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Best AI Consulting Companies
(November 2026)

By The PixelCrayons team · Updated 5 November 2026 · 13 firms scored

Reviewed by Parvessh Agarwal, Founder and Chief Executive, Vinove
November 2026 edition

Spiral Scout leads with 69.9 out of 100, followed by NineTwoThree AI Studio and deepsense.ai. We scored 13 firms from 32 candidates on the same public evidence. That means Clutch reviews, AI consulting case studies, published pricing, track record and recent work. PixelCrayons publishes this list and is scored the same way.

The ranking

Who are the best AI Consulting Companies?
13 firms, ranked by score.

Scored out of 100 by the PixelCrayons Index from 32 candidates. Open a firm's scorecard for every source and the date we checked it.

Best AI Consulting Companies: rank, firm, PixelCrayons Index score, Clutch rating and reviews, minimum project, hourly rate, headquarters and a shortlist button
#FirmIndex scoreClutchMin projectHourlyHQShortlist
1Spiral Scout

Agent and workflow automation projects that start with an AI readiness audit or strategy step, which it sells as a separate service

69.9out of 100
4.9 · 54 reviews$10,000+$50 - $99San Francisco, CA, United States
2NineTwoThree AI Studio

Mid-market and enterprise teams that want product strategy or ML consulting tied to a machine learning or generative AI build

68.3out of 100
4.9 · 42 reviews$100,000+$100 - $149Danvers, MA, United States
3deepsense.ai

Short AI advisory engagements of three to six weeks that lead into an LLM or agent MVP

58.3out of 100
5.0 · 11 reviews$25,000+$100 - $149Warsaw, Poland

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4Itransition

Companies that want an AI proof of concept or a review of an existing model before committing to a larger build

58.1out of 100
4.9 · 42 reviews$25,000+$25 - $49Decatur, GA, United States
5EffectiveSoft

Companies that want an AI opportunity map or readiness assessment before integration work, from an existing engineering partner

57.8out of 100
4.9 · 19 reviews$25,000+$50 - $99San Diego, CA, United States
6Valere

SaaS teams with an AI feature or copilot already in place that need it diagnosed and made ready for production

57.3out of 100
4.8 · 60 reviews$50,000+$50 - $99Boston, MA, United States
7ScienceSoft

Lending and investment firms that want AI use cases assessed by consultants before the build

56.9out of 100
4.8 · 46 reviews$5,000+$50 - $99McKinney, TX, United States
8Neoteric

Testing an AI idea through workshops and a proof of concept before a full build

54.8out of 100
5.0 · 71 reviews$10,000+$50 - $99Gdańsk, Poland
9HatchWorks AI

Companies that want an AI strategy and roadmap (its GenROI approach) followed by a production build from the same team

54.6out of 100
4.9 · 29 reviews$25,000+$50 - $99Atlanta, GA, United States
10STX Next

Enterprises wanting AI strategy work and Python-based RAG or data builds from one team

54.0out of 100
4.7 · 103 reviews$50,000+$50 - $99Poznań, Poland
11InData Labs

Data science consulting that leads into predictive models or AI features

52.5out of 100
4.9 · 20 reviews$10,000+$50 - $99Nicosia, Cyprus
12Addepto

Data platform and AI consulting in automotive, aviation and manufacturing, the industries its site lists

51.5out of 100
4.9 · 19 reviews$10,000+$50 - $99Warszawa, Poland
13RTS Labs

Mid-market US companies that want a short proof of concept before an AI build; its pages offer a 2-week discovery sprint

43.2out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownGlen Allen, VA

Clutch figures as shown on each firm's Clutch profile on the date in its scorecard. Profiles: Spiral Scout, NineTwoThree AI Studio, deepsense.ai, Itransition, EffectiveSoft, Valere, ScienceSoft, Neoteric, HatchWorks AI, STX Next, InData Labs, Addepto, RTS Labs.

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What the data shows

What do the figures show
about these firms?

Worked out from the 13 firms on this list, as checked on 5 Nov 2026. They change when the figures change.

