Fixed prices. Clear phases. No surprises on the invoice.
You pay for one phase at a time, at a price agreed in writing before we start. Model and cloud costs are shown on their own line, at cost plus 10% when we hold the accounts, or with no margin if you pay the providers directly.
How we price
We price each phase separately, so you never commit to more than you can judge.
Discover: fixed price.
The AI Opportunity Sprint has one price, set before it starts. At the end you have a prioritised roadmap and a business case. You can stop there. If you sign a pilot within 60 days of the read-out, 50% of the Sprint fee is credited against it.
Prove: fixed price, with a success metric.
The pilot is a fixed price for 4 to 8 weeks on your real data. Before we build, we agree in writing the metric that counts as success and the evaluation set we will score against.
Build: fixed price per milestone.
Production work is split into milestones, such as integration, security review, go-live and training. Each milestone has a price and a definition of done.
Run: monthly.
Managed AI is a monthly retainer. It covers monitoring, weekly quality measurement, improvements and support. Minimum term is six months, then month to month with 60 days’ notice.
Academy: per day.
Training is priced per day of delivery, with materials included.
Indicative prices
These are ranges, not quotes. Your price is fixed in a written proposal after the discovery call. All prices are in ₹ and exclude GST, which is added at 18%.
- AI Opportunity SprintFind where AI pays back, with a prioritised roadmap and business caseTypical length: 2 to 3 weeksIndicative price: ₹1.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh
- Customer Support AgentsAI that resolves customer queries on WhatsApp, web and email, with human hand-offTypical length: 6 to 12 weeksIndicative price: ₹8 lakh to ₹35 lakh
- Document IntelligenceReads invoices, KYC, claims, contracts and statements into your systemsTypical length: 4 to 10 weeksIndicative price: ₹6 lakh to ₹30 lakh
- Voice Agents in Indian LanguagesPhone agents for reminders, collections, booking and surveys in Hindi, Marathi and moreTypical length: 6 to 12 weeksIndicative price: ₹10 lakh to ₹40 lakh
- Knowledge AssistantsEmployees ask questions of policies, SOPs and manuals, with citationsTypical length: 4 to 8 weeksIndicative price: ₹5 lakh to ₹20 lakh
- Workflow Automation AgentsAgents that do back-office work: reconciliation, GST checks, order processing, reportsTypical length: 3 to 8 weeksIndicative price: ₹4 lakh to ₹20 lakh
- Analytics AgentsLeaders ask questions of their own data in plain languageTypical length: 6 to 10 weeksIndicative price: ₹8 lakh to ₹30 lakh
- AI Governance and DPDP ReadinessPolicies, risk assessments, DPDP compliance and controls for AI useTypical length: 3 to 6 weeksIndicative price: ₹3 lakh to ₹15 lakh
- Envisstack AcademyHands-on AI training for leaders, managers and engineering teamsTypical length: 1 to 5 daysIndicative price: ₹75,000 to ₹3 lakh per day
- Managed AI (retainer)Monitoring, evaluation, improvements and support after go-liveTypical length: MonthlyIndicative price: ₹75,000 to ₹5 lakh per month
- Website DevelopmentStarter, business, e-commerce or booking websites; website care from ₹8,000 a monthTypical length: 2 to 8 weeksIndicative price: ₹40,000 to ₹8 lakh
- Social Media ManagementPosts, reels, replies and Google Business Profile; ads management at 12 to 15% of ad spend, minimum ₹20,000 a monthTypical length: MonthlyIndicative price: ₹25,000 to ₹90,000 per month
- Business AutomationLeads into one CRM or sheet, WhatsApp follow-ups and remindersTypical length: 1 to 4 weeksIndicative price: ₹60,000 to ₹2 lakh
- Analytics DashboardsSales, marketing and operations dashboards from your existing dataTypical length: 2 to 4 weeksIndicative price: ₹1 lakh to ₹3 lakh
For build services, the range covers the pilot and the production build together. The Managed AI retainer is separate.
Grow online services are sold as fixed packages; each service page lists them. Small businesses can also buy fixed-scope packages of DPDP Readiness, Invoice and Document Automation and an AI Receptionist, from ₹1.5 lakh each. Ad spend, WhatsApp message fees and software licences are paid by you directly, or passed through at cost plus 10% when we hold the account.
How you pay
40% in advance. The rest on milestones.
- We invoice 40% of each phase’s fixed price when you sign.
- The remaining 60% is invoiced against milestones written into the proposal. Each milestone has a definition of done that you sign off.
- Managed AI is invoiced monthly in advance.
- Academy days are invoiced 40% on booking and the balance after delivery.
- Payment terms are stated on each invoice. GST is charged at the applicable rate, currently 18%.
Model, API and cloud costs
Passed through at cost plus 10%, or with no margin from your own accounts. Never absorbed. Always on a separate line.
