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Pricing

Fixed scope. Fixed price. No retainer traps.

Every engagement starts free and earns the next step. You'll always know what you're paying for, what ships, and how to leave. Here's the whole ladder.

The engagement ladder
AI-Readiness Diagnostic
The free first step — and the only way we'll quote a Sprint.
Free
30-minute call
  • Scored across 5 readiness dimensions
  • Top 3 AI opportunities, ranked
  • One hidden risk you're carrying
  • 30/60/90-day plan you keep
The 90-Day AI Sprint
Ship one to two real capabilities in four working weeks.
from $5,000
scoped per firm · ship-or-it's-on-us
  • 1–2 capabilities shipped to production
  • Weekly sessions with your champion
  • Staff walkthrough & adoption
  • Ship 2 of 3 objectives — guaranteed
  • A playbook to extend it without us
Implementation
Broader rollout once the Sprint proves the model.
from $25,000
scoped per firm
  • Rollout across more workflows & teams
  • Deep staff enablement
  • Capability lives fully in-house
  • Founder Engagement from $50,000
Continuity
A steady hand that keeps your firm shipping — cancel anytime.
from $1,500/mo
optional · month-to-month
  • Ongoing capability development
  • Priority access & advisory
  • New-tool evaluation as the field moves
  • No lock-in, no minimum term
Founding-cohort launch ladder

Early firms set the price — and the case studies.

We're building our first set of proof points. So the Sprint price climbs as the case studies accumulate: the first five firms work with us free in exchange for a published case study, and each cohort after that pays a little more until we reach the standard $7,500. If you move now, you lock the founding rate and help shape how Our approach gets told.

First 5
Freecase study in lieu
Next 5
$1,50080% off
Next 5
$3,00060% off
Next 5
$4,50040% off
Standard
$7,500full price

Cohorts advance only after the prior cohort produces publishable case studies. The free seats require a written case study (yours to review before anything is published) and are scoped to a 30-hour Sprint.

Straight answers

Why does everything start with a free diagnostic?

Because we won't quote a Sprint for a firm that isn't set up to finish one. The diagnostic is how we know — and how the ship guarantee stays honest. It's genuinely useful on its own; plenty of firms act on it without ever hiring us.

What does the $7,500 actually buy?

Four working weeks of focused build, one to two AI capabilities shipped into your real workflow, weekly sessions with your team, and a short playbook so you can extend it. Fixed scope, fixed price, ship-2-of-3 guaranteed.

Is there a contract or lock-in?

No retainers required and no minimum term. The Sprint is a fixed engagement. Continuity, if you want it, is month-to-month and you can stop anytime. The whole model is built so a firm leaves with a capability, not a dependency.

What if our firm isn't ready yet?

The diagnostic will say so plainly — and hand you a 30/60/90-day plan to get ready. We'd rather tell you to wait a quarter than sell you a Sprint that stalls. When you're ready, the founding rate is still there.

No quote without a diagnosis

See where your firm stands — then we'll talk price.

The free 30-minute diagnostic comes first, always. It's the cleanest read you'll get on whether AI is worth it for your practice right now.

Get your AI-Readiness score → Free · 30 minutes · No obligation.