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Cost guide

How much does AI integration cost in 2026?

Connecting an AI model or assistant to one of your systems for one use case costs $750–$6,000 at the direct rate, as a fixed quote. Each further system and the monthly monitoring are priced on their own below. Model and API usage is billed at cost.

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The range

What it costs,
at the direct rate.

An AI model or assistant connected to one of your systems for one use, priced as a sprint, with a small monthly fee for monitoring. Each further system is priced on its own.

  • ProjectAI integration sprint$750–$6,000fixed quote, one-time
  • Per unitAdditional system$400–$2,500per system
  • RetainerMonthly monitoring$100–$1,250per 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

Whether the system has an API

A system with a documented API, such as HubSpot, Shopify or Zendesk, sits at the bottom of the range. A system with no API, reached through exports or a browser, takes longer to connect and test.

Biggest factor
02

What the AI may change

Reading data is cheaper to make safe than changing it. An integration that drafts for a person to approve needs fewer checks than one that updates records on its own.

Risk
03

How many systems it reaches

The sprint covers one system. Each further system needs its own access limits, connection and tests, and is priced on its own.

Scope
04

How many calls it makes

The monthly plan covers up to 10,000 calls. Higher volumes need more monitoring and raise model usage, which is billed at cost.

Monthly cost
The options

Which option
suits your business.

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

Project

AI integration sprint

$750–$6,000fixed quote, one-time
What it is

One AI model or assistant connected to one system, such as your CRM, helpdesk, store or website, for one use case, with only the access it needs, tested on real cases and handed over.

Who it fits

Teams with one clear job for AI inside a system they already use. It does not fit a chain of steps across several tools, which is workflow automation.

Included
  • One model or assistant connected to one system for one use case
  • Access limited to what the use case needs
  • Tested on real cases before it goes live
  • A step-by-step guide and agreed IP and ownership terms
Not included, quoted separately
  • Model and API usage
  • More systems (priced per system)
  • Platform licences
Turnaround
2 to 4 weeks
Moves the number
Whether the system has an API, and what the AI may change in it.
Request this option →
Per unit

Additional system

$400–$2,500per system

One unit: one further system connected to an integration that is already live

What it is

One further system connected to an integration that is already live, with its own access limits and tests.

Who it fits

Teams extending an integration that has already proved itself. It is not a way to start a new use case, which is priced as a new sprint.

Included
  • The system connected with only the access it needs
  • Tested on real cases before it goes live
  • Added to your step-by-step guide
Not included, quoted separately
  • Model and API usage
  • Platform licences
Turnaround
1 to 2 weeks per system
Moves the number
Whether the new system has an API.
Request this option →
Retainer

Monthly monitoring

$100–$1,250per month
What it is

Keeping a live integration working: up to 10,000 calls a month monitored, errors fixed, and model and API changes tested before they go live.

Who it fits

Any integration that runs every day. One that runs rarely, on systems that seldom change, can be run in-house from the guide.

Included
  • Up to 10,000 calls a month monitored
  • Errors reported and fixed
  • Model and API changes tested before they reach the live integration
  • A monthly report on usage and errors
Not included, quoted separately
  • Model and API usage, passed on at cost
  • Calls above 10,000 a month
Turnaround
Monthly, month to month
Moves the number
How many calls it handles, and how often the connected APIs change.
Request this option →
Cheaper or dearer

What makes your quote
lower or higher.

Every item below is a line in the proposal, agreed before anything is connected.

Brings the quote down
  • One system with a documented API
  • An AI that reads and drafts for a person to approve
  • One clear use case
  • Low call volume
Pushes the quote up
  • A system with no API
  • An AI that changes records on its own
  • Several systems in one build
  • High volume or strict rules on where data may go
What you get

What your fee
pays for.

The fee buys one working integration and proof that it behaves. We promise no time-saved figure.

01

One working integration

A model or assistant connected to one system for one use case.

02

Access you approve

What it may read and change, agreed field by field.

03

Tests on real cases

Results you sign off before it goes live.

04

Every call logged

So a wrong result is easy to see.

05

The guide and ownership

A step-by-step guide and agreed IP and ownership terms.

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.

No. Model and API usage is billed at cost, on your own account where possible, so you can see and cap it.

Most systems with an API, such as HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Google Workspace, Slack and Microsoft 365.

A system with no API, and an AI that may change records on its own. Both need more connection and testing work.

No. It suits integrations that run every day. It is month to month.

An integration puts AI to work inside one system for one job. Workflow automation chains several steps across several tools.

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