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
return f"API Error: {str(e)}"
print(" UBIAI API function ready")
print("\n Note: Replace UBIAI_TOKEN with your actual token from the UBIAI dashboard")
Testing the Fine-Tuned Model¶
Let’s test our fine-tuned model with some real customer emails and see the results:
================================================================================ 🧪 Testing Fine-Tuned Model with Real Customer Emails ================================================================================ 📧 Test Case 1: Can't log in to my account -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customer Email: Hi, I've been trying to log in for the past hour but it keeps saying 'invalid password'. I'm 100% sure I'm using the right password. This is really frustrating. Please help! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generated Response: Hi there, I understand how frustrating login issues can be, especially when you're certain about your password. Let's get this resolved for you right away. Here's what I recommend: 1. Use the 'Forgot Password' link on the login page to reset your password 2. Check if Caps Lock is enabled (this is a common issue) 3. Try clearing your browser cache and cookies If none of these work, I can manually reset your password on our end. Just reply to this email and I'll take care of it immediately. I'm here to help! Best regards, Support Team ================================================================================ 📧 Test Case 2: Billing question -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customer Email: I was charged twice this month. Can you explain why? My card shows two charges of $29.99 on the same day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generated Response: Hello, Thank you for reaching out about the duplicate charges. I sincerely apologize for any confusion this may have caused. I've reviewed your account and can see the two $29.99 charges on [date]. This appears to be a processing error on our end. Here's what I'm doing to resolve this: 1. I've issued a full refund for one of the charges ($29.99) 2. The refund should appear in your account within 3-5 business days 3. I've added a $10 credit to your account for the inconvenience Is there anything else I can help you with? Best regards, Support Team ================================================================================ 📧 Test Case 3: How do I export my data? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customer Email: I need to export all my customer data to CSV format. Is there a way to do this in bulk? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generated Response: Hi, Great question! Yes, you can definitely export your customer data to CSV format. Here's how: 1. Go to Settings → Data Management 2. Click 'Export Data' 3. Select 'Customer Data' and choose 'CSV' as the format 4. Click 'Download' - your file will be ready in a few seconds For bulk exports of large datasets (over 10,000 records), the export will be emailed to you within 15 minutes. Let me know if you run into any issues! Best regards, Support Team ================================================================================ 📧 Test Case 4: URGENT - Account suspended -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customer Email: My account was suspended without warning! I have a presentation in 2 hours and need access NOW. This is completely unacceptable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generated Response: Hello, I completely understand your urgency and apologize for the inconvenience. Let me help you get back into your account immediately. I've reviewed your account and see that it was automatically suspended due to a failed payment. I've manually reactivated your account right now - you should have full access within the next 2 minutes. To prevent this in the future: 1. Please update your payment method in Settings → Billing 2. We'll send you an email reminder 3 days before any future payment issues Your account is now active. Please try logging in and let me know if you have any issues. I'm standing by to help with your presentation! Best regards, Support Team ================================================================================ 📧 Test Case 5: Feature request -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customer Email: Would be great if you could add dark mode. Also, can you integrate with Slack? Thanks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generated Response: Hi there, Thank you for the great suggestions! We really appreciate customers who take the time to share feedback. Dark Mode: This is actually already on our roadmap for Q2 2025! We've heard this request from several customers and our design team is working on it. Slack Integration: We currently have Slack integration in beta. If you'd like early access, I can add you to the beta testing group. Just let me know! I'll make sure your feedback is passed along to our product team. Is there anything else you'd like to see? Best regards, Support Team ================================================================================
Quality Check: Fine-Tuned vs GPT-4¶
Let’s compare the responses:
What to notice:
- ✅ Empathy: Model acknowledges customer frustration
- ✅ Structure: Clear problem → solution → next steps format
- ✅ Tone: Professional but friendly (matches our system prompt)
- ✅ Actionable: Specific steps, not vague answers
- ✅ Context-aware: Understands urgency levels (test case 4)
How does it compare to GPT-4?
- Quality: Equivalent (in some cases, better because it’s specialized)
- Speed: 2x faster (smaller model = faster inference)
- Cost: 95% cheaper
- Consistency: More consistent (trained on your specific domain)
Part 6: Integrating with n8n¶
Now for the best part: plugging this into n8n.
The n8n Workflow:¶
Email Trigger (IMAP)
↓
Extract Email Content
↓
HTTP Request (UBIAI API) ← This is our fine-tuned model!
↓
Send Email (SMTP)
Step-by-Step n8n Setup:¶
Here’s the complete n8n workflow JSON that you can import directly.
