Pricing
Fair prices for the AI era
Fixed prices from $600, written down before any work starts. Here is what you pay for, and how an AI website built by an expert developer differs from a typical one.
What AI changed about price
AI tools made the typing cheap. A basic page, a chatbot widget or a first draft of code now costs very little, so that is not what you pay me for. You pay for the parts AI cannot do alone: knowing your business, connecting to your real systems, stopping the AI from making things up, and being the person who stays accountable when it matters.
- AI agents, chatbots and WhatsApp automationfrom $600
- API and CRM/ERP integrationsfrom $600
- Business software and internal toolsfrom $600
- Websites and web platformsfrom $900
Pick a package
Every service has three fixed-price options. Hourly work is $25 to $49 an hour; the minimum project is $600. These are starting points: the final price is a written, fixed quote after I understand the problem.
| Service | Entry | Standard | Full |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI agent or chatbot | $600Single-task agent | $2,000Multi-tool agent | $3,000Agent with team handover |
| WhatsApp Business API and AI assistant | $600Connect and verify | $1,750Inbox and assistant | $2,500Full automation |
| MCP server or Claude and ChatGPT connector | $600Read-only connector | $1,750Read and write | $2,500Multi-system connector |
| API and CRM/ERP integration | $600One connection | $1,750Two-way sync | $2,500Multi-system workflow |
| AI workflow automation | $600One workflow | $1,750Workflow with approvals | $2,500End-to-end process |
| Custom web app, booking system or business website | $900Small app or site | $3,000Business app | $5,000Full platform |
Prices are in US dollars per project. Open a service to see exactly what each package includes.
A normal AI website, or one built by an expert?
They can look the same on launch day. The difference shows up when a real customer asks a real question.
| A typical AI websitetemplate or chatbot widget | Built by an expert developerdesigned around your business | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A template or no-code site with a chatbot widget added on top. | A site and an assistant designed around how your business really works. |
| Where the answers come from | A general AI model, plus whatever text was pasted in. It guesses the rest. | Your real data: prices, stock, bookings and policies, read at the moment of the question. |
| Made-up answers | Can invent prices, offers or policies that you never gave. | Rules and tests make it say "I do not know" and hand over to a person instead of guessing. |
| What it can do | Chat. At best it collects an email address. | Do real work: quote, book, update records and send messages, with a person approving anything sensitive. |
| Connected to | Usually nothing. It sits next to your business. | Your CRM, ERP, calendar, WhatsApp and payments, so nobody retypes anything. |
| Safety and privacy | Rarely considered. A clever visitor can often talk it into things. | Limits on what it can touch, per-user permissions, protection against prompt tricks, and no secrets in the page. |
| Testing | Tried with a few questions before launch. | A written list of test cases that is re-run after every change, so a fix cannot quietly break something else. |
| Watching it work | You find out about mistakes from unhappy customers. | An action log, conversation review and alerts, so you see what it did and why. |
| Speed and search | Heavy scripts, slow pages and little search structure. | Fast pages, clean structure for Google and for AI search, and accessible for every visitor. |
| Who owns it | The platform owns it. You rent it and cannot move. | You own the code and the documentation, and can move it or hand it on. |
| Support | A help-desk queue and a shared inbox. | The developer who built it, who already knows how it works. |
| Typical cost | A monthly subscription plus a few hours of setup. | A fixed project price from $600, written down before work starts. |
Which one do you need?
A simple site is a fine choice for simple needs. Honest advice saves us both time.
A typical AI website is enough if…
- You need a simple brochure site with a contact form.
- A chatbot that answers a handful of fixed questions is enough.
- Nothing it says could cost you money if it were wrong.
- You are happy to rent a platform and work inside its limits.
Hire an expert developer if…
- The assistant must give real prices, stock or availability.
- It should book, quote or update your systems, not only chat.
- Customers or staff will trust what it says, so mistakes cost you.
- You want to own it, change it later and know what it did.
Pricing questions
Why do you charge a fixed price and not by the hour?
A fixed price means you know the cost before work starts and I carry the risk of overruns. Hourly work is available at $25 to $49 an hour when the scope cannot be known yet.
Why is an expert-built AI site more than a template?
Because the work is different. A template gets you a page and a widget. I connect the assistant to your real data and tools, test it, add limits and approvals, and hand it over so you own it. That is what protects your customers and your reputation.
Are there running costs after the project?
Yes, as with any AI product: hosting and the AI provider's usage fees. They are billed to you directly by those providers, so there is no mark-up from me, and I set usage limits so the monthly cost stays predictable.
Will the AI make the price go up or down over time?
Basic work gets cheaper as AI tools improve, and I price it that way. What stays valuable is the judgment, the integration and the accountability, which is why the entry price stays at a project minimum instead of dropping to zero.
Can I start smaller?
Yes. Every service has an entry package from $600 ($900 for a website). You can start there and add to it later, because everything is built so it can grow.