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This page is a quick credibility check to help you sense-check costs. It compares a typical “AI employee” setup with broad industry ranges for inbound (answering calls & booking) and outbound (follow-ups & outreach).

Assumptions (to keep this honest):

Running costs: shown as a per-minute usage range (voice/telephony usage varies by provider).
Totals: “PA” means per annum and uses a typical small-business usage band rather than worst-case enterprise volumes.
Industry ranges: are broad on purpose—vendors bundle differently (minutes, seats, numbers, CRM, support, onboarding).

Cost Category	AI Employee (Inbound)	AI Employee (Outbound)
Our Solution
Software Subscription	150 / month	250 / month
Initial Setup/Training	495 (one-time)	1,495 (one-time)
Maintenance/Updates	Included in subscription	Included in subscription
Human Oversight	5–10 hours/month (quality checks)	5–10 hours/month (quality checks)
Licensing Fees	Included in subscription	Included in subscription
Running Costs (usage)	0.35 per minute (typical)	0.35 per minute (typical)
Total Est Costs (PA)	1,800	3,000
Annual Savings Compared to Competition	6,600	5,400
Average Industry Costs
Software Subscription	200–500/month (varies by provider)	200–500/month (if similar AI tools used)
Initial Setup/Training	2,000–5,000 (one-time configuration)	2,000–5,000 (training data sets)
Maintenance/Updates	100–500/month (AI retraining, updates)	100–600/month (software updates)
Human Oversight	5–10 hours/month (quality checks)	5–10 hours/month (monitoring performance)
Licensing Fees	0–5,000/year (varies by model/provider)	0–5,000/year (if using proprietary models)
Running Costs (usage)	0.20–0.50 per minute (typical range)	0.30–0.60 per minute (typical range)
Total Est Costs (PA)	8,400	8,400

* All figures refer to your local currency.

Note: This is a general comparison for credibility and expectation-setting. Actual costs depend on call volumes, call duration, integrations (CRM/booking), number provisioning, and whether your provider bundles minutes or charges usage separately. If you want, we can map your current vendor quote or your current call volumes to an apples-to-apples view.

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