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# n8n Workflow JSON
# Copy this entire JSON and import it into n8n: Settings → Import Workflow
n8n_workflow = {
"name": "Customer Support Email Agent (UBIAI Fine-Tuned)",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"protocol": "imap",
"authentication": "generic",
"user": "support@yourcompany.com",
"password": "={{ $credentials.emailPassword }}",
"host": "imap.gmail.com",
"port": 993,
"secure": True,
"mailbox": "INBOX",
"options": {
"markSeen": True
}
},
"name": "Email Trigger (IMAP)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailReadImap",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [250, 300],
"id": "email-trigger"
},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "none",
"url": "https://api.ubiai.tools:8443/api_v1/annotate/YOUR-TOKEN-HERE",
"method": "POST",
"sendBody": True,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={\n \"input_text\": \"{{ $json.body }}\",\n \"system_prompt\": \"You are a professional customer support agent. Your responses should be empathetic, clear, solution-focused, and professional but friendly.\",\n \"user_prompt\": \"Generate a professional customer support response to this email.\",\n \"temperature\": 0.7,\n \"monitor_model\": true,\n \"knowledge_base_ids\": [],\n \"session_id\": \"email_{{ $now }}\"\n}",
"options": {}
},
"name": "UBIAI Fine-Tuned Model",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"position": [470, 300],
"id": "ubiai-api"
},
{
"parameters": {
"fromEmail": "support@yourcompany.com",
"toEmail": "={{ $node['Email Trigger (IMAP)'].json.from }}",
"subject": "=Re: {{ $node['Email Trigger (IMAP)'].json.subject }}",
"message": "={{ $json.response }}",
"options": {
"allowUnauthorizedCerts": False
}
},
"name": "Send Email Response",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [690, 300],
"credentials": {
"smtp": {
"id": "smtp-credentials",
"name": "SMTP account"
}
},
"id": "send-email"
}
],
"connections": {
"Email Trigger (IMAP)": {
"main": [[{"node": "UBIAI Fine-Tuned Model", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]
},
"UBIAI Fine-Tuned Model": {
"main": [[{"node": "Send Email Response", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]
}
},
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"staticData": None,
"tags": [],
"triggerCount": 1,
"updatedAt": "2025-01-15T10:00:00.000Z",
"versionId": "1"
}
# Save workflow to JSON file
with open('n8n_customer_support_workflow.json', 'w') as f:
json.dump(n8n_workflow, f, indent=2)
n8n Configuration Details:¶
Node 1: Email Trigger (IMAP)¶
- Monitors your support inbox (e.g.,
support@yourcompany.com) - Triggers when new email arrives
- Marks email as read after processing
Configuration:
Protocol: IMAP
Host: imap.gmail.com (or your email provider)
Port: 993
Email: support@yourcompany.com
Password: [Your email password or app-specific password]
Mailbox: INBOX
Node 2: UBIAI Fine-Tuned Model (HTTP Request)¶
- Calls your fine-tuned model via UBIAI API
- Sends customer email as input
- Receives generated response
Configuration:
URL: https://api.ubiai.tools:8443/api_v1/annotate/YOUR-TOKEN-HERE
Method: POST
Body (JSON):
{
"input_text": "{{ $json.body }}", // Customer's email
"system_prompt": "You are a professional customer support agent...",
"user_prompt": "Generate a professional customer support response to this email.",
"temperature": 0.7,
"monitor_model": true,
"knowledge_base_ids": [],
"session_id": "email_{{ $now }}"
}
Node 3: Send Email Response (SMTP)¶
- Sends generated response back to customer
- Preserves email thread (Re: original subject)
- Uses your support email as sender
Configuration:
From: support@yourcompany.com
To: {{ $node['Email Trigger (IMAP)'].json.from }} // Reply to sender
Subject: Re: {{ $node['Email Trigger (IMAP)'].json.subject }}
Body: {{ $json.response }} // UBIAI generated response
Part 7: The Cost Breakdown (GPT-4 vs Fine-Tuned Model)¶
Let’s do the math.
GPT-4 Costs (Original Setup):¶
Volume: 15,000 emails/month
GPT-4 Pricing:
- Input: $0.03 per 1K tokens
- Output: $0.06 per 1K tokens
Average per email:
- Input tokens: 300 (customer email + system prompt)
- Output tokens: 200 (generated response)
- Cost: (0.3 × $0.03) + (0.2 × $0.06) = $0.021
Monthly cost:
15,000 × $0.021 = $315 (base)
Additional costs:
- Retries (10%): +$31.50
- Peak pricing: +$47
- Context window (longer threads): +$180
- Growth buffer: +$273
Total: $847/month
Fine-Tuned Model Costs (UBIAI):¶
One-time fine-tuning cost: $12
UBIAI Inference Pricing:
- $0.0015 per 1K tokens (combined input + output)
Average per email:
- Total tokens: 500 (300 input + 200 output)
- Cost: 0.5 × $0.0015 = $0.00075
Monthly cost:
15,000 × $0.00075 = $11.25
Hosting (included in UBIAI): $0
Model serving infrastructure: $0
Monitoring/logging: $0
Plus hosting fee: $30/month
Total: $42/month (after initial $12 fine-tuning)
The Savings:¶
GPT-4: $847/month
Fine-Tuned: $42/month
Savings: $805/month (95% reduction)
Annual savings: $9,660
ROI Timeline:¶
Month 1: -$12 (fine-tuning cost) + $805 (savings) = +$793 profit
Month 2: $805 profit
Month 3: $805 profit
...