4.9
Median Clutch rating across the firms listed
42
Median number of Clutch reviews per firm
2 of 13
Firms that publish prices on their own site
0 of 12
Firms with a Clutch minimum project under $5,000
13 of 13
Firms with a dedicated AI consulting service page
13 of 13
Firms with dated work or news in the last 12 months
How to choose

How do you choose
the right firm?

The score ranks firms overall. Your project decides which one fits. This list is written for businesses that want help choosing where AI fits, proving it with a pilot and then building it, from a firm that does both the advice and the build.

To find where AI fits
Look for a fixed-scope assessment or workshop that ends in a written list of use cases.
Proof before a budget
Look for a proof of concept with success measures agreed before it starts.
Advice and build from one firm
Look for case studies in which the same firm advised and then built the system.
Scorecards

Where does each score
come from?

For each firm: its points on each part of the score, who it suits, one thing to check before you choose, and the pages we read.

  1. 1 Spiral Scout

    69.9 / 100

    Client evidence
    21.9/30
    Discipline depth
    26.0/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    8.1/10
    Recent activity
    8.9/10
    Best for
    Agent and workflow automation projects that start with an AI readiness audit or strategy step, which it sells as a separate service
    Check before you choose
    No published pricing and a $10,000+ minimum on Clutch; the counted studies are first dated 2024
    Team
    Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 54 reviews (adjusted 4.80), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.7 from 12 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on spiralscout.com
    • 6 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Blog post published, 18 Aug 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Spiral Scout: full profile and score history

  2. 2 NineTwoThree AI Studio

    68.3 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.8/30
    Discipline depth
    26.0/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    7.1/10
    Recent activity
    9.5/10
    Best for
    Mid-market and enterprise teams that want product strategy or ML consulting tied to a machine learning or generative AI build
    Check before you choose
    Minimum project of $100,000+ on Clutch and a $100 - $149 hourly band, above many consulting budgets
    Team
    Headquartered in Danvers, MA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 42 reviews (adjusted 4.76), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.4 from 7 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on ninetwothree.co
    • 6 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 2 Oct 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    NineTwoThree AI Studio: full profile and score history

  3. 3 deepsense.ai

    58.3 / 100

    Client evidence
    17.7/30
    Discipline depth
    19.0/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    6.7/10
    Recent activity
    9.9/10
    Best for
    Short AI advisory engagements of three to six weeks that lead into an LLM or agent MVP
    Check before you choose
    Rate band of $100 - $149 hourly and 10 Clutch reviews; several of its advisory studies end at a roadmap, so confirm whether the build is in scope
    Team
    Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 5.0 from 11 reviews (adjusted 4.70), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 4 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on deepsense.ai
    • 4 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 29 Oct 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    deepsense.ai: full profile and score history

  4. 4 Itransition

    58.1 / 100

    Client evidence
    21.1/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    7.0/10
    Recent activity
    9.5/10
    Best for
    Companies that want an AI proof of concept or a review of an existing model before committing to a larger build
    Check before you choose
    AI is one practice alongside ERP, CRM and custom software at a 1,000-9,999 person firm; minimum project $25,000+ on Clutch
    Team
    US-headquartered (Decatur, GA) firm
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 42 reviews (adjusted 4.78), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on itransition.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: News item published, 28 Sept 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Itransition: full profile and score history

  5. 5 EffectiveSoft

    57.8 / 100

    Client evidence
    18.2/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    10.0/10
    Recent activity
    9.1/10
    Best for
    Companies that want an AI opportunity map or readiness assessment before integration work, from an existing engineering partner
    Check before you choose
    Minimum project of $25,000+ on Clutch and no published pricing
    Team
    Headquartered in San Diego, CA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 19 reviews (adjusted 4.69), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on effectivesoft.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Case study published, 31 Aug 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    EffectiveSoft: full profile and score history

  6. 6 Valere

    57.3 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.5/30
    Discipline depth
    12.0/40
    Transparency
    10.0/10
    Track record
    4.9/10
    Recent activity
    9.8/10
    Best for
    SaaS teams with an AI feature or copilot already in place that need it diagnosed and made ready for production
    Check before you choose
    Minimum project of $50,000+ on Clutch; only its one to three week assessment engagement ($1,000 to $3,000) is priced publicly
    Team
    Headquartered in Boston, MA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.8 from 60 reviews (adjusted 4.73), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on valere.io
    • 2 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 23 Oct 2026
    • Published pricing: Homepage FAQ prices its one to three week Assessment and Planning engagement at $1,000 to $3,000

