Buyer’s guide
The board or CEO wants an AI plan by a named meeting, while pilots already run in several departments and nobody can compare them.
Consult: $2,000 for 5 hours. Build: $45,000 minimum over 3 months, from $15,000 a month.
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A COO, CIO or founder-CEO of an established company with several departments, asked for an AI strategy without an AI team.
If you need a vendor shortlist by Friday or a legal opinion on AI regulation, we are the wrong first call. If you are still exploring, the free decision exercise at of1.ai/ask is a good place to start, with no AI and nothing sent.
$2,000 $400 an hour · 5-hour blocks
A $2,000 block (five hours) can work toward a first map of one or two departments: what runs, what is known with sources, the open questions ranked, and one reversible first move. We agree the scope at the start. A whole-company map may need more hours, and no block guarantees a finished strategy.
$45,000 minimum · $15,000 a month · 3-month term
Build makes economic sense when the map has picked moves worth building and their value plausibly exceeds the $45,000 three-month minimum ($15,000 a month for up to 5 processes at once). If the map picks nothing worth that, stay with Consult.
| Level | Price | At once | Three-month minimum | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build | $15,000 a month | Up to 5 business processes at once | $45,000 | The base level. |
| Build Plus | $25,000 a month | Up to 10 business processes at once | $75,000 | Adds processes that talk to your customers live or touch health, payment or student records, same-day requests, and 2 of your people trained as champions. |
| Build Program | $50,000 a month | Up to 20 business processes at once, across departments | $150,000 | Adds a named person on call around the clock as your backup, one shared platform piece at a time, and an MSA, a DPA, insurance and a security review. |
Moves that talk to customers live or touch health, payment or student records are listed in Build Plus ($25,000 a month, $75,000 minimum). An MSA, a DPA, insurance and a security review are listed in Build Program ($50,000 a month, $150,000 minimum). If procurement needs any of them at a lower level, ask, and we confirm the scope in writing.
New software products and replacing a core system are quoted separately. Our shared 24/7 rotation covers only the systems we build with you, with response terms in writing.
Optional arithmetic on your own numbers, to set beside the commitments above. It runs only in this browser tab: there are no default figures, and nothing is saved or sent.
Three months is counted as 13 weeks. This is not an estimate of savings: a system would not remove all of this work, your team’s time during the build counts too, and quality and risk matter as much as hours.
Before choosing Build
The total cost of today’s work is not the amount a system will save. Count only the time, errors or delays you have a credible plan to remove.
For work judged by quality, service or risk, agree how you will evaluate those outcomes too. A saving or improvement is something to measure, not a promise this page can make.
Send your CEO or CFO the sample map, the Consult price ($2,000 for five hours) and one sentence on the decision that is waiting. If Build follows, add the three-month minimum and the moves it would build.
Choose one when you need a large team, cross-company benchmarking or a formal report for a regulator or investor.
We draw the map with you and teach you to keep it current, and Build can make the first moves with you. We do not supply an analyst team.
Choose this when someone on your team has the time, hands-on AI experience and the board’s trust.
We add the method, outside experience with AI tools and the habit of a source and a date on every claim. The map stays yours either way.
The free Of One exercise helps you map a decision and its open questions. Work through it in your browser, without an email gate or AI. Sending your answers for help is optional.
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Send a short enquiry, then choose a time to talk or wait for our reply. We agree the scope and price before paid work begins. Sending this form does not book or buy a service.