Pricing

Published prices, with the scope written out

Each step is optional, and each one leads to the next. Every quote states the same scope limits you see here. You pay each AI provider directly for usage. No lock-in: you own every account and every file.

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Free consultation

$0

30 minutes, by phone or in person.

  • We learn how your business runs.
  • We tell you plainly whether AI helps.
  • No obligation.

AI review and plan

$500

Credited toward your setup.

  • A review of how work gets done in your business.
  • A written plan with priced recommendations.
  • The plan names what base setup or full service would cover.

Setup: base or full service

After the review, you pick base setup or full service. You can start with base setup and move to full service later. The base setup fee is credited when you upgrade.

Base setup

$2,000

  • Your Business Brain.
  • Frontier AI model access for up to 10 seats.
  • A low-cost model account with a spending cap, and smart model routing between it and your frontier models.
  • Up to three AI agents or agentic workflows for your most-needed tasks.
  • Work past these limits moves to full service or gets a separate quote.

Full service

Quoted by tier

  • A dedicated AI agent for each area of work.
  • Priced in tiers by the number of agents and workflows you need.
  • The AI review and plan sets your tier and price before any work starts.
  • Includes everything in base setup.
  • Includes private AI where the plan calls for it.

After setup (optional)

Upkeep plan

$1,000 per month

Month to month. Cancel anytime.

  • Monitoring, fixes, model and tool updates, and small changes.
  • Keeps the Business Brain current and tunes model routing as new models arrive.
  • Up to eight hours of work a month.
  • A reply within one business day.
  • One check-in call a month.
  • Covers a base setup. Upkeep for a full service is priced in its quote.

Self-sufficiency training

$5,000

Five consecutive business days, on site in Minnesota.

  • Up to 10 employees.
  • Your staff learn to run and maintain the systems themselves.
  • A written runbook your team keeps.

Single services

You can buy each of these on its own, without a setup. Each one is a one-time fee, with no monthly fee to us.

After-hours AI receptionist

$1,500

One-time setup.

  • One phone line at one location.
  • Answers during the hours your business is closed, from a script you approve.
  • Books appointments into one calendar and emails your staff a summary of each call.
  • Transfers urgent calls to an on-call number you choose.
  • One round of script changes within the first 30 days.
  • Text message summaries to your staff are a $250 add-on.
  • Texts need US carrier registration, which takes about two weeks before texts can go out.

You pay the voice platform directly. It bills by usage, so your monthly cost depends on your call volume.

The receptionist can also be one of the three AI agents in the $2,000 base setup, instead of a separate purchase.

AI workshop

$995

Half day. The shorter option next to the five-day training.

  • Four hours at your location in the Twin Cities metro.
  • Up to 10 people.
  • Uses the AI tools your business already pays for, or free versions if you don't pay for any yet.
  • A written handout for each person.
  • Travel within the metro is included.

Lead reactivation

$1,000

One-time setup. No ongoing fee and no per-appointment charge.

  • One campaign to up to 2,000 past customers from your own list.
  • Up to three emails in your business's voice. You approve each one before anything is sent.
  • Replies go to your inbox, and each email carries a booking link.
  • The campaign runs for 30 days.
  • Every email includes your postal address and an opt-out, as US law requires.
  • Emails go out from your own email marketing account. If you don't have one, we set one up in your name, and you pay its fee directly.
  • Text messages are a $500 add-on, sent only to customers who gave documented consent to receive texts, as US law requires.
  • Text messages go out from a texting account in your name, and you pay its usage fees directly.

Software costs

Our prices cover our work. The AI providers bill you directly. Frontier models bill by plan and seat. Low-cost models bill per use from a prepaid balance, with no subscription. The Business Brain is plain files and needs no paid software. Private AI uses open-weight models on hardware you own.

The after-hours AI receptionist runs on a voice platform that you pay directly. It bills by usage, so your monthly cost depends on your call volume.

Talk to us about your business

The first call is free and takes 30 minutes. You learn whether AI helps your business, with no obligation.