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Pricing

Most common needs have a fixed price — a $497 AI Quality Audit, packaged builds from $4,997, and monthly care from $299/mo. Larger or unusual builds are scoped and quoted after a short call, or in two minutes with the Scope Studio — with honest bands below either way.

#How pricing works

Common, repeatable work has a fixed price, listed on the Services page: the $497 AI Quality Audit (credited into your build), the $4,997 “Ship an AI Feature Safely” package, and the $12,000+ Launch-Ready Build, plus a monthly retainer ladder from $299/mo. Anything larger or unusual is scoped and quoted in writing after a short call — fixed scope, never open-ended hours — so you pay for your specific problem, not a padded package. The Scope Studio gives you an indicative number in two minutes, no call required.

#How to get a real number, fast

  1. Use the Scope Studio (about 2 minutes) for an indicative number on the spot — no call required.
  2. Or start with a free mini-eval or a 15-minute call — both end with a concrete plan.
  3. The $497 AI Quality Audit (about a week) produces a prioritized plan and a firm quote for the build, credited into the build if you continue.
  4. Everything is quoted in writing before work starts, with a 50% deposit on builds.

#What it actually costs

Here’s the whole picture — fixed prices for the common paths, and honest bands for custom builds so you can tell whether we’re in the same ballpark before you book.

Free mini-eval
Real adversarial probes on your live AI feature, findings emailed back. No call.
$0
AI Quality Audit
~1 week. A prioritized plan + a firm build quote you own. Credited 100% into the build if you continue.
$497
Ship an AI Feature Safely
Fixed package. Golden-set eval + safety battery + a CI quality gate on one feature. ~2–3 weeks.
$4,997
Launch-Ready Build
Fixed scope, 50% deposit. The whole product — app or agent + AI feature + eval/guardrail layer. Scoped after the audit.
from $12,000
Retainer — Light Care → Full System
Post-launch upkeep to a fully-managed operation: monitoring, eval runs, CI gates, and a monthly proof report.
$299–$4,000/mo
Fractional AI / QA lead
A few days a week embedded with your team — architecture, evals, and the quality bar.
from $6,000/mo

Larger or multi-system programs are scoped individually. Every number is fixed in writing before work starts — no open-ended hourly billing, ever.

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