    Valere: full profile and score history

  7. 7 ScienceSoft

    56.9 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.0/30
    Discipline depth
    12.0/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    10.0/10
    Recent activity
    9.9/10
    Best for
    Lending and investment firms that want AI use cases assessed by consultants before the build
    Check before you choose
    AI consulting is one of many services at a 250-999 person firm; two studies on its site show consulting before the build; no published pricing
    Team
    Headquartered in McKinney, TX, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.8 from 46 reviews (adjusted 4.72), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 4 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on scnsoft.com
    • 2 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 27 Oct 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    ScienceSoft: full profile and score history

  8. 8 Neoteric

    54.8 / 100

    Client evidence
    24.8/30
    Discipline depth
    8.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    6.7/10
    Recent activity
    9.8/10
    Best for
    Testing an AI idea through workshops and a proof of concept before a full build
    Check before you choose
    Its one counted study dates from 2019 and its about page gives a team of 50+; no published pricing; Clutch figures pending
    Team
    HQ in Gdansk, Poland, with a New York office
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 5.0 from 71 reviews (adjusted 4.92), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 20 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on neoteric.eu
    • 1 AI consulting case study counted on the firm's site, for example case 1
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 18 Oct 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Neoteric: full profile and score history

  9. 9 HatchWorks AI

    54.6 / 100

    Client evidence
    18.7/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    6.5/10
    Recent activity
    8.8/10
    Best for
    Companies that want an AI strategy and roadmap (its GenROI approach) followed by a production build from the same team
    Check before you choose
    Minimum project of $25,000+ on Clutch and no published pricing
    Team
    Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 29 reviews (adjusted 4.68), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.1 from 9 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on hatchworks.com
    • 3 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Case study published, 13 Aug 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    HatchWorks AI: full profile and score history

  10. 10 STX Next

    54.0 / 100

    Client evidence
    21.0/30
    Discipline depth
    8.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    10.0/10
    Recent activity
    9.5/10
    Best for
    Enterprises wanting AI strategy work and Python-based RAG or data builds from one team
    Check before you choose
    Minimum project of $50,000+ on Clutch; one study on its site shows a needs analysis before the AI build
    Team
    Headquartered in Poznan, Poland
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.7 from 103 reviews (adjusted 4.70), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.9 from 42 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on stxnext.com
    • 1 AI consulting case study counted on the firm's site, for example case 1
    • Most recent: Blog post published, 30 Sept 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    STX Next: full profile and score history

  11. 11 InData Labs

    52.5 / 100

    Client evidence
    18.4/30
    Discipline depth
    12.0/40
    Transparency
    10.0/10
    Track record
    6.7/10
    Recent activity
    5.4/10
    Best for
    Data science consulting that leads into predictive models or AI features
    Check before you choose
    Minimum project of $10,000+ on Clutch with 20 reviews; two studies on its site describe consulting before the build
    Team
    Headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 20 reviews (adjusted 4.70), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on indatalabs.com
    • 2 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • Most recent: Case study published, 3 Dec 2025
    • Published pricing: Pricing link opens a cost calculator showing a default estimate of $15k to $25k and project examples priced at $28k, $55k, $90k and $140k

    InData Labs: full profile and score history

  12. 12 Addepto

    51.5 / 100

    Client evidence
    19.6/30
    Discipline depth
    12.0/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    5.7/10
    Recent activity
    9.2/10
    Best for
    Data platform and AI consulting in automotive, aviation and manufacturing, the industries its site lists
    Check before you choose
    No published pricing; Clutch figures pending a manual read
    Team
    HQ in Warsaw, Poland, with US offices in Los Angeles and New York
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 19 reviews (adjusted 4.75), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 12 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on addepto.com
    • 2 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • Most recent: Blog post published, 8 Sept 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Addepto: full profile and score history

