The honest answer is: less than the hours your team already loses to repetitive work. This page explains how AI consultancy is priced, what changes the cost, and what we charge, in pounds, with nothing hidden.
£500
for a first SEO and AI visibility audit
Summone rate card, excludes VAT
£2,750
fixed for the Baseline Pack team workshop, up to five people
Summone rate card, excludes VAT
Start with what it is worth
Before any price, work out the hours. That is the number to compare any quote against.
The sum that matters
5 hours a week back x 50 working weeks = 250 hours a year. That is nearly seven working weeks of one person's year, moved from admin to growing the business.
How AI consultancy is priced
Day rate. Common for advice and training. Simple, but the risk of overrun sits with you.
Fixed workshop. One price for a defined session and its outputs.
Fixed-price build. One price for one working system, agreed before work starts.
Monthly retainer. Ongoing hours for support, set-up and training your team on real work.
What changes the cost
Clarity. How clearly the problem is defined.
Scale. How many people and systems are involved.
Type of work. Advice, training, or a build that runs on its own.
Data. Security and governance needs.
Logistics. Travel and timescale.
What we charge
Prices exclude VAT. Builds are quoted in writing at a fixed price before work starts, include four weeks of running-in, and carry a 30-day fix-free warranty after go-live. Everything runs on your own accounts.
£500
SEO and AI visibility audit. How you show up in Google and in AI answers against competitors, with a ranked fix list.
One-off
£2,750
Baseline Pack. Five one-to-ones, a half-day team workshop, a written pack and a one-page standard.
Fixed, up to 5 seats. £350 per extra seat
£750
Monthly retainer, light. 5 hours a month, used however suits you.
A month
£1,500
Monthly retainer. 12 hours plus four 90-minute sessions with your team on real work.
A month, up to 5 seats
£1,500
Scoping workshop. Half a day on site, a written phased plan and a firm price for phase one.
Credited in full against phase one
£950
Small build. One trigger, one output, up to 2 days.
Fixed
£2,750
Medium build. A capture form or small app plus a data flow, with four weeks running-in.
Fixed, up to £3,500
£6,000
Large build. An accounts-package integration or a live data view.
Fixed, starting price
Kerbco
Published prices / Edinburgh and central Scotland
We mentored Kerbco's founder to publish fixed prices up front: a standard dropped kerb at £2,495, with a free site survey first. Buyers arrive knowing the number. It was earning within two weeks of launch. Read the case study.
A sensible first step
Most clients start with the Baseline Pack or a scoping workshop. One fixed price, a trained team or a written plan at the end, and nothing committed beyond it. If you are weighing up consultants, read how to choose an AI consultant in Scotland.
AI Consultancy Cost: Questions and Answers
Independent AI consultants in the UK usually charge by the day, by the workshop, by the project or by the month. At Summone, a first audit is £500, a fixed-price team workshop (the Baseline Pack) is £2,750 for up to five people, and monthly support starts at £750. All prices exclude VAT.
A fixed price is better for defined work, because the risk of overrun sits with the consultant, not you. A day rate suits open-ended advice. We quote builds at a fixed price, in writing, before work starts.
Start with one small, fixed-price piece of work that proves value on a real process: an audit, a workshop or a single small build. At Summone that is £500 to £2,750. Scottish SMEs should also check the National AI Adoption Programme, which can fund some first steps.
You should. Everything we build runs on your own accounts and belongs to you. Ask any consultant this before you sign.
Get a straight number for your business
Book a free call with Steven. Tell us the job that eats your hours, and we will tell you what fixing it would cost.