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Calculate Return on Investment
Determine whether an AI agent makes financial sense for your business. Input your costs, expected savings, and efficiency gains to calculate ROI and payback period.
AI agents typically deliver ROI within 6–18 months. Simple automation agents save $2K–$10K/month in labor costs. Customer support agents reduce ticket volume 30–60%. Sales agents increase conversion rates 15–40%. The key is matching agent capability to high-value, repetitive tasks.
Configure your requirements below to get a personalized estimate.
Current labor/process cost to automate
Input your current labor, process, and operational costs.
Define expected automation rate and efficiency gains.
Use our cost estimate or enter your own budget.
Receive payback period, annual ROI, and sensitivity analysis.
The higher the current cost, the greater the potential savings
Realistic automation rates range from 30–70% depending on task complexity
Higher upfront cost extends payback period but may enable greater savings
Ongoing LLM and infrastructure costs reduce net savings
Agent errors require human correction, reducing effective automation rate
AI agent handling common support queries
Dev Cost
$50K–$120K
Timeline
12–24 weeks
Monthly
$500–$2,000
Agent qualifying leads and booking meetings
Dev Cost
$40K–$80K
Timeline
8–16 weeks
Monthly
$400–$1,500
Automated document ingestion and extraction
Dev Cost
$30K–$70K
Timeline
8–16 weeks
Monthly
$300–$1,000
RAG system for searching company documents
Dev Cost
$25K–$60K
Timeline
8–16 weeks
Monthly
$200–$800
After accounting for agent operating costs.
| Cost Item | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gross savings | $2K–$15K/mo | Labor cost reduction from automation |
| Agent operating cost | $500–$5K/mo | LLM, infrastructure, monitoring |
| Error correction | $200–$1K/mo | Human review of agent mistakes |
| Net savings | $1K–$10K/mo | Gross savings minus all agent costs |
This calculator provides indicative estimates. For a detailed analysis based on your specific business metrics, talk to an App Corp engineer.