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Engagement models

Four ways to work with us, priced after scoping

We do not publish day rates, because a number without a scope is meaningless. What we can tell you up front is how each engagement is structured and which one usually fits.

Discovery sprint

Basis
Fixed fee
Typical duration
1–2 weeks

A feasibility review before anyone commits to a build. You get a written assessment and a baseline number.

  • Data audit: volume, quality, labelling gaps
  • Baseline model or benchmark on your data
  • Written feasibility assessment
  • Scoped proposal with timeline and cost

Best when you are not yet sure the project is viable.

Fixed-scope project

Most common
Basis
Fixed fee, milestone-based
Typical duration
4–16 weeks

A defined deliverable with agreed acceptance criteria. Priced once the discovery work has removed the unknowns.

  • Agreed scope and acceptance criteria
  • Milestone payments tied to delivery
  • Fortnightly demos on staging
  • Handover documentation and runbooks

Best when the requirements are clear and stable.

Dedicated team

Basis
Monthly retainer or hourly rate
Typical duration
Rolling, 3-month minimum

A named team working as an extension of yours, with overlapping hours and direct access rather than a ticket queue. Billed as a monthly retainer, or hourly where the volume varies month to month.

  • Named engineers, consistent across months
  • Monthly retainer or an agreed hourly rate
  • Direct access to the team, no account layer
  • Capacity flexes with agreed notice
  • Priority on urgent work

Best for ongoing product work or evolving requirements. This is what most of our long-term clients use, including teams of up to 30 on a single account.

Data services

Basis
Per unit or hourly
Typical duration
Per batch

Annotation and labelling priced by volume, or hourly for exploratory and ad-hoc work.

  • Per-unit pricing scaled to volume
  • Sample batch for sign-off before bulk work
  • Quality report with agreement metrics
  • Delivery in your training format

Best for dataset preparation with a defined output format.

How we price

No pricing before scoping

We will not quote a build from a brief alone. The discovery sprint exists so both sides are pricing the same thing.

You own everything

Code, models, weights, and datasets are yours. No licensing back to us, no lock-in on inference.

Fixed fees stay fixed

If we scoped it wrong, that is our problem. Change requests are priced separately and agreed before work starts.

Want a number for your project?

Describe the problem and we'll tell you which model fits and roughly what it costs - before you commit to anything.

Request a quote