Pricing · Four formats · Three tier shapes
Pick the format that fits.
PAYG. Upfront. Self-hosted. Managed.
Four commercial formats. All four are equal options. Pick what fits your buyer shape, your budget, and your internal capacity. The framework is public, the numbers are illustrative ranges from real AU engagements, and the final price is set at the scope-out call.
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The four commercial formats
All four are equal options. Pick what fits. Most engagements settle into one format — some clients mix two (e.g. paid upfront for the build, then managed monthly for ops).
PAYG
A$0.20–50 / task
Per-task usage-based pricing on a hosted agent.
Best fit
Low-frequency workflows, exploratory adoption, pilots that pay as they earn.
Upfront
Fixed quote
Paid build, paid delivery — the normal agency engagement.
Best fit
Buyer with budget who wants a fixed-scope project, ready to commission now.
Self-hosted
A$8K–200K+
Buy outright with code and IP transfer. One-time payment.
Best fit
Buyer who wants ownership and their own infra — data residency, compliance, internal team takeover.
Managed
A$200–15K / mo
Monthly hosted. We operate end-to-end with monitoring and quarterly upgrades.
Best fit
Buyer who wants the agent run for them — no internal AI engineering build-out required.
All four formats are equal options. Pick what fits. We don’t default-route you into managed monthly because that’s our preferred revenue. We default-route you into the format that matches the work, your buyer DMU, and your internal AI capacity.
One option among the four — for buyers who’ve been burnt by past pilots
Free scope, free build, pay only on acceptance
If a previous AI consultancy burnt you, the financial risk shifts to us until the agent passes the acceptance test you wrote. We absorb the build cost. You decide if it works on your real data. If it doesn’t, you walk and keep what we built. This is Rung 3 on the ladder below — not the only path. Most clients pay normally on one of the four formats above.
Where to start
Eight rungs, lowest commitment first. Most prospects start at Rung 0 (free scope-out call). The middle rungs (4-6) are the three commercial tiers most engagements settle into. All numbers are illustrative ranges — final scoping done in your free call.
- 0
Free scope-out call
30 min
FreeTouchpointBook the call → - 1
Free industry diligence document
1-page download
FreeTouchpointPick your industry → - 2
Workflow audit
5 business days
A$499TouchpointOrder the audit → - 3
Free 1-3 week build
1-3 weeks
FreeTouchpointHow it works → - 4
PAYG hosted
Per run
A$0.20-50 / taskCore tierSee tiers → - 5
Monthly hosted
Ongoing
A$200-15,000 / moCore tierSee tiers → - 6
Buy outright
One-time
A$8K-200K+Core tierSee tiers → - 7
Long-term partnership
12+ months
BespokeTouchpointTalk to us →
Hard rule: no cold entry above Rung 4. Engagements above A$20K need prior-rung evidence — typically a paid workflow audit (Rung 2) or a free build that shipped (Rung 3).
The 3 Tiers
Augmentation, Automation, Agency — Anthropic’s three modes, productised. Pick the mode that matches your workflow shape. Each tier offers PAYG, monthly hosted, or buy-outright as commercial options.
Tier 1 — Augmentation
A/A/A mode: Augmentation
Best for
A single bottleneck workflow step. The work where one person, one prompt, one input source eats half the day.
Typical scope
1 agent, 1 prompt template, single integration
Examples
- Drafting first-pass email replies in your CRM voice
- Generating meeting summaries from Teams transcripts
- Coding-assistant skill tuned to your house style
We host. You pay only when the agent runs.
Fixed monthly. Includes monitoring + minor updates.
We hand over the codebase. You self-host on your own cloud.
Most common
Tier 2 — Automation
A/A/A mode: Automation
Best for
A multi-step pipeline that today consumes a whole role's week. The work where 3-5 sequential agents pass structured data between systems.
Typical scope
Multi-agent, structured I/O, integration to ≥1 system (CRM / ERP / DMS / PMS)
Examples
- Insurance loss-adjuster report pipeline (4 agents, claim → signed-off draft)
- Tax memo pipeline (intake → research → draft → cite-check)
- Real-estate listing pipeline (inspection notes → vendor report → listing copy)
We host. You pay per completed pipeline run.
