PRICING

Priced to the architecture you actually need.

We're a small senior team, not a body shop billing for headcount. Every engagement starts with a free build audit so the scope — and the number — is grounded in your real product, not a guess. Here's how the relationship usually works.

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Build Audit

Free

For founders who want a straight read before committing anything.

  • 30-minute call with senior engineers
  • An architecture map of your product
  • Your real cost curve at 10× and 100×
  • An honest read on what breaks first
  • Takeaways are yours to keep
Book the audit
Most founders
Design & build

Product Build

Project — scoped after the audit

For taking an idea or MVP to a scalable, AI-native product the right way.

  • Architecture & cost model designed from sprint one
  • Microservices, backend & APIs built by the team that designed them
  • AI cost engineering baked in, not bolted on
  • Load-tested and right-sized before launch
  • Fixed milestones and a clear range — no open-ended billing
Scope my build
Scale & optimize

Scale & Cost Engineering

Retainer / month

For live products where AI or infra cost is rising and scale is biting.

  • Ongoing AI/LLM cost reduction (routing, caching, batching)
  • Incremental monolith-to-microservices migration
  • Performance engineering & cloud right-sizing
  • Cost-per-user instrumented and tracked
  • Senior capacity without a senior hire
Talk through scope

We publish ranges, not fixed list prices, because pricing a senior build before understanding the architecture would be a guess. The audit makes the number real — and it's free.

No surprises, in three steps.

// HOW ENGAGEMENTS WORK
01

Free build audit

We map your architecture and cost curve and tell you where it breaks first. You leave with takeaways whether or not we work together.

02

Scoped proposal

If it's a fit, you get a clear scope, milestones and a number — project-based for a build, monthly for ongoing work. You decide with the full picture.

03

Build & scale

The same senior team designs, builds and owns the cost model end to end — and stays as long as you need the scale and cost work continued.

Pricing questions

// FAQ
How much does it cost to work with you?
It depends on scope, which is exactly what the free build audit clarifies. We price to the architecture you actually need — project-based for a new build, or a monthly retainer for ongoing scale and cost engineering. You get a clear scope and number after the audit, before any commitment.
Is the build audit really free?
Yes — a free 30-minute call where we map your architecture and cost curve and tell you where the system breaks first. No obligation, and the takeaways are yours either way.
Fixed price or time-and-materials?
For a defined build we scope a project with clear milestones and a fixed range. For continuous work — cost engineering, migrations, performance — a monthly retainer fits better. We recommend the model that matches your stage during the audit.
Can you work within a startup budget?
Often, yes — because we design the cost curve up front, the engagement is scoped to what moves your product forward now and defers what can wait. We'll tell you honestly if budget and goals don't line up rather than start a project that can't succeed.

Get a real number — start with the free audit.

Tell us what you're building. We'll map the architecture and cost curve, then scope honestly from there.

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