  13. 13 RTS Labs

    43.2 / 100

    Client evidence
    15.1/30
    Discipline depth
    12.0/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    6.4/10
    Recent activity
    9.7/10
    Best for
    Mid-market US companies that want a short proof of concept before an AI build; its pages offer a 2-week discovery sprint
    Check before you choose
    Both counted studies are proofs of concept; no published pricing and no Clutch profile found
    Team
    US-based team, headquartered in Richmond, VA
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 15 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for AI consulting on rtslabs.com
    • 2 AI consulting case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • Most recent: Article published, 16 Oct 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    RTS Labs: full profile and score history

How this list is made

How is this list made,
and what is our interest?

PixelCrayons publishes this list and is an AI consulting firm itself. It is not on this list. It has no published AI consulting case study yet, and every ranked firm needs one. ValueCoders, our sister company in the Vinove group, is left out of every list. That way the group never holds two places.

No firm paid to be ranked or listed, or was asked to. We considered 32 firms and ranked those with enough public evidence to score fairly. Firms that offer the service but cannot be scored yet appear under “Also listed”, in alphabetical order with no score. Every figure links to the page we read it from, with the date.

Read the full PixelCrayons Index method, or download this list as CSV. You are free to reuse our scores and this compilation under CC BY 4.0 if you credit PixelCrayons. The figures we read from Clutch and the firms’ own sites remain theirs. A ranked or listed firm can correct its data: send a correction with a source through the request form. A firm that would like to be listed can use the same form; it is free and changes no rank. Firms on this list can get a free Ranked or Listed seal.

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Questions

What buyers
ask about this list.

It helps you decide where AI is worth using, checks whether your data is ready, and tests the idea with a proof of concept before a full build. The firms on this list also build what they recommend, so their case studies show advice that became working systems.

This list compares agencies and development firms that both advise and build. Large management and IT consultancies, such as Accenture or Deloitte, work at a different scale, so they are out of scope rather than scored low.

ScienceSoft has the lowest Clutch minimum project on this list, $5,000+, and ranks number 7 with 56.9. 0 of the 12 firms that show a minimum take projects under $5,000. Check the hourly band too.

STX Next, with 103 Clutch reviews and a rating of 4.7. The median firm here has 42 reviews. A rating from many reviews tells you more than one from a few, so the score pulls thin ratings toward the middle.

2 of the 13 ranked firms publish prices or rate bands on their own site: Valere and InData Labs. The others share prices after a first call. Publishing prices earns points for transparency, whatever the price is.

On this list, Clutch minimum projects run from $5,000+ to $100,000+, and the most common hourly band is $50 - $99. Your scope sets the real price, so ask each firm for a written estimate. Our cost guide (pixelcrayons.com/pricing/ai-consulting) shows typical prices.

Every firm is scored out of 100 by the PixelCrayons Index: client reviews on Clutch, depth of AI consulting work, published pricing, track record and recent activity. The weights are fixed and published, and no firm paid to be ranked or listed.

Only where it qualifies like any other firm: it must offer the service and show at least one case study in it. When it's listed, it's scored on the same evidence and weights as everyone else and sits wherever that score puts it.

Every month. Each firm's figures are checked again, the scores are recalculated, and the changelog on this page says what moved and why.

Changelog

What changed
in each edition?

Updated every month. Each edition is checked again from the sources.

  1. November edition: every figure read again on 5 November 2026 and every firm rescored with PixelCrayons Index v2, which gives case studies in this service more weight. Spiral Scout still leads, on 69.9. Neoteric moved from 10th to 8th (Clutch reviews 72 to 71); deepsense.ai moved from 5th to 3rd (recent work dated 29 October 2026; Clutch reviews 10 to 11). Under this edition's Google rule, InData Labs has no Google reading this edition (the listing found is a branch, in another city or another business).
  2. Addepto, Neoteric and RTS Labs added once their Clutch and Google figures were read by hand; every firm was scored again on the same weights.
  3. First edition: service pages, case studies and recent work read on 22 October 2026, with Clutch and Google figures read by hand. A firm whose Clutch profile has not been read yet is scored once it has.
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