Pricing for AI voice, chatbot, and agent development
Transparent, fixed-scope pricing. No hourly billing on development. Per-conversation and per-call API costs modeled in discovery so you know unit economics before you sign.
How we price.
We don't hide pricing behind "contact us." We tell you the ranges on the public site because it's a fast filter — both for clients whose budget doesn't fit, and for us when a project is outside our scope. Cheaper than wasting each other's time on a 30-minute qualification call.
Every engagement starts with a paid Discovery Workshop. You get an architecture document and a fixed-scope proposal. If the proposal doesn't work, you still keep the architecture document — it's yours, no strings. If it does, the workshop fee credits against the project.
We don't bill hourly on development. Fixed-scope, fixed-price. You know the number upfront and we carry the risk on execution. Ongoing ops are a monthly retainer — tuning, new intents, model upgrades, observability reviews.
Voice, chat, and agent projects — by tier.
Three service lines, three tiers each. A typical mid-market deployment lands in the middle tier.
AI Voice Agents
| Engagement | Scope | Price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice agent MVP | Single use case (inbound OR outbound), single language, 1 integration | $6,000–$12,000 | 3–4 weeks |
| Production voice agent | Multi-use-case, 2–3 integrations, language + voice tuning, analytics | $15,000–$30,000 | 6–10 weeks |
| Enterprise voice deployment | Multi-location / multi-language / self-hosted HIPAA-ready or compliance-heavy stack | $30,000–$60,000 | 10–16 weeks |
| Voice retainer | Ops, script tuning, new intents, new languages, model upgrades | $2,000–$8,000/mo | Post-launch |
AI Chatbots
| Engagement | Scope | Price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple FAQ chatbot | Single channel, RAG on up to 200 docs, basic handoff | $3,000–$6,000 | 2–3 weeks |
| Multi-channel RAG chatbot | Web + WhatsApp + Telegram, CRM integration, analytics | $8,000–$18,000 | 5–8 weeks |
| Enterprise chatbot | Full CRM + analytics + custom integrations, SLAs, HIPAA/GDPR scoping | $20,000–$40,000 | 8–12 weeks |
| Chatbot retainer | Ops, prompt tuning, new knowledge, new channels, observability | $1,500–$6,000/mo | Post-launch |
AI Agents & Automation
| Engagement | Scope | Price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-agent MVP | One well-scoped agent, 2–3 tools, CRM integration, shadow mode | $8,000–$15,000 | 3–5 weeks |
| Custom workflow agent | CRM + email + calendar + docs, human-in-the-loop, LangGraph state | $10,000–$35,000 | 5–8 weeks |
| Multi-agent system | Coordinated agents with explicit roles, durable state, approval flows | $20,000–$50,000 | 6–10 weeks |
| Agent retainer | Ops, prompt tuning, new tools, new workflows, model upgrades | $2,500–$9,000/mo | Post-launch |
The discovery workshop is the first paid step.
One week. You get a use-case audit, an architecture document with chosen stack and rationale, a data-flow diagram, a fixed-scope proposal with timeline and deliverables, and a unit-economics model with per-call / per-conversation run-rate. No vaporware.
If you move forward with the proposal, the workshop fee credits against the project. If you don't, you keep the architecture document and the unit-economics model — we've seen clients hand these to internal teams or to another vendor; that's fine. It's your document.
Why paid? Because a serious discovery takes a serious day's work, and we've learned that free-scoping calls compress into 30-minute qualification theater. Paid discovery changes the conversation — you're the client, not the prospect.
What's NOT in the fixed-scope price.
Third-party API costs
Per-call or per-conversation costs for LLM APIs, STT/TTS, CRM API overage, vector-store hosting. Modeled in discovery; billed at cost.
Ongoing ops after the tuning window
30-day tuning window is included. After that, ops (prompt tuning, new intents, observability review) is a monthly retainer — typically $1.5K–$9K/mo depending on service line.
Model upgrades that expand scope
If GPT-5 ships and you want to re-architect your agent on it, that's a scoped mini-project. Quick model swaps on existing architecture are inside the retainer.
Additional channels, languages, or CRMs
Scoped into the retainer or priced as a separate mini-project depending on size. We'll give you a ballpark before we start, not an hourly surprise.
What IS in the fixed-scope price.
Architecture & build
Full system build against the architecture document, all integrations listed in the scope, observability setup, shadow-mode validation before cutover.
Weekly demos on real data
You see progress every week on your actual data, not a sandbox. If something's wrong, we catch it week 2, not week 10.
30-day tuning window
Post-launch, we tune on real traffic for 30 days — prompt adjustments, edge-case handling, observability review. Rolled into the build price.
Full IP ownership & documentation
You own everything — source in your repo, your API keys on managed platforms, full technical documentation and runbooks so your team can take over when you're ready.
Pricing questions we answer on every scoping call.
How do you actually price a project?
Is the discovery workshop refundable?
Do you bill hourly?
What are the ongoing costs after launch?
Do you offer refunds?
What's not included in the quoted price?
Ready to know the actual number?
One 20-minute scoping call, free. We'll hear your use case, tell you which service line and tier it maps to, and email you a concrete range within 24 hours. If you're outside the scope, we'll say so on the call.