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Cost guide

How much does AI consulting cost in 2026?

An AI readiness assessment costs $500–$2,500 at the direct rate: one week, two workshops and a written report with your top three use cases. The fee is credited against a build within 60 days. The roadmap and the advisory retainer are priced on their own below.

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The range

What it costs,
at the direct rate.

Start with a one-week readiness assessment. If the case is there, a roadmap sets out the use cases and a fixed-price pilot; an advisory retainer keeps a senior adviser on hand while you build.

  • One-offAI readiness assessment$500–$2,500one-time
  • ProjectAI roadmap and pilot plan$2,500–$10Kfixed quote, one-time
  • RetainerAI advisory retainer$1,500–$5,000per month

Indicative: every figure is refined into an itemised proposal.INR figures shown excl. GST.

Where the engagement includes it, a Prism workspace holds requests, approvals, tasks and reviews.

What moves the price

Why the price
varies from job to job.

01

How many teams and processes are in scope

The assessment covers the teams and processes you choose. One team and one process sits at the bottom of the range. Several departments, each with its own tools and data, take more workshops and a longer report.

Biggest factor
02

The state of your data

A use case is only as good as the documents and records behind it. Where the data is clean and in one place, the report can be firm. Where it is spread across tools or out of date, the roadmap adds a step to sort it out first.

Hidden cost
03

How many use cases the roadmap ranks

The roadmap ranks your use cases by effort, value and risk, and writes a fixed pilot quote for the first. Three use cases are quick to compare. Ten across the business take longer to rank honestly.

Scope
04

How much advice you need each month

The advisory retainer is sized by hours: up to 6 a month of calls and reviews, plus questions by email or chat. Several projects running at once need more hours.

Monthly cost
The options

Which option
suits your business.

Each option below is one way to buy AI consulting. Read what it is and who it suits, then ask for the one that fits. Your proposal itemises it.

One-off

AI readiness assessment

$500–$2,500one-time
What it is

One week to find out where AI fits your business: two workshops with the people who do the work, a review of your processes, data and tools, and a written report naming the top three use cases and the tasks AI should not take on.

Who it fits

Teams that want an honest answer before spending on a build. It does not fit a team that has already chosen its use case and needs it built, which should start with a pilot.

Included
  • Two workshops of up to 2 hours with the people who do the work
  • Your processes, data and tools reviewed for where AI fits and where it does not
  • The top three use cases, each with effort, expected value and risks
  • A written report you keep, whoever builds it
Not included, quoted separately
  • The roadmap and pilot plan
  • Workshops beyond the two included
Turnaround
1 week
Moves the number
How many teams and processes are in scope.
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Project

AI roadmap and pilot plan

$2,500–$10Kfixed quote, one-time
What it is

Two to three weeks to rank your use cases by effort, expected value and risk, set out what each needs, and write a fixed quote for the first pilot.

Who it fits

Teams with several possible use cases that need them ranked and priced. It does not fit a single, obvious use case, which can go straight to a pilot.

Included
  • Use cases ranked by effort, expected value and risk
  • What each one needs: data, access, tools and people
  • A pilot plan with test cases and how success is measured against your own numbers
  • A fixed quote for the pilot
Not included, quoted separately
  • The pilot build
  • Vendor or tool selection beyond the shortlist
Turnaround
2 to 3 weeks
Moves the number
How many use cases and systems the roadmap covers.
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Retainer

AI advisory retainer

$1,500–$5,000per month
What it is

A senior adviser on hand while you build: up to 6 hours a month of calls and reviews, questions by email or chat, and reviews of tools and vendors before you commit.

Who it fits

Teams running their own AI projects that want a second opinion on the way. It does not fit a team that wants us to build, which is priced as a project.

Included
  • Up to 6 hours a month of calls, reviews and planning
  • Questions answered by email or chat between calls
  • Reviews of proposals, tools and vendors before you commit
  • A short monthly note on progress and next steps
Not included, quoted separately
  • Hours beyond 6 a month
  • Build work
Turnaround
Monthly, 3-month minimum
Moves the number
How many hours a month you need, and how many projects are running.
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Cheaper or dearer

What makes your quote
lower or higher.

Every item below is a line in the proposal, agreed before the assessment starts.

Brings the quote down
  • One team and one process in scope
  • Documents and records already in one place
  • A clear question: should we use AI for this task?
  • The people who do the work available for the workshops
Pushes the quote up
  • Several departments, each with its own tools
  • Data spread across many systems or out of date
  • Many use cases to rank across the business
  • Regulated data or strict rules on where data may go
What you get

What your fee
pays for.

The fee buys a clear answer and a plan you can price. We promise no savings figure: the report measures against your own numbers.

01

A written report

Your top three use cases, with effort, expected value and risks, and what should not use AI. Yours to keep.

02

An honest no where it applies

If a simpler fix beats AI for a task, the report says so.

03

A ranked roadmap

Use cases ranked, with the data, access and people each needs.

04

A fixed pilot quote

A fixed price for the first pilot, with how you will know it worked.

05

The fee credited

The assessment fee is credited against a build within 60 days.

AgenciesThe ranges above are direct prices. Agency partners buy from the partner price list, about 20% lower on packages.

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Questions

Frequently
asked.

Because a useful answer needs the people who do the work, your data and your tools. A call can tell you what AI is; the assessment tells you where it pays in your business. The fee is credited against a build within 60 days.

No. The report and the roadmap are yours. If you build with us within 60 days, the assessment fee is credited against it.

The number of use cases and systems it covers. Three use cases on one system sit at the bottom; ten across several departments sit at the top.

No. It suits teams running their own AI projects. It has a three-month minimum, then runs month to month.

No. It ends with the use cases and, in the roadmap, a fixed quote for the pilot. The pilot is priced as its own project.

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