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Instant Estimate

Answer five quick questions and see an indicative estimate of hours, team, timeline and cost, worked out the way our delivery leads size real projects. Then send it to a delivery lead for review.

1. What are you building?
2. How big is it?
3. Which features do you need?
4. Design
5. Pace

Your indicative estimate

Rate: USD 2 per hour · senior review, QA and PM included

USD 380 to 540

Plus taxes. Minimum 150 hours. No advance payment.

Same hours at a typical offshore rateUSD 25/h assumed

Up to USD 6,750 elsewhere. With us, about 92% less.

Effort

190 to 270 h

Timeline

3 to 5 weeks

Team

2 builders + QA

Billed as

1 accepted output

Phases

  • Assess
  • Pilot
  • Production
  • Handover

Suggested team

Forward Deployed Strategist · Forward Deployed Engineer · QA

Suggested model

FDE: Forward Deployed Engineering

AI work is best shaped with your users, so a forward deployed pod assesses, pilots and then takes it to production. You pay for the pilot after you accept it.

OutputEach output is defined in the signed specification and paid only after you accept it.

OutcomeSuccess measures are agreed before work starts and tracked after launch.

An indicative estimate. A signed specification after discovery sets the final scope and price.

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