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Pricing

Solutions that scale with you

Transparent pricing, no surprises. From one-off automations to ongoing partnerships — choose what fits your business.

All prices in AUD, excluding GST

How We Charge

You pay for what it does — not how long it took.

We use a three-layer model that eliminates hourly billing and ensures you benefit when AI gets cheaper.

Layer 1

Build Fee

One-time, value-based

Fixed price based on the VALUE of the outcome — not hours spent.

From $1,500

Layer 2

Running Costs

Monthly, transparent

Actual infrastructure costs. Your accounts or ours. When AI gets cheaper, your bill drops.

Typical $2–150/mo

Layer 3

Growth Partnership

Monthly, optional

Ongoing optimisation, new features, AI model upgrades, and strategic guidance.

Scoped per engagement

Your systems need hosting, a database, and sometimes AI API calls. You choose who manages it:

Option A: You Manage

Self-hosted

Accounts live in YOUR name. You control billing directly.

Cloud hosting$0–30/mo
Database$0–30/mo
AI API calls$2–100/mo
Domain~$15/yr
+ Additional tools as needed
Typical$2–150/month

Varies by project

  • ✓ Full ownership
  • ✓ Direct cost control
  • ✓ Costs drop as AI improves

Best for: Businesses with in-house IT or tech-savvy owners

Option B: We Manage

Managed by LJ Scaffold

We handle setup, billing, monitoring & maintenance.

Infrastructure costs + management bundled into a monthly partnership fee, scoped to your needs.

  • ✓ Zero admin overhead
  • ✓ We optimise costs for you automatically
  • ✓ Priority support & monitoring included

Best for: Businesses that want hands-off AI operations

Either way — your code, data, and documentation are always yours. Option B is convenience, not lock-in.

Our Services

Everything we build, in detail.

Click any service to explore features, integrations, and pricing tier availability.

Document Intelligence

Turn paperwork into structured data — automatically

From $1,500120 hrs/month saved

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Smart Communication

Every message read, sorted, and answered — in minutes

From $1,50070% handled automatically

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Insights & Alerts

Know what’s happening before it becomes a problem

From $2,000$2,500/week saved

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Scheduling & Optimisation

The right people, in the right place, at the right time

From $2,000$10,000/month saved

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Deploy OpenClaw

Your AI agent, self-hosted and fully autonomous

From $2,00050+ integrations

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The AI Cost Collapse

Smarter every quarter. Cheaper every year.

AI model costs have dropped 99% in 3 years — and they’re still falling. With our pass-through model, your running costs drop automatically. SaaS customers keep paying 2023 prices for 2026 AI.

AI Running Costs*

Claude
−67%
Opus 3·2024·$15
Opus 4.6·2026·$5
GPT
−94%
GPT-4·2024·$30
GPT-5.2·2026·$1.75
Gemini
−43%
1.5 Pro·2024·$3.5
3.1 Pro·2026·$2

AI Performance*

1.8×avg. improvement
80.8%

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 2026

1.6× from Sonnet 3.5

80%

GPT GPT-5.2

Nov 2025

2.4× from GPT-4o

80.6%

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Feb 2026

1.3× from 2.5 Pro

When a new model launches, your solutions get smarter and your costs drop — automatically. No rehiring. No renegotiating. You benefit from every breakthrough.

−67%

Token cost (Claude)

1.8×

Smarter (SWE-bench)

~6 mo

Major model cycle

Processing invoices with AI

Traditional approach

With AI

95%+ cheaper than manual data entry

Same accuracy. Fraction of the cost.

Estimated based on typical industry costs vs current AI API pricing.

Quick Win

From $1,500 one-off

One specific automation or AI tool

  • Single automation — document, comms, or workflow
  • Deployed & tested
  • Complementary documentation build + AI Help Desk
  • 30-Day Safety Net

Delivery: 3–7 days

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Transform

From $5,000 one-off

Full workflow transformation

  • Automation workflow design
  • Multiple workflow integration
  • Tool integration
  • Team training (1hr)
  • Complementary documentation build + AI Help Desk
  • 60-Day Guided Launch
  • ROI report

Delivery: 2–4 weeks

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Growth Partner

Custom /month

Ongoing AI optimisation

  • Everything in Transform
  • Deep customisation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Living AI Help Desk (continuously updated)
  • Monitoring & alerts
  • Priority support
  • Quarterly strategy session

Delivery: Ongoing (3-month min)

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Everything we build is yours. Walk away anytime.Every plan includes 24/7 AI support your team can talk to.Enterprise security. SMB pricing.

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