04—Pricing

Setup fee. Monthly retainer. Quoted per project.

Four project shapes. Every engagement is a setup fee + monthly retainer, quoted post-audit within 48 hours.

01

Small

One workflow. Shipped fast.

ideal forTesting AI on one operation
setup
one-time
retainer
optional
duration
1–3 weeks
team
1 engineer
includes
audit · build · ship · 30d warranty
e.g.
  • voice receptionist
  • invoice classifier
  • lead-qualifying chatbot
Kill it after the audit. No retainer charged.
scope a small project
02

Medium

Multi-step workflow. End-to-end.

ideal forProduction on one operation
setup
one-time
retainer
recommended
duration
3–6 weeks
team
1 eng + consulting
includes
small + shadow run + evals + rollout
e.g.
  • outbound sales agent
  • support deflection w/ RAG
  • internal Q&A over docs
Shadow-run on real data before rollout.
scope a medium project
03

Big

Cross-team rollout. Production-grade.

ideal forOrg-wide, multi-team
setup
one-time
retainer
min. 3 months
duration
8–12 weeks
team
2 eng + consulting + ops
includes
medium + multi-workflow + audit logs + training
e.g.
  • cross-team approvals engine
  • AI-augmented underwriting
  • multi-region voice routing
Phased rollout with rollback paths at every step.
scope a big project
04

Enterprise

Programmatic AI partner.

ideal forMulti-year, regulated industry
setup
one-time
retainer
annual
duration
ongoing
team
Dedicated cross-functional team
includes
big + dedicated team + SOC 2/HIPAA + readouts
e.g.
  • compliance-graded RAG
  • regulated voice agent network
  • agentic ops + audit pipeline
Quarterly milestones. Cancel between any two.
talk to a partner
05—How we're priced differently

The SaaS pricing playbook doesn't fit agents.

Per-seat licenses
Pay more as headcount grows, even if usage is flat.
Setup + retainer. Headcountdoesn't change the price.
“Enterprise: contact us”
Hidden pricing, sales calls, custom POCs that never go live.
Public structure. Quote in 48 hours. Pilot in three weeks.
Vendor lock-in
Proprietary models, hidden prompts, repo we can’t access.
You own the code, the prompts, the keys. Retainer is care, not control.
06—Frequently asked

Questions teams ask us.

If you're chewing on something that isn't here, send it to team@phaselink.ai.

Why no prices on the website?

No two AI projects are alike. Your quote depends on integrations, data volume, compliance scope, and how clean your existing process is. We give a firm number within 48 hours of audit.

How does setup + retainer work?

Setup is one-time, scoped to the project: discovery, build, ship. Retainer is monthly, for care after launch — model updates, eval drift, new edges, new integrations.

What's the cheapest way to start?

A Small engagement — one workflow, 1–3 weeks, retainer optional. If the pilot doesn't earn back its cost, we tell you, and you don't pay the retainer.

Do prices include LLM costs?

No. Inference (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.) is billed at cost on your own accounts. We don't mark it up, and you keep the API keys.

Who owns the code and the prompts?

You do. Repo, prompts, evals, infrastructure — all in your accounts. The retainer is for convenience, never lock-in.

07—Start here

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