The $450 Question: What Should an AI Readiness Assessment Actually Cost?

We charge $450 for our AI Readiness Assessment. Here's exactly what that gets you, why it's priced where it is, and what cheaper alternatives typically miss.

The Honest Version of This Conversation

I could write a post about AI Readiness Assessments in the abstract, but it would be more useful to just be direct about ours. We charge $450. Here's what that gets you and why I think that's the right price for what it is.

I'll also tell you where it might not be the right fit — because I'd rather you make a good decision than make a sale that doesn't work out.

What's Actually in the Assessment

The $450 covers a structured two-to-three hour engagement that produces a written report. Here's what we actually do:

• Current state inventory. We look at your existing tools, your team structure, and the workflows that consume the most time. This is a real conversation with you, not a form you fill out.
• Use case identification. Based on what we learn, we identify specific tasks where AI tools are a reasonable fit — meaning there's a realistic productivity improvement available without requiring major infrastructure changes.
• Prioritization. Not everything we find goes on the list. We rank opportunities by feasibility and expected ROI so you know where to start rather than getting a laundry list you don't know how to act on.
• Written deliverable. You get a document you can actually use. It covers the top two or three opportunities in enough detail that you could implement with any qualified help, not just ours.

What Cheaper Alternatives Miss

There are free AI readiness checklists and online assessments all over the internet. Some of them are fine for a rough orientation. What they can't do is understand your specific operation, your specific team, and the specific workflows where your time is actually going.

A checklist will tell you whether you theoretically qualify for AI tools. An assessment with a real person will tell you which specific tool applied to which specific task will save your team the most time — and what implementation will look like for your situation.

When $450 Doesn't Make Sense

If your business has fewer than five employees and most of your work is physical or highly specialized in ways that AI tools don't address, an assessment probably won't find enough opportunity to justify the cost. If you already have a clear AI implementation plan and just need execution help, skip the assessment and call us about a specific engagement.

The assessment is for business owners who genuinely don't know where to start, want a clear picture of their specific situation before investing in tools or training, and want an outside perspective from someone who has done this across enough different businesses to recognize patterns.

$450 is a few hours of your time and a modest fee to get a clear answer to a question you're already spending mental energy on. You can decide whether that math works for you.