Fixed monthly. Includes monitoring, MCP integrations, quarterly model upgrades.
We hand over codebase + MCP servers. You self-host.
Tier 3 — Agency
A/A/A mode: Agency
Best for
Full autonomous handover. The work where the agent operates on its own under policies you set — multi-agent + decisions + monitoring + escalation.
Typical scope
Multi-agent + decisions + monitoring + escalation + human-in-the-loop checkpoints
Examples
- Autonomous claims-triage agent across multiple insurance lines
- End-to-end contract-review agent with privilege controls + human review gates
- Autonomous compliance-monitoring agent with regulator-ready audit trail
We host + monitor + intervene. You pay per autonomous decision logged.
Fixed monthly. Full ops, observability dashboards, on-call escalation, quarterly governance reviews.
We hand over codebase + observability stack + governance docs. You self-host with our ongoing oversight option.
Pricing ranges are illustrative, not fixed. Final pricing set during your scope-out call — every engagement is custom-sized to your volume, complexity, and integration footprint. The framework is public; your numbers are tailored.
Other touchpoints
The rungs that bracket the three commercial tiers — entry points before committing to a build, and the long-term shape after one ships.
Free scope-out call
Free · 30 minutes
The conversion event. We talk through one workflow, sketch the A/A/A mode it fits, and tell you what a build would look like. No deck, no hard sell. Books straight to a real engineer.
Book the call →Free industry diligence document
Free · 1-page PDF
One-page diligence brief written for your vertical — workflow shape, agent pipeline, AU compliance footprint, illustrative ROI maths. Six industries available, more rolling out.
Pick your industry →Workflow audit
A$499 · 5 business days
Paid commitment-tier deliverable for buyers who want a written analysis before scoping a build. Documented workflow map, agent pipeline recommendation, ROI calculation, and a Go/No-go recommendation. Credited against any follow-on engagement.
Order the audit →Long-term partnership
Bespoke · 12+ months
What hosted Tier 3 engagements grow into — multi-agent fleets across multiple business units, governance review cadences, advisory or equity arrangements where it fits. Discussed once trust is earned through prior rungs.
Talk to us →Quick comparison
The three commercial options across all three tiers, side-by-side.
| Tier | PAYG | Monthly hosted | Buy outright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augmentation | A$0.20–2 per task | A$200–800 / month | A$8K–20K |
| Automation | A$2–10 per task | A$1,500–4,000 / month | A$25K–60K |
| Agency | A$5–50 per task | A$5K–15K+ / month | A$75K–200K+ |
Pricing questions
Why is the build free?
Because the durable revenue is in hosting, not in one-off project margin. Claude Code compresses our build time so a free 1-3 week build is economically viable. We win when you stay hosted long-term — and you stay because the agent works.
What if I want to buy outright after going hosted?
Standard option. Most clients start hosted to de-risk and switch to buy-outright at the 12-month mark when they're sure of the ROI. Conversion price is usually negotiated against months of hosted spend.
What's included in monthly hosted?
Inference cost (Anthropic + cloud), monitoring, observability dashboards, quarterly model upgrades (when Anthropic ships a new frontier model, you get it on day one), bug fixes, minor scope expansions. Ops escalation on Tier 3.
Are the tiers fixed or can we mix?
Mix. Most production clients run a Tier 1 augmentation agent + a Tier 2 automation pipeline + Tier 3 governance/observability across both. The tiers describe the build complexity, not a customer segmentation.
What's not covered?
Custom training on private data above ~10K examples (separate engagement, priced per project), specialised compliance certifications beyond Privacy Act + IRAP, and integrations to bespoke legacy systems that need their own MCP server (we can quote separately).
Pricing tailored to your workflow
30-minute scope-out call. Free. We talk through your real workflow, sketch the tier shape, and quote you the actual number. No deck, no hard sell.