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AI Consulting That Starts Small and Proves Value
Skip the hype. Cendien helps you find the AI use cases worth doing, proves them with a fixed-price pilot, and builds them into your systems with governance from day one.
- Fixed-price assessments from $15,000
- Pilots with a measured go/no-go
- Microsoft partner
- Infor and Workday connectors
Since 1999Texas DIRNCTRCA MBEMicrosoft partner
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AI consulting
How much does AI consulting cost?
Cendien’s AI consulting starts with a $15,000 fixed-price readiness scan. A Microsoft Copilot or Azure OpenAI pilot starts at $18,000, a generative AI assistant pilot runs $60,000 to $120,000, and build work is estimated at a blended $185 an hour, with a measured go/no-go before any rollout.
AI solutions cost calculator
What would this cost your organization?
Most organizations start with an assessment and one pilot. The estimate below includes a $17,500 readiness assessment and a generative AI assistant over two use cases.
Example for a typical organization: About 529 hours at a blended $185 per hour, which comes to about $98,060 to $144,206 one-time project. Change the numbers below to match yours.
Your requirements
An AI assistant over two use cases is filled in. Change it to match your idea.
For example: HR policy questions, invoice intake, permit status lookups.
SharePoint sites, databases, ERP modules, ticketing systems, file shares.
Monitoring, tuning and new use cases once it is live.
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How AI solutions pricing works
AI project pricing in about a minute: a $15,000 readiness quick scan, Copilot and Azure AI pilots from $18,000, document assistants from $60,000, and a blended $185 an hour for build work.
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Everyone wants AI. Few know where to start, and too many pilots never make it past the demo. Cendien starts small and proves the value. A two-week AI readiness quick scan is fifteen thousand dollars. A Microsoft Copilot or Azure AI pilot starts at eighteen thousand. A generative AI assistant over your own documents runs sixty to one hundred twenty thousand, with a measured go or no-go decision before you spend more. Build work is estimated at a blended one hundred eighty-five dollars an hour. Governance is built in from day one: access controls, audit logs and human review. And we connect AI to Infor, Workday and Microsoft 365. Our AI cost calculator lets you choose what to build, how many use cases and data sources, and shows your estimate instantly. Cendien. Supporting organizations from Carrollton, Texas, since 1999. Price your AI project at cendien dot com.
Where AI efforts stall
No clear starting point
Everyone has ideas, but nobody knows which use case is worth the money.
Risk and policy worries
Leaders worry about data leaks, bias and staff using AI without rules.
Pilots that never ship
Demos impress, then stall because they never connected to real systems.
How we deliver AI
Readiness assessment
Data, risk and priorities reviewed with a budget-ready roadmap.
Fixed-price pilot
One use case built and measured with real users.
Governance
Access controls, audit logs and human review built in.
Systems integration
Connected to Microsoft 365, ERP and your databases.
Training
Staff taught to use AI safely and effectively.
Run and improve
Monitoring and tuning after launch.
AI solutions cost examples for a organization
Estimates from the calculator above for three common scopes. Your quote is set after a short scoping call.
| Scenario | Estimate | Billed | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| One use case, one data source | $57,868 – $85,100 | one-time project | About 368 hours at a blended $185 per hour |
| Typical scope for this need | $98,060 – $144,206 | one-time project | About 529 hours at a blended $185 per hour |
| Department-wide (5 use cases, 6 sources) | $152,311 – $223,987 | one-time project | About 874 hours at a blended $185 per hour |
Planning estimates, not an offer. Rates may change; your price is set in a written proposal.
What drives the cost of AI solutions
What it does
Answering questions is simpler than taking actions in your systems. Agents that update records need more testing.
Data sources
Each system the AI reads from needs a secure connector, permissions and quality checks.
Governance
Public-sector and regulated data need audit logs, human review and documented testing.
Readiness
Organizations with clean data and clear owners move faster and spend less.
AI packages
Start small and prove value. Every package includes a written scope, success measures and a go/no-go decision before you spend more.
AI Readiness Quick Scan
2 weeks
$15,000fixed
- Interviews with key departments
- Data and risk screen
- Prioritized use-case list
- Findings brief for leadership
Copilot and Azure AI pilot
4–6 weeks
From $18,000fixed
- Azure OpenAI and Entra ID SSO setup
- Microsoft 365 integration and permissions
- Starter agents for your first use cases
- User training and adoption plan
RecommendedGenerative AI assistant pilot
6–10 weeks
$60,000–$120,000fixed
- Assistant over a defined content set
- Guardrails, citations and human review
- Measured pilot with real users
- Go/no-go report and rollout plan
AI agents and automation
8–12 weeks
From $65,000estimated
- Agents that act in your systems
- ERP connectors for Infor and Workday
- Approval steps where people decide
- Monitoring and audit logs
Need a one-time project or a single add-on? See AI assessments and add-ons on the AI solutions pricing page.
Ways to adopt AI, compared
| Cendien fixed-price pilot | Large consultancy | Do it yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting cost | From $15,000 | Often six figures before a pilot | Staff time and licenses |
| Connects to your ERP and Microsoft 365 | Yes, with secure connectors | Usually, at premium rates | Depends on in-house skills |
| Governance and audit logs | Built in from day one | Varies | Often skipped |
| Decision point | Measured go/no-go | Long roadmap | Unclear |
| Public-sector experience | Texas DIR vendor since 1999 | Varies | None |
How working with Cendien starts
Step 1Discovery call
Thirty minutes on your goals, data and constraints.
Step 2Fixed-price scope
A written scope with success measures and a fixed price.
Step 3Pilot
Built with governance and tested with real users.
Step 4Go/no-go
Measured results and a plan to scale, or stop.
Since 1999
Supporting organizations from Carrollton, Texas
Texas DIR
Vendor for public-sector purchasing
NCTRCA MBE
Certified minority business enterprise
Microsoft partner
Also an Infor and Oracle partner
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Assessments start at $15,000, Copilot pilots at $18,000, and generative AI assistant pilots run $60,000 to $120,000. Build work is estimated at a blended $185 an hour.
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