PricingFixed prices. No surprises.
Pick how you want to work. Every model has a senior team, weekly demos, and you own the code.
Discovery Sprint
De-risk the idea before you commit to a build.
- Workshops with a senior architect
- Working prototype on your real data
- Architecture and integration plan
- Fixed-price build quote
- Fee credited to your build
Fixed-Price Build
One price, one timeline, one accountable team.
- Scope locked after discovery
- Two-week sprints with live demos
- QA, security review and launch
- Code in your repo from day one
- 30 days of post-launch support
Dedicated Team
Senior engineers embedded with your team.
- PM, design, AI and engineering
- Flexible scope, monthly roadmap
- Weekly demos and reporting
- Scale the team up or down
- Ongoing support and optimization
Not sure which fits? Book a free 45-minute AI audit and we'll recommend one.
CompareSide by side.
| Model | Discovery | Fixed build | Dedicated team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Unclear scope, new ideas | Defined product or agent | Ongoing roadmap |
| Pricing | Fixed fee | Fixed price | Monthly |
| Timeline | 2 weeks | 6–16 weeks | Ongoing |
| Working software | Prototype | Production release | Every sprint |
| Change scope | — | Via change request | Anytime |
| IP ownership | Yours | Yours | Yours |
Price driversWhere a project lands in the band.
Every Fixed-Price Build is quoted between $25k and $120k. The position depends on what the software has to touch, not on how many screens it has: the systems it reads and writes, the platforms it ships on, compliance work and how much of the logic is AI. A workflow agent that writes to two to four systems with approvals usually sits in the middle. Scopes bigger than $120k are split into phases, each with its own fixed price.
| Project type | Near $25k | Toward $120k |
|---|---|---|
| AI agent | One knowledge source, read-only, and a person sends every reply | Specialist agents in parallel, document processing, several data feeds, tenant isolation |
| RAG or LLM assistant | One document library of mostly digital text, answers with citations | Scanned files and dense tables, field extraction, tool-calling agents |
| Voice agent | One call flow that books into or updates one system | Several call flows across several systems, plus HIPAA requirements |
| Affiliate tracking | One attribution model and one payout method | Several attribution models and payout rails, fraud checks and a full partner portal |
Cost guidesCost guides by project type.
Each guide shows the arithmetic for one kind of build: what drives the price, what it costs to run once it is live, and when buying beats building. The same model covers every service we price this way, and the products we have shipped show what these scopes look like in production.
- AI agent development costPrice ranges by agent type, what an agent costs to run each month, and how to compare quotes.
- AI voice agent cost per minuteHosted voice platforms against a custom stack at list prices, and the monthly minutes where custom starts to pay back.
- RAG development costWhat drives the build price of a retrieval assistant, and what tokens and storage cost to run it.
- Fintech app development costTwo real fintech scopes side by side, and the line items that move a fintech quote.
- Affiliate tracking: build or buyThree-year costs of a tracking platform against a custom build, and when owning the attribution logic is worth it.
- Fixed price vs time and materialsWho carries the overrun risk under each model, and how a discovery phase makes a fixed price honest.
- Build vs buy AI agentsThe total cost of a bought agent against a custom one, and the signs that buying wins.
- AI voice agent ROI calculatorEnter your call volume and missed calls to estimate what a voice agent recovers and when it pays back.
- AI voice agent pricing trackerPublished per-minute and plan prices for Vapi, Retell, Bland and other voice platforms, each with its source and check date.
FitWhen a fixed price is the wrong choice.
You can’t write the scope down yet.
A fixed price needs a scope both sides can test against. If you are still deciding what to build, start with the Discovery Sprint, or take a Dedicated Team and steer it month by month.
A subscription already does the job.
If an existing SaaS product covers the workflow at a monthly price you can live with, buy it and revisit in a year. Custom pays when the software has to work inside your own data, rules and approvals.
The budget is under $25k.
Our builds start at $25k. Below that, a fixed-price build from us is the wrong fit. Book the free audit instead and we will tell you whether a smaller first step or an off-the-shelf tool makes more sense.
FAQPricing questions.
Why start with a discovery sprint?
It resolves the biggest unknowns in two weeks — data, integrations, feasibility — so the build quote is accurate and fixed. The fee is credited to your build.
What affects the price of a build?
Number of integrations, platforms (iOS, Android, web), compliance needs (HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2) and how much AI is involved.
Do you offer payment milestones?
Yes. Builds are billed in milestones tied to working, demoed features — never hours.
Is there ongoing support?
Every build includes 30 days of support; after that, monthly support or a dedicated team is available.
How much does custom AI or software development cost?
Most engagements start with a 2-week Discovery Sprint ($5,000 fixed fee, credited to your build), followed by a fixed-price build ($25k–$120k per project, 6–16 weeks) or a dedicated team (from $12k per month). The build price depends on integrations, platforms and compliance, and is fixed before any code is written.
Is the price really fixed?
Yes. Scope is locked at the end of discovery and the build is quoted at one price. If you want to change scope mid-build, it goes through a written change request, so the price never moves without your approval.
Do you charge by the hour?
No. A Discovery Sprint is a fixed fee, a build is a fixed price and a Dedicated Team is a monthly fee. Nothing is billed by the hour. A build’s price changes only through a change request you sign, and a team’s fee changes only when you resize the team.
What do I get at the end of a Discovery Sprint?
Three things: a prototype that runs on your own data, a plan for the architecture and every integration, and a fixed quote for the build. The $5,000 fee is credited to the build, and the prototype and documents are yours either way.
How long does a fixed-price build take?
6 to 16 weeks after discovery. A single-system agent or one call flow sits near the short end. Several integrations, hardware, banking or live video push toward the long end, or into phases. Work runs in two-week sprints, each with a live demo of working software.
What does the free AI audit include?
A 45-minute call with a senior architect, free and with no obligation. You leave with the three AI opportunities that look most valuable for your business and a rough ROI case for each, and a recommendation on which plan fits.
Do projects in the EU or UK cost more?
No. They follow the same model: a fixed price agreed after discovery. Compliance work, such as input to your data protection impact assessment or hosting in an EU region, is scoped in discovery like any other requirement.
