The first step
AI Build Audit
A small paid step that de-risks the big one. In five business days you get a technical plan, a fixed-price build proposal, and a thin slice you could ship — grounded in real work, not a guess.
Fixed price
5 business days · written audit + live readout
- Architecture + tech-stack plan
- Fixed-price, phased Build proposal
- AI-feasibility + risk assessment
- Thin-slice scope to ship first
- Effort + timeline estimate
What you get
A plan you could hand to any team.
Six concrete deliverables. No vague slide decks — the artifacts a real build actually needs.
Technical architecture plan
The system design we would build: services, data model, integrations, and the AWS/cloud topology — with the key tradeoffs called out.
Fixed-price Build proposal
A phased, fixed-price quote for the actual build. No hourly estimate, no open-ended SOW — a number you can take to a budget.
AI-feasibility & risk assessment
An honest read on what AI can and cannot do reliably for your product, where the technical risk lives, and how we would contain it.
Thin-slice scope
The smallest working version worth shipping first — defined precisely enough to start, so you see real software in weeks.
Tech-stack recommendation
The stack we would use and why, including what our production-tested template gives you on day one versus what gets built custom.
Effort & timeline estimate
A realistic phase-by-phase timeline to a launchable product, with the dependencies you would need to hit it.
How the week runs
Five days, start to plan.
Kickoff
A working session to understand the product, the users, the constraints, and what success looks like. You share the idea, existing code, or prototype.
Deep dive
We pressure-test the concept and, if it exists, audit the codebase and AI build. We design the architecture and size the work.
Readout
You get the written audit, the fixed-price Build proposal, and a live walkthrough. You leave with a plan you could hand to any team.
Who it is for
If you need certainty before you build.
Founders with an idea
You want a real technical plan and a fixed price before you spend on a build — not a napkin estimate.
Teams with an existing build
You have code (often AI-generated) that needs an honest audit: what is solid, what is risk, and what it takes to get to production.
SMBs needing custom software
You need an internal tool or product built right, and you want certainty on scope and cost before committing.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the AI Build Audit and how long does it take?+
It is a flat $4,000 and runs over five business days. You get a written audit, a fixed-price build proposal, and a live readout at the end.
Is the fee credited if we move forward?+
Yes. If you proceed to a Build with us within 30 days, the full $4,000 is credited toward your first build phase. The Audit effectively becomes free when you build with us.
What do I actually walk away with?+
A technical architecture plan, a phased fixed-price build proposal, an AI-feasibility and risk assessment, a thin-slice scope you could ship first, a stack recommendation, and an effort and timeline estimate. It is a plan you could hand to any competent team — including one that is not us.
Do I need to have written code already?+
No. The Audit works whether you have just an idea, a prototype, or an existing codebase. For founders we focus on scoping and architecture; for teams with code we add a codebase and AI-build audit.
Why pay for this instead of getting a free quote?+
Free quotes are guesses made without doing the work. The Audit is a small paid step where we actually design the system and size the build, so the proposal is grounded in reality. Projects that start from a real audit are far more likely to ship on scope and budget.
What happens after the Audit?+
You decide. Many clients proceed to a phased, fixed-price Build (typically $15k–$40k for a thin slice) and an optional monthly Run retainer. There is no obligation — the plan is yours either way.
Book your AI Build Audit.
Tell us what you are building. We will confirm fit and get you scheduled — most Audits start within a week.