Every price, every cost, all the maths.

Method: the same 25 jobs run before and after we turned proven steps into plain code, with the cost read from our own usage meter. Before you ask: this is our spend, not a quote for you. Nothing of yours is touched, nobody is replaced, your IT provider stays in charge, and your own running cost is shown further down.

Myelination: why it gets cheaper every week

Think of a path through long grass. The first walk is slow, and by the hundredth there is a track you barely notice. Your brain does this by insulating the nerve paths it uses most. We do the same with software. The first time a job runs, the AI works it out. Once the steps are proven, we turn them into plain code, so the next run costs nothing. Every week, more of the system is code and less of it is AI, so it gets faster and cheaper without getting worse.

The four levers that keep the AI bill tiny

Prices are Anthropic's published API rates for Claude, in US dollars, checked October 2026.

Our own numbers, measured

We log the cost of every AI step we run. In October 2026, writing a full 18-section research pack on Claude Sonnet 5.5 cost US$0.69 to US$1.03, and an independent review of that pack cost US$0.77 to US$0.80. Together, that is less than the price of a coffee.

Our own engineering runs on about AU$300 a month in tools. See what that builds on the case studies and engineering pages.

What that means for you

• Typical running cost: about AU$20 to AU$50 a month for AI usage and hosting, once the system is built and settled. Busier systems cost more, and we tell you the expected number before you start.
• On your own accounts. The AI usage and hosting are billed to you directly by the provider. We add no markup, and you hold the keys.
• For scale:the median Australian employee earns AU$42.90 an hour (ABS, August 2025), so a month of running costs is about one hour of one person's time. A mid-level security contractor charges AU$700 to AU$900 a day (Hudson salary guide).
• Nobody gets replaced. The system takes the repetitive work off your people, so their hours go back into the work only they can do.

The AU$20 to AU$50 range is our typical estimate for a settled system, not a quote; your proposal names the expected figure for your setup. Sources: ABS employee earnings, Hudson cyber security salary guide.

How we do business

• Every price on this page is a starting point. Scope, size and budget are all negotiable, so ask for the version that fits you.
• Start free. The scan and the consultation cost nothing, and what you learn is yours to keep whatever you decide.
• Start small. A first job can be sized to sit under your sign-off or procurement limit, then grow once it has earned it.
• Scale up or down. Move between options as your needs change. AI partner retainers have a 3-month minimum; Monitor cancels any time.
• No lock-in. The AI usage and hosting run on your own accounts, you hold the keys, and we add no markup to them.
• No pressure, and nobody replaced. The work goes to the machine so your people get their hours back.

The main offers

What it can save you: do the maths yourself

The biggest number is not what you pay us. It is the hours your team gets back. Change any box below and every line of the working updates. The hourly cost starts at AU$54.83: the ABS full-time average of AU$2,083.70 a week (May 2026) over a 38-hour week. That is before super and overheads, so the real cost of an hour is higher.

Value of hours given back, a year

Working: people × hours a week × 46 working weeks × AU$54.83. For example, 20 people × 2 hours × 46 weeks = 1,840 hours, worth AU$100,887 a year: about five and a half times one AU$18,000 year of the entry AI retainer. These are scenarios you choose, not promises.

What our research says

For the large organisations we research, we model the value of time given back from their own filed accounts. Our top-down model puts it at 2% to 5% of staff costs (5% central, 2% as the floor). When we model the actual processes step by step, the figure comes in lower (in one case about 8% of the top-down number), so we always lead with the step-by-step figure and show the top-down one only as the ceiling. Either way, on a staff bill in the millions, the hours given back are worth many times the fee.

Every offer, with its price

The full catalogue, so nothing is hidden. Some are open to buy now; others start with a free first step while we finish them. Each one links to its own page.

Would it be okay if we worked out the numbers for your business on a free consultation, or found a version that fits your budget? A no is welcome.