AI systems cost money to run. Every call to a model, every minute of speech and every server costs something, and that cost grows with use. We do not hide it inside our fee, and we do not absorb it and recover it elsewhere.
- Model, API, telephony and cloud costs appear on a separate line on every invoice.
- When we hold the accounts, they are charged at cost plus a 10% handling margin, which covers foreign exchange, card and bank charges and administration. No other mark-up.
- If you prefer, you pay the providers directly from your own accounts, and we charge nothing on that line.
- Before go-live, we give you a cost estimate per conversation, per document or per call, based on the pilot. During Run, we report actual spend every month and flag anything that moves.
Outcome-based pricing
We like being paid for results. We only offer it when results can be measured reliably.
That usually means after at least one quarter of Run, once we have a stable baseline, clean data on volumes and a metric both sides trust. Then we can discuss part of the retainer being linked to an outcome, such as cost per resolved query or documents processed without human correction. Until then, pricing an outcome would be a guess, and we do not price guesses.
- 1Run for at least a quarter
- 2Stable baseline and clean volume data
- 3Part of the retainer linked to an outcome
What changes the price
Things that move the price up
- Systems with no API, where we integrate through files, screens or a database.
- Strict data rules that need on-premise or private model hosting.
- More languages, channels or document types.
- Higher accuracy targets, which need a larger evaluation set and more human review.
- Many teams or sites to train.
Things that keep the price down
- A clear owner on your side who can make decisions.
- Clean sample data available in week one.
- A narrow first scope, widened after the pilot proves itself.
- Using your existing cloud account and identity system.
What is not included
Unless your proposal says otherwise, our fees do not include:
- Model, API, telephony, WhatsApp Business messaging and cloud costs (passed through, as above).
- Software licences for your existing systems, such as SAP, Salesforce, Zoho or Tally.
- Changes your IT vendor must make on their side. We work with them; their time is billed by them.
- Hardware.
- Legal advice. Our governance work is practical guidance. Your lawyer should review policies before you adopt them.
- Travel outside Mumbai. Billed at cost, agreed in advance.
What a budget might look like
Illustrative only. This is not a client and not a quote. It shows how the phases add up for a mid-sized company building one Customer Support Agent on WhatsApp.
| Phase | What happens | Length | Indicative cost (₹, excl. GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | AI Opportunity Sprint: workshops, data review, roadmap, business case | 2 to 3 weeks | ₹1.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh |
| Prove | Fixed-price pilot on real conversations, scored against an agreed evaluation set | 4 to 8 weeks | Part of the ₹8 lakh to ₹35 lakh service range |
| Build | Integration, security review, guardrails, monitoring, team training | 2 to 6 weeks | Part of the ₹8 lakh to ₹35 lakh service range |
| Run | Managed AI retainer | Monthly | ₹75,000 to ₹5 lakh per month |
| Pass-through | WhatsApp messaging, model API and hosting costs | Monthly | Estimated from the pilot, charged at cost plus 10% (no margin if you pay providers directly) |
The first year for a single system like this would usually fall between the bottom and top of these ranges added together. Where you land depends on the number of systems we connect to, the languages and the accuracy you need. You will see a fixed number for each phase before you commit to it.
Pricing questions
Why do you not publish a single price?
Because the work depends on your systems and data. A support agent that reads from one CRM is a different job from one that reads from three legacy databases. The ranges are honest. Your fixed price follows the discovery call.
Is the discovery call free?
Yes. It is 30 minutes with a founder. Within three working days you get a one-page note with what we heard and the next step we recommend.
Do we have to do the Sprint first?
No. If you already know the problem, the data and the metric, we can go straight to a pilot. The Sprint is for companies that want to choose the right first project.
What happens to our money if the pilot misses the success metric?
The pilot is fixed price, so you pay what was agreed. You get the full evaluation report, why it fell short and what we recommend. You are under no obligation to go further.
Can we pay the model and cloud providers ourselves?
Yes, and we recommend it where your finance team can manage it. The accounts are then in your name, you see every rupee, and we charge no margin on that line.
How do you estimate running costs before go-live?
From the pilot. We measure the cost per conversation, call or document on real data, then multiply by your expected volumes. You get the estimate in writing before Build starts.
Is GST included in the prices?
No. All prices exclude GST, which is added at the applicable rate, currently 18%.
Can we cancel the Managed AI retainer?
Yes. The minimum term is six months, then it runs month to month with 60 days’ notice. On exit, we hand over everything you need to run the system yourself.
Do you offer outcome-based pricing?
Only once we can measure the outcome reliably, usually after a quarter of Run. Before then, it would be a guess dressed up as a guarantee.
Do you charge for travel?
Not within Mumbai. Travel elsewhere is billed at cost and agreed in advance.