Transparent rates.
No retainer surprises.

Every engagement starts with a clear scope. Below is how we structure fees — from a fixed-price discovery sprint to a fully embedded AI engineering team.

Fixed-price engagements

Outcome-based. No scope creep. You know the number before we start.

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AI Readiness & Opportunity Map

Discovery Sprint

Understand where AI will move the needle in your organisation — and what's standing in the way. Ends with a prioritised roadmap and a defensible ROI model.

  • Prioritised AI use-case backlog
  • Data & security gap assessment
  • Quick-win automation candidates
  • ROI model and business case
  • 90-day execution plan

Fixed fee

$12k – $25k CAD

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Agent & Automation MVP Sprint

Build Sprint

Go from approved use-case to a production-ready AI agent or automation workflow — with evals, guardrails, and an observability harness baked in from day one.

  • Working MVP (agent or automation)
  • Eval harness & quality baseline
  • Guardrails and safety controls
  • Logging & observability stack
  • Rollout and handover plan

Fixed fee

$25k – $75k CAD

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Ongoing Advisory & Enablement

Monthly Retainer

Continuous strategic and technical support — architecture reviews, vendor evaluation, team coaching, and hands-on problem solving as you scale your AI programme.

  • Weekly executive check-in
  • Architecture and build reviews
  • Vendor and model evaluation
  • Team enablement & coaching
  • Priority response SLA

Per month

$8k – $25k CAD

Hourly & daily billing

For advisory hours, scoped deliverables, or workshop days outside a fixed-fee engagement. Minimum 10 advisory hours per month.

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AI Strategy & Exec Advisory

C-suite, board, investment decisions

$275 – $450 $2,500 – $5,500

Architecture & Platform Advisory

Hands-on technical leadership

$225 – $375

Forward Embedded Engineer

Full-time monthly commitment

Monthly rate $18k – $30k / mo

Two rules that keep pricing honest

1

Published minimums

Advisory engagements start at a minimum of 10 hours per month. Build sprints are scoped to a minimum of one full week of dedicated work. This keeps engagements focused and ensures we can do the job properly.

2

Advice vs. delivery are priced separately

Strategic advisory (exec-facing, risk-reducing, decision-enabling) is priced at a premium. Delivery work is scoped and priced to move fast while remaining profitable for both sides. You'll always know which you're buying.

Three layers — one engagement or all three

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Strategy Sprint

Fixed fee — your front door

Sell outcomes, not time. A bounded discovery or planning engagement that produces a clear, costed plan you can take to your board.

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Build & Implement

Milestone or weekly blocks

Clear deliverables: working MVP, integrations, governance controls, evals, and guardrails. Priced per sprint or fixed-scope project.

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Embedded Advisory

Monthly retainer

Predictable revenue for us, predictable access for you. Where your "forward embedded" AI engineers live long-term.

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Tell us what you're trying to solve. We'll propose the right layer and a number you can plan around.

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