Audit scope
- Before
- The company has ideas but no ranked first workflow.
- After
- Leadership sees value, feasibility, risk, and the recommended next paid step.
AI Transformation
AI PRICING
AI Consulting Cost
AI consulting cost should follow the operating risk and workflow complexity. A focused audit can start in the low thousands. A blueprint costs more because it aligns teams, vendors, data, and governance. Implementation and managed support cost more because they launch and maintain real workflows.
USE THIS WHEN
When this is the right inquiry path.
These criteria help qualify whether the next move should be a score, audit, blueprint, sprint, or a direct no-fit answer.
Use this when
- You need a realistic budget range before approving AI work.
- The team is comparing audit, roadmap, sprint, and retainer options.
- You want price to reflect complexity, data risk, implementation depth, and support needs.
- You need clear disqualification before spending money on a poor-fit engagement.
Do not hire us if
- You want the cheapest possible chatbot build without risk review.
- The problem is too vague to scope beyond a score or audit.
- The expected budget cannot support the human review and governance required.
- The decision should be handled by a specialist in legal, clinical, credit, insurance, or employment automation.
PRICE AND TIMELINE
Match the engagement size to the operating question.
The first paid step should be large enough to answer the real workflow question and small enough to avoid a tool-first overbuild.
- AI OPPORTUNITY SCORE
- Free: Use before a paid conversation when the first workflow is unclear.
- QUICKSTART AI AUDIT
- $4,500-$7,500: Use for first-step prioritization, risk screen, and 30-day plan.
- AI TRANSFORMATION BLUEPRINT
- $15,000-$25,000: Use when several functions need a shared roadmap and governance.
- 90-DAY IMPLEMENTATION SPRINT
- $35,000-$90,000+: Use when a workflow is ready for design, launch, training, and measurement.
- ONGOING AI SUPPORT
- $3,000-$25,000/mo: Use when live workflows need quality, adoption, governance, or fractional leadership.
SAMPLE WORKFLOWS
The inquiry should become a named workflow.
Vague AI interest becomes useful when it is tied to a recurring job, an owner, a review standard, and a measurable before state.
Blueprint scope
- Before
- Several departments have AI priorities and competing tool opinions.
- After
- The roadmap names use cases, owners, vendors, governance, and first-90-day sequence.
Sprint scope
- Before
- A workflow is important, but the team has no production path.
- After
- The workflow is built, reviewed, trained, measured, and handed into operating cadence.
COMPARE THE OPTIONS
Choose the path that matches readiness.
Low price is not a win if the engagement skips privacy review, user adoption, source control, human approval, or post-launch support.
Option
Best when
Watch for
Next path
Low-cost bot build
The task is narrow, low risk, and already specified.
Hidden support cost, weak data controls, and no adoption owner.
AI Vendor Selection Checklist
Strategic roadmap
Leadership needs alignment before implementation spend.
Roadmaps lose value if they do not name workflow owners and first build sequence.
AI Transformation Blueprint
Implementation sprint
One workflow is ready to launch and measure.
Production scope needs training, review, logging, and support.
90-Day AI Implementation Sprint
RELATED AI PATHS
Choose the next relevant path.
Use these role, function, industry, and service pages to move from a general AI question to the specific workflow in front of you.
RELATED INTELLIGENCE
Three articles behind this inquiry path.
Use these pages to move from a commercial question into workflow selection, cost, readiness, and implementation detail.
A practical explanation of pricing by scope and risk.
How pricing models change incentives and scope control.
How to avoid overstating value before implementation.
FAQ
Questions leaders usually ask.
How much does AI consulting cost for a small business?
Human Renaissance publishes ranges: audits start at $4,500-$7,500, blueprints at $15,000-$25,000, implementation sprints at $35,000-$90,000+, and monthly support at $3,000-$25,000 depending on scope.
Why does implementation cost more than an audit?
Implementation includes workflow design, build or configuration, permissions, review rules, training, rollout, measurement, and support planning.
Should a company start with the free score or a paid audit?
Use the score when the first workflow is unclear. Use a paid audit when leadership is ready to inspect workflows, risks, and next steps with an operator.
What makes AI consulting cheaper or more expensive?
Complexity rises with more systems, sensitive data, customer-facing output, integration needs, compliance risk, user groups, and post-launch support requirements.