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Pricing · fixed price only

Not an hourly rate. A price on the outcome.

We don't bill hours. One fixed price on a defined outcome, agreed before anything starts — and if the work runs long, that comes out of our margin, not your invoice.

How the number gets set
Hourly
TSK-118checkout/api3:30
TSK-119auth/session1:15
TSK-121billing/webhooks6:00
TSK-124checkout/api2:45
TSK-127admin/exports4:15
TSK-131auth/session5:30
TSK-136billing/webhooks3:00
TSK-140checkout/api7:15
TSK-118checkout/api3:30
TSK-119auth/session1:15
TSK-121billing/webhooks6:00
TSK-124checkout/api2:45
TSK-127admin/exports4:15
TSK-131auth/session5:30
TSK-136billing/webhooks3:00
TSK-140checkout/api7:15
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The list has no last line. You find out what the project cost when the last invoice lands.

Fixed price
checkout/api—
auth/session—
billing/webhooks—
admin/exports—
Overrun — our side9:45
Agreed before we start

One number, agreed up front. If the work runs long, it comes out of our margin, not your invoice.

Why not hourly

Hourly pays for time. Not for outcome.

Four things an hourly rate does to a project — and what one agreed number does instead.

  1. 01

    You pay for time, not outcome

    An hourly rate rewards slowness. The longer a task takes, the more the vendor bills — whether or not you got more value out of it.

  2. 02

    No incentive to be fast

    On hourly, speed costs the vendor money. On a fixed price, speed is our margin — never your bill.

  3. 03

    Opaque total cost

    A "20–40 hours" estimate isn't a price. It's a guess you pay to have refined while the work is running.

  4. 04

    The overrun sits with you

    Every hour past the estimate lands on your invoice. On a fixed price it lands on ours.

Why the number can be this low

Same tools everyone has. Run as a fleet, gated by review, and measured.

The multiple below is a cost measurement from our own usage data. It is not a discount, and it is not the review bar moving.

Measured effectiveness
0.0×

cheaper than metered AI pricing for the same real usage

Live figure, pulled from our usage dashboard · 2026-09-25

See how it's measured

We run Claude Code and Cursor — the same tools most consultancies and in-house teams already pay for. The difference is the setup: a fleet of specialized agents that runs proactively rather than waiting to be prompted — scheduled agents keep the shared knowledge base current, a delivery pipeline refuses to advance a change until each of five blocking gates has passed, and a senior engineer signs off on everything that ships. That's why a six-week timeline is real, and why a fixed number can be what it is.

  1. 01

    The review bar doesn't move

    Typecheck, secret scan, an independent model review, and a senior sign-off — every diff, every time.

  2. 02

    It reaches you as timeline

    Weeks instead of quarters, and a price set on the outcome — not a discount line on an invoice.

  3. 03

    The overrun is ours

    If delivery runs slower than we planned inside the agreed scope, that comes out of our margin.

See the system behind it
What you're actually paying for

The price covers four things — none of them hours on a clock.

When the number is fixed, you're paying for what actually decides whether the project lands.

  1. 01

    Risk transfer

    If the work runs past what we estimated, inside the agreed scope, that's our problem. The risk is priced in before we start.

  2. 02

    One senior, start to finish

    No hand-off to juniors after the sales call. The engineer you talk to is the one accountable for every line that ships.

  3. 03

    Verified outcomes

    Every release is tested on staging and approved by you before it goes out — not a timesheet you have to take on faith.

  4. 04

    Rework is included

    Bugs, misreads, and the second attempt at something we got wrong the first time sit inside the price. Only genuinely new scope produces a new number.

How the number gets set

Four steps from question to price.

The audit is the real product here — most of the risk in a fixed price gets priced out before a line of code exists.

  1. 01
    Audit & scope

    We read the spec, talk to your stakeholders, and write down what the work actually requires — not what it looks like on paper.

  2. 02
    Classify the work

    Each part is split into mechanical work, which compresses hard, and judgement work, which needs senior calls. The two cost very different amounts to deliver.

  3. 03
    Price to outcome & risk

    The number comes from what the outcome is worth to you and how much risk we absorb — not from a guess at an hour count.

  4. 04
    Staged, approved releases

    Work ships in stages. You approve each one on staging before the next starts. No mid-project surprises.

The scoping conversation is free. If the work can't be priced flat, we say so on the call instead of billing you to find out.

Packages

Three ways in. All fixed price.

Fixed price · scoped on a call

Advisory

Audits, proposal reviews, and fractional CTO. Written deliverables, fixed price.

See advisory
Fixed price · scoped on a call

Engineering

Fixed-scope sprints and foundation installs. One estimate, one price.

See engineering
Fixed one-time license

Enterprise Starter

Production-ready Next.js + Contentful starter, delivered to your repo.

See Enterprise Starter
FAQ

Pricing questions

01

Do you ever bill hourly?

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No. Everything is fixed price, agreed before work starts. If something falls outside the agreed scope, we stop and price the addition before continuing — never a surprise hourly invoice.

02

What happens if scope changes mid-project?

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We stop, write down the new scope, and you get a price on the change before we continue. No "we'll sort it out later" invoices.

03

Why does this cost what it costs?

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The price reflects what the outcome is worth, the risk we absorb, and that a senior engineer is accountable end to end — not a timesheet from a team you've never met.

04

What if the work takes longer than expected?

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That's our problem. If we run past our own estimate inside the agreed scope, you don't pay more.

05

Can I pay in installments?

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Yes, on most packages — and always on the Enterprise Starter, which can be spread over 12 months. Ask at kickoff.

06

Is there a package if my project doesn't fit any of the three?

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Probably. Most work can be priced flat after a short audit conversation — that's the point of the audit step.

Get a number

Got something that needs a price?

Bring the scope you have — a spec, a quote you don't trust, or a rough idea. You'll leave the call with a fixed number, not a guess.

Send it in writing