Pricing
Almost nobody in this market publishes prices. We think that is a mistake — it wastes your time and ours. Here is how engagements are structured and roughly what they cost.
Three ways to work with us
Most clients start with an assessment, move to a first build, and then decide whether ongoing support earns its keep. You can enter at any of the three.
AI Readiness Assessment
[$X,XXX] fixed fee
Two to three weeks. On-site discovery, systems audit, ranked opportunities and a written roadmap you own outright.
- Stakeholder interviews and workflow observation
- Systems and data audit
- Scored opportunity list with hour estimates
- Recommendations against AI where appropriate
- 90-minute leadership walkthrough
Implementation Project
[$X,XXX–$XX,XXX] fixed scope
A defined build with a defined outcome. Fixed fee against a written scope, billed at milestones rather than hourly.
- Written scope, success metric agreed upfront
- Milestone billing, no open-ended hourly meter
- Testing against real cases before launch
- Staff training and written runbooks
- [30] days of post-launch support included
Retainer & Fractional Leadership
[$X,XXX] / month
For companies running multiple initiatives who want senior oversight without a full-time hire.
- Defined monthly hours — not vague “access”
- Roadmap ownership and vendor evaluation
- Monthly on-site day at higher tiers
- Policy maintenance and staff support
- Three-month initial term, then month to month
Other engagements
| Engagement | Format | Investment |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory call | 30 minutes, remote | Free |
| Strategy working session | Half day, on-site | [$X,XXX] |
| Team training workshop | Half or full day, on-site, up to [20] people | [$X,XXX] |
| Leadership briefing | 90 minutes | [$X,XXX] |
| AI policy & governance package | 2–3 weeks | [$X,XXX] |
| Association or chamber presentation | 45–90 minutes | [Fee or complimentary] |
How we think about price
- Fixed fee wherever possible. You should know what a project costs before it starts. Hourly billing on implementation work misaligns the incentives.
- Running costs estimated upfront. API and subscription costs are modelled in the proposal, not discovered afterwards.
- You own everything. Code, configurations, prompts, documentation and accounts. No hostage-taking.
- We will tell you not to buy. If the assessment shows the return is not there, that is what the report will say.
For reference: published national benchmarks for SMB AI work in 2026 put readiness assessments around $2,000–$5,000, pilot projects at $5,000–$15,000, full SMB implementations at $15,000–$50,000, and ongoing retainers at $2,000–$8,000 a month. Locally advertised rates in the Sarasota–Tampa corridor tend to run below those figures. Set your own numbers deliberately — and replace every bracketed placeholder on this page before launch.
Find out what AI is actually worth to your business
Book a free 30-minute working session. We map your three most repetitive workflows, estimate the hours and dollars on the table, and tell you plainly whether AI is the right tool — or whether it isn't.
Frequently asked questions
Why do you publish prices when nobody else does?
Because hiding them wastes everyone's time. If our range is wrong for your budget you should find that out in ninety seconds, not after three meetings. It also filters for clients who value directness, which tends to make for better projects.
Do you offer payment plans?
Implementation projects bill at milestones, which spreads cost naturally. For larger programmes we can structure monthly payments. Ask.
Is there a guarantee?
We agree the success metric in writing before we build, and we report against it honestly. If a project misses the metric because of how we built it, we fix it at our cost. We do not guarantee business outcomes that depend on factors outside the system we delivered — nobody credible does.
What is not included?
Third-party software subscriptions, API usage costs, and hardware are yours directly — we set them up in your accounts rather than reselling them at a markup. Estimated monthly running cost is always in the proposal.