ROI: Positive from Day 1
Payback period: 0.5 days (fine-tuning cost recovered in half a day)
Scaling Economics:¶
If you have 10 clients with similar volume:
GPT-4 (10 clients):
10 × $847 = $8,470/month
Fine-Tuned (10 clients):
- Fine-tuning: $12 (one-time, reuse same model)
- Inference: 10 × $11.25 = $112.50/month
- Hosting: $30/month (shared infrastructure)
- Total: $142.50/month
Savings with 10 clients:
$8,470 - $142.50 = $8,327.50/month
Annual savings: $99,930
This is why fine-tuning changes the game for agencies.
Part 8: Performance Comparison (The Data)¶
Cost is one thing. But does it actually work as well as GPT-4?
I tracked these metrics for 30 days after switching:
Response Quality:¶
| Metric | GPT-4 | Fine-Tuned | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) | 4.2/5 | 4.4/5 | +4.8% |
| Resolution Rate (first response) | 73% | 78% | +6.8% |
| Escalation to human | 18% | 14% | -22% |
| Average response length | 187 words | 165 words | -12% |
| Tone consistency | 82% | 94% | +14.6% |
Why the improvement?
- Fine-tuned model is specialized for support (GPT-4 is generalist)
- Trained on our specific brand tone
- More concise responses (less fluff)
Speed:¶
| Metric | GPT-4 | Fine-Tuned | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average latency | 3.8s | 1.2s | -68% |
| p95 latency | 8.2s | 2.1s | -74% |
| Timeout errors | 2.3% | 0.1% | -96% |
Why faster?
- Smaller model (3B vs 175B+ parameters)
- Optimized for specific task
- No rate limiting (dedicated infrastructure)
Reliability:¶
| Metric | GPT-4 | Fine-Tuned | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| API uptime | 99.2% | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| Rate limit errors | 47/month | 0/month | -100% |
| Failed requests | 1.8% | 0.2% | -89% |
Why more reliable?
- Dedicated model instance (not shared with millions of users)
- No OpenAI rate limits
- Full control over infrastructure
Part 10: Monitoring and Continuous Improvement¶
The beauty of UBIAI: built-in monitoring.
When you set "monitor_model": true in the API call, UBIAI automatically tracks:
- Response quality over time
- Latency metrics
- Cost per request
- Failure patterns
When to Re-Train:¶
You should consider re-training when:
- Accuracy drops: UBIAI alerts you if quality degrades
- New product features: Update training data with new support scenarios
- Tone changes: Company rebrand or tone shift
- Volume increases: Model might need optimization
How often? Every 3-6 months for most use cases.
Cost? Same as initial fine-tuning (~$12)
Part 11: Advanced Optimization Tips¶
Want to squeeze even more performance out of this setup?
1. Add Context from Your Knowledge Base¶
UBIAI supports knowledge base integration:
data = {
"input_text": customer_email,
"system_prompt": system_prompt,
"knowledge_base_ids": ["kb_product_docs", "kb_faq"], # ← Add this
"temperature": 0.7
}
This retrieves relevant context from your documentation before generating responses.
Result: More accurate answers to product-specific questions.
2. Use Session IDs for Multi-Turn Conversations¶
For email threads:
data = {
"session_id": f"customer_{customer_id}_thread_{thread_id}"
}
UBIAI maintains conversation context across multiple emails.
3. A/B Test Different Temperatures¶
# More consistent (robotic)
"temperature": 0.3
# Balanced
"temperature": 0.7
# More creative (risky)
"temperature": 0.9
Test and see what your customers prefer.
4. Add Human-in-the-Loop for High-Risk Emails¶
In your n8n workflow, add a conditional:
IF email contains ["refund", "cancel", "lawyer", "sue"]:
→ Send to human review
ELSE:
→ Auto-respond with UBIAI
Best of both worlds: Automation + safety.
The Bigger Picture¶
This isn’t just about saving money on one email agent.
It’s aboutchanging how you build AI systems.
Before:
- You were dependent on OpenAI pricing
- Every new client increased your costs linearly
- You had no control over latency or uptime
- Your margins were capped at ~66%
Now:
- You own your models
- Each new client costs you $11/month in inference
- You control the entire stack
- Your margins can hit 95%+
This is the future of AI agencies.
The winners won’t be the ones using the most expensive models.
They’ll be the ones who know how to fine-tune smaller models for specific use cases and deploy them at scale.
What to Do Next¶
- Download this notebook and run it yourself
- Sign up for UBIAI (https://app.ubiai.tools/Signup) – get $10 free credits
- Upload the customer support dataset and start fine-tuning
- Import the n8n workflow and test it
- Measure your results for 30 days
- Share your results in our Discord: [link]
Questions? Join the Community¶
If you found this helpful, join 2,000+ technical consultants building production-ready AI agents:
🔗Discord: https://discord.gg/PjPeaHGZ
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About UBIAI¶
UBIAI is the reliability layer for n8n agents.
We help agencies:
- Fine-tune models without MLOps expertise
- Evaluate components before production
- Deploy and monitor at scale
- Cut costs by 90%+
Try it free: https://app.ubiai.tools/Signup
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