Fixed price. No surprises. You know the total before we start.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a project cost?

Projects start from A$28K. The final price depends on five things: how long the build runs, its features and integrations, the size of the team (engineers and a project manager), how fast you need it, and how much polish it needs, such as testing depth, compliance and uptime. Calls and scoping are free until you get a proposal. We build a payback model during the discovery phase, before you sign. Deloitte's 2025 survey found most firms reach satisfactory AI returns in two to four years, so we start with the process that pays back fastest. Unlike hourly billing, we quote fixed-price for a defined scope, so you know the total investment upfront.

What if our budget is under A$28K?

That is fine. A$28K is where full projects start. If you have less, or you are not sure a full project is right yet, start with a proof of concept. Its price follows what it has to prove: the scope, the requirements, the time and the people it needs. A narrow test can cost far less than A$28K. Tell us your budget and what you need to see, and we will tell you plainly what is possible. If the numbers do not work, we say so on the first call. This holds in every region, and we quote in your currency.

Who works on my project?

A dedicated team. A Focused Build has a lead engineer, a mid-level engineer and a project manager. An Enterprise Build has 3 to 4 or more engineers, led by a project manager or a founder. A Phased Transformation has a dedicated team that grows by phase, with a project manager from phase 1. The people who scope your project stay on it, and one person owns your requirements and your deadline.

Why does every project have a project manager or a founder leading it?

Writing the code and running the project are two different jobs. Every project has a project manager, and on larger builds a founder can take that role. They own your requirements, your scope, your schedule and the day-to-day communication. That frees the engineers to build, and it gives you one person who is accountable for delivery.

How does the project manager prevent scope creep?

The scope is written down before you sign, with clear acceptance criteria. When a new request comes up, the project manager logs it, sizes it and agrees it with you before any work starts. Confirmed new scope is quoted separately, so the original fixed price stays fixed. Nothing is added quietly.

How does the project manager keep delivery on time?

The timeline is set at signing, and the project manager runs the build against it. You see working software in weekly demos, so a slip shows up in days, not months. Risks are raised early with a plan to deal with them, and decisions that need your input are flagged before they hold the team up.

How does the project manager keep you and the developers aligned?

The project manager turns your needs into written requirements the engineers can build from, and turns technical progress into plain updates you can act on. You do not have to translate between business language and engineering language. If a requirement is unclear, it gets settled with you early, before it turns into rework.

What does the project manager do each week?

They run the weekly demo, track progress against the milestones, update you on risks and decisions, and check the coming week's work against the agreed scope. You get a clear view of where the project stands without having to ask.

Does the project manager add to the price?

No. The project manager is part of the dedicated team and is included in the fixed price. You are not billed for them separately.

Can I still talk to the engineers directly?

Yes. The project manager coordinates the work, and you keep direct access to the engineers and founders who build it. The project manager keeps things moving and does not replace that access.

Why fixed price instead of hourly billing?

Hourly billing gives the vendor no incentive to move fast, and it leaves you exposed to scope creep. With a fixed price, we agree to one number before any code is written, scoped on real engineering hours rather than a sales target. If we move faster, that's our upside, not an extra invoice for you.

What if our project needs more than 6 months?

We break it into phases. For example, instead of an 18-month “AI transformation,” we deliver: Months 1-4, automate your #1 pain point and measure payback. Months 5-8, scale to the next 3 use cases based on learnings. Months 9-12, full enterprise deployment. You get value every 4 months instead of nothing for 18 months, and if phase 1 does not pay back, you can stop before phase 2.

What's included in the price after launch?

Every fixed-price engagement includes 30 days of post-launch support, full documentation, and team training so you can manage the system internally. After that, you can choose retainer support for ongoing monitoring and feature additions, or a fully managed service if you'd rather we run it as your outsourced AI team. Retainer and managed-service terms are agreed with you individually, based on your actual support needs, not a published rate card.

What happens if scope changes after we sign?

The fixed price covers the scope we agree on before you sign, documented in the proposal with clear acceptance criteria. If new requirements come up during the build, be it a new system to integrate, a new data source, a compliance requirement we did not know about, or a feature that was not in the original scope, we flag it as soon as we see it and work with your stakeholders to confirm it is genuinely new scope rather than something that should have been caught during discovery. Confirmed scope creep or change requests are quoted and billed separately, so the original fixed price stays fixed. The more your team can confirm requirements and sign off on the proposal before the build starts, the less this comes up.

Do you require a deposit or milestone payments?

Engagements are typically structured around project milestones rather than a single lump sum, so you're paying as work is delivered, not all upfront. The exact payment schedule is confirmed during scoping and laid out clearly in the proposal before you sign anything.

How do compliance requirements affect cost?

Security and compliance are built in from week one, not bolted on later, which is more efficient than retrofitting compliance after the fact. For regulated industries like finance and healthcare, we factor in SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, or SOX requirements during scoping, and we sign NDAs and BAAs as standard practice.

Do UK and Australian clients pay in their own currency?

Yes. UK engagements are contracted through EDGEFIRM LTD and invoiced in pounds sterling, and Australian engagements are invoiced in Australian dollars. The price in pounds or Australian dollars is fixed at signing, so exchange-rate movement during the build never changes your total.

Can we start with something smaller than a full build?

Projects start from A$28K, and a Focused Build is scoped as the smallest engagement that ships a production system rather than a demo. If you need to validate the idea first, the discovery call and the fixed quote with payback model are free, and a Phased Transformation lets you commit to phase one only and decide on the rest once the numbers are in.

What actually counts as "complexity" when you scope a project?

The five cost drivers above, applied to your specifics: how long the build runs, how many systems we connect to (a single CRM versus five platforms including a legacy database), how scattered or messy your data is, the size of the team, how fast you need it, which compliance regimes apply (SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX), and how much documentation and hands-on training your team needs at handoff. Two projects that sound similar on paper can land in different tiers because one needs to touch a 15-year-old system with no API and the other doesn't.

How is the free discovery call different from your paid AI Consulting engagements?

The 30-minute discovery call is exploratory: we learn your challenge and give you a ballpark timeline and investment range, with no obligation. AI Consulting is a separate, paid, fixed-scope engagement for when you need a formal written recommendation first, such as scoring a list of use cases, a build-versus-buy evaluation with real testing against your data, or an audit of a stalled project. Most clients only need the free call; the paid engagement is for when the decision itself needs evidence behind it before anyone commits to a build.

Can we be quoted in euros or UAE dirhams?

Yes. We publish market pages with local-currency pricing for the United Kingdom and Australia today. For the Eurozone, the UAE and other markets, the contract and invoicing currency is agreed with you in scoping, and the price is fixed at signing the same way it is for pounds and Australian dollars.