pricing
What AI help costs a small business
The first 30-minute call is free. After that, coaching, team training, tool reviews, and done-for-you builds are all $100 an hour online, quoted before we start and billed after the work. No long-term contracts.
Last updated: October 10, 2026
| Service | How it's priced |
|---|---|
| Free 30-minute intro call | Free. A short form first, then a phone call. No card, no obligation. |
| One-on-one AI coaching | $100/hr, online. Billed after each session. |
| AI training for your team | $100/hr, online. You'll know the total before we start. |
| Train your in-house AI person | $100/hr. We estimate how many sessions it takes on the free call. |
| AI tool recommendations | Starts on the free call. Deeper reviews at $100/hr. |
| Done-for-you setup | Quoted up front from the hours it takes, at $100/hr. |
| Your AI guy, on retainer | A monthly block of hours at the same $100/hr. |
How billing works
- We agree on what we're doing, and roughly how many hours it takes, before the clock starts.
- We bill after the work, by invoice. You can stop any time and pay only for the time already worked.
- If a tool needs a subscription to run, you know the monthly cost before we set it up, and the account is yours.
- Retainers are a monthly block of hours at the same rate, month to month, with the details in writing first.
Why is it this low?
We'd rather prove it than pitch it. The first 30-minute call is free so you can hear what's possible for your business before spending a dollar. After that it's $100 an hour for online sessions, training, and builds, low for the Bay Area on purpose: the AI does the heavy lifting. You'll know the price of anything before we touch it.
What other AI consultants and trainers charge
For comparison, here's what other firms publish on their own websites. These are asking prices, they vary a lot, and they change, so check before you compare.
- Independent AI consultants, by the hour
- About $150 to $350 an hour
- Sources: AI Essentials pricing guide, Layer3 Labs rate guide
- Team AI workshops
- About $1,000 to $4,000 per workshop
- Sources: BlueShore.AI training prices, Palavir small business guide
- AI consultant on retainer (“fractional AI officer”)
- About $2,000 to $15,000 a month
- Sources: AI Essentials pricing guide, MyAIEvolution prices
Gathered October 2026.
Free AI training exists, too
Google, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and local small business centers run free AI workshops, and they're a good start. Where we come in is the hands-on step after: your own accounts, your own tasks, set up and working.
ready when you are
Start with a free 30-minute call.
Two minutes of quick questions so we come prepared, then we reach out to set up your free phone call. No pitch, no jargon: we hear how your business runs and point you the right way.
Why is the first call free?
We'd rather prove it than pitch it. The first 30-minute call is free so you can hear what's possible for your business before spending a dollar. After that it's $100 an hour for online sessions, training, and builds, low for the Bay Area on purpose: the AI does the heavy lifting. You'll know the price of anything before we touch it.
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