Pricing

Flat and predictable.
You know the cost before you sign.

We do not bill per API token, per call, or per message. You pay a fixed price for a fixed scope, or a flat monthly rate to run it. No metered surprises at month end.

Most AI pricing is designed to be unpredictable — you are charged per token, so your bill moves with usage you cannot easily forecast, and the vendor is quietly incentivized to make the system chattier. We do it the opposite way. Flat pricing aligns us with you: we have every reason to make the system efficient rather than verbose.


Key management model

BYOK or managed — your choice.

Every build can be deployed under two key management models. The model you choose affects who pays the AI providers directly — not the flat price we quote for the work.

You bring your own API keys.

You create accounts directly with Anthropic, OpenAI, or whichever providers the build requires. You hold the keys, you pay the providers, and you see every usage line on your own dashboard.

We provision the runtime environment, wire the keys into secrets (never plaintext config), and build the system. Our flat fee covers the build and the monthly retainer. Provider costs flow directly to you.

Full transparency — you see every token charged directly on the provider's dashboard
Provider costs are yours to negotiate (volume discounts, enterprise tiers)
Keys stored in Fly.io runtime secrets — never in plaintext, never logged

How it works

You

Create API accounts at Anthropic / OpenAI / etc. Share keys with us via a secure form — they go straight into runtime secrets.

Crowork

Build the system, provision the infra, wire the keys. Quote covers the build fee. You pay providers directly.

Ongoing

Flat monthly retainer covers supervision, maintenance, and self-healing updates. Provider API bills stay on your accounts.

Engagement tiers

The three stages.

Free

The audit

$0

Every engagement starts here, with no obligation and no charge.

Free operations audit
Plain-language automation map
Expected ROI, prioritized
Yours to keep — no obligation to proceed
Get a quote
Build

The build

Fixed

One flat number, agreed in advance. Scope-defined, definition-of-done clear before work starts.

Fixed price, fixed scope — no hourly meter
Clear definition of done before work starts
Scope changes re-quoted openly, in advance
End-to-end tested, documented, handed over
BYOK or managed keys — your choice
Get a quote
Monthly

Running it

Scoped at audit

For workers and pipelines we operate and maintain. Flat monthly rate — does not move with usage.

One monthly rate — never per token or message
Human oversight and supervision included
Self-healing maintenance included
Re-tuned as your process changes
Forecast it like any fixed operating cost
Discuss retainer

Exact figures are scoped per project and agreed before work starts. Retainers are scoped during your free audit based on system complexity — never a guessed rack rate.

What is not on your bill

No hidden meters.

not billed

Per-token billing

Not on your invoice

Never

Per-call or per-message metering

Not on your invoice

Never

Usage-based surprises at month end

Not on your invoice

Never

Charge for the initial audit

Not on your invoice

Free

Why flat pricing

Flat pricing aligns us with you. When we are not paid per token, we have every reason to make the system efficient rather than chatty. You get a cost you can plan around, and we get a relationship built on the result rather than the meter.

Read how the three stages connect on the process page.

Payment methods

We accept standard invoice payment (bank transfer, card) and self-custody crypto payments on major EVM-compatible networks. No KYC, no custodian — you send directly to the address we provide.

Whichever method you choose, the quoted amount is the same. Payment method does not affect scope or price.

Self-healing is included

The monthly retainer is not a support ticket queue. It includes the self-improvement loop: the system logs failures, drafts fixes, and the operator reviews and merges them. The worker gets better without extra billing.

Start

Start with the free audit.

Then we will quote a flat price for the work — before a single line of code is written.