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What is the manual work actually costing you?

Move the sliders. We'll model annual hours back, dollars saved, and the payback window on a conservative AI investment. The math is plain — we'd rather under-promise.

Your situation

Tell us the shape of your team.

This is a planning estimate, not a quote. Move the sliders to match your team and we'll show you the math. All assumptions are visible below the result.

Industry Industry context (changes guidance, not the math)
Team size affected 25 people
People whose workflows would be touched
Average fully-loaded hourly cost $75 / hr
Salary + benefits + overhead, divided by hours
Hours saved per person, per week 5 hrs
Conservative bound: 3–8 hrs/wk is typical by day 90. Start conservative — you can model more later.
One-time build investment $12K
Typical: $6K (single tool) to $24K (workflow suite)
Ongoing monthly support $1.5K / mo
Office hours, fractional team, or zero
Modelled result
Annualized net value
$0
After build + first-year support. 48 working weeks.
Hours back per year 0
Gross annual savings $0
Year-one total cost $0
Year-1 ROI —
3-year net value $0
Estimated payback window
From go-live, on conservative numbers
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How this is calculated

Move the sliders above to see the formula update.

What we're assuming

  • 48 working weeks per year (accounts for holidays + ramp).
  • Productivity recovery, not labor reduction — we assume you keep your team and they shift to higher-value work.
  • No hidden industry multiplier — the math uses your hourly rate exactly as entered. The industry buttons change the context blurb only.
  • Payback = build investment ÷ net monthly savings. If ongoing support exceeds savings, payback is shown as "longer than 5 years."
  • Year-1 ROI % = (gross savings − year-1 total cost) ÷ year-1 total cost × 100.
  • 3-year value: years 2–3 assume ongoing support continues at the same rate, no growth in scope, no further builds.