PRICING

Fixed fees. No hourly billing. Full source code handover.

Every engagement is scoped and priced before work begins. You know the cost, the timeline, and what you'll own at the end. Infrastructure costs (LLM APIs, hosting) are passed through at cost — we don't mark them up.

001 — ENGAGEMENTS
TIER 1

AI Audit

£3,500
2 WEEKS · FIXED FEE

The starting point. We interview your team, map your workflows, and find the opportunities worth building.

You get:
  • — 2 × 90-minute strategy sessions (kickoff + findings)
  • — 4–6 stakeholder interviews across your team
  • — Systems and tooling inventory
  • — Process mapping of the 3 highest-leverage areas
  • — 15–25 page AI Readiness & Opportunity Report
  • — Prioritised system list with ROI modelling
  • — Build-vs-buy recommendations for each system
  • — Proposal for build or partnership engagement

The £3,500 is deducted from your first build or partnership invoice if you proceed within 30 days.

Start with an audit
TIER 2

Scoped Build

£15,000 – £150,000
4–10 WEEKS · FIXED FEE · FIXED SCOPE

A specific system, built and deployed. For firms that know what they want or have completed an audit.

You get:
  • — Fixed-fee, fixed-scope engagement (no open-ended billing)
  • — Milestone-based payments: 30% signature, 40% staging, 20% go-live, 10% post-launch
  • — Full source code handover to your GitHub
  • — 60-day warranty and support post-launch
  • — Documentation and team training

Typical builds: intake automation, document processing pipelines, CRM integrations, lead scoring systems, creative production pipelines, internal dashboards, client-facing calculators.

Book a scoping call
TIER 3

Partnership

From £8,000/month
6-MONTH MINIMUM · EMBEDDED DELIVERY

The core offer. We embed alongside your team as your AI implementation partner — building 3–8 systems per quarter with dedicated support and strategic reviews.

You get:
  • — 3–8 production systems per quarter
  • — Embedded delivery (we work inside your tools and processes)
  • — Regular strategic reviews
  • — Priority support and response
  • — Source code handover on all systems
  • — Infrastructure costs passed through at cost

This is how Formulaic works best — ongoing, compounding, building systems that make each other better.

Book a call to discuss partnership
002 — HOW WE PRICE

Three principles_

Fixed fees, not hourly. You're buying an outcome, not our time. We never expose the cost structure — the price reflects the value of the system, not the hours it took.

No scope creep. Everything outside the original scope is a change order or a new engagement. You'll never get a surprise invoice.

No lock-in. You own the source code. You can walk away with everything we built. Contractual suspension rights for non-payment are standard, but we earn retention through value, not leverage.

003 — COMMON QUESTIONS
What does the audit actually produce? +

A 15–25 page report covering your current systems, the top 5 AI opportunities ranked by ROI, implementation sequencing, and build-vs-buy recommendations for each. Plus a proposal for the build or partnership engagement if you want to proceed.

Is the £3,500 audit fee really deducted from the next engagement? +

Yes. If you sign a build or partnership engagement within 30 days of the audit delivery, the full £3,500 is credited against your first invoice.

What's included in the build price — just the development? +

Development, deployment, documentation, team training, and a 60-day post-launch warranty. Infrastructure costs (LLM APIs, cloud hosting) are passed through at cost separately — we don't mark them up.

Can we start with a build without doing the audit first? +

Yes, if you already know what you want built. We'll run a shorter paid scoping phase to define the spec. But most firms find the audit surfaces opportunities they hadn't considered.

What happens at the end of a partnership? +

You own everything. Source code, documentation, credentials. We hand it all over. If you want to bring operations in-house or switch providers, you can — nothing is locked to us.

Do you work with firms outside the UK? +

Yes. We're based in the UK and work with clients across the UK and US. Time-zone overlap and data residency requirements determine what's practical.

Not sure which tier fits?_

Book a 30-minute call. We'll ask about your firm, your pain points, and your budget — and tell you honestly which engagement makes sense. Most firms start with the audit.

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