Consultant Pricing Models

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The Fractional AI Consultant’s Pricing Model Subject: Value-Based Pricing for AI Infrastructure Moving Away from Hourly Billing Billing by the hour punishes efficiency. In AI Ops, the value is in the Reclaimed Capacity (15+ hours/week) and the Systematized ROI. The 3-Tier Pricing Architecture Tier 1: The Audit (Fixed Fee: $1,500 - $2,500): Delivers the Workflow Audit (Module 0) and the Master Context Document. Tier 2: The Build (Fixed Fee: $5,000 - $15,000): Deployment of the “Core 3” (Ads Automation, GEO Architecture, Lead Scoring). Includes n8n setup and dashboarding. Tier 3: The OS Retainer (Monthly: $2,500 - $5,000): Maintenance, anomaly escalation, quarterly MCD updates, and expansion into Sales/Success.

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The Fractional AI Consultant’s Pricing Model

Subject: Value-Based Pricing for AI Infrastructure

Moving Away from Hourly Billing

Billing by the hour punishes efficiency. In AI Ops, the value is in the Reclaimed Capacity (15+ hours/week) and the Systematized ROI.

The 3-Tier Pricing Architecture

Tier 1: The Audit (Fixed Fee: $1,500 - $2,500): Delivers the Workflow Audit (Module 0) and the Master Context Document.

Tier 2: The Build (Fixed Fee: $5,000 - $15,000): Deployment of the “Core 3” (Ads Automation, GEO Architecture, Lead Scoring). Includes n8n setup and dashboarding.

Tier 3: The OS Retainer (Monthly: $2,500 - $5,000): Maintenance, anomaly escalation, quarterly MCD updates, and expansion into Sales/Success.

The Sales Argument

Compare the “Build” cost to the annual salary of a mid-level Marketing Manager ($85k+). You are delivering a system that performs 40% of that person’s work for 10% of the cost, and the system never takes a holiday.