Estimate

Priced by the work, not the week

The dependency map sets the build phases. The agents and testers set the pace.

One formula prices this estimate, the Blueprint and every change order. Enter the build as it is understood today; the range moves with it.

Estimate

The work

Builder specs25

Designer specs0

Marketing specs0

Industry agent specs0

Each build spec is one scoped unit of work, assigned to the agent type that builds it.

Specs on the critical path5

The longest chain of specs that each wait on the one before. No build phase holds a dependency inside it, so this sets the number of phases.

Inspection checklist items per spec4

Each item carries its test cases. Longer checklists add testing time and raise expected rework.

The people

Human testers2

Test cases are split into independent batches, one per tester. A failure in one batch never holds another.

Human build specs outside In-Haus0

Their hours on the critical path0

Work the enterprise's own people complete outside In-Haus, with at least two people able to do each one.

Stakeholder walkthroughs3

Internal staff on the project3

Their cost per person per day

Shown to weigh time against cost. Never billed by In-Haus.

A Certified Architect on staff A certified Build Foreman on staff

Certification opens Q3 2027 at the earliest. Until then In-Haus provides both roles, priced by the work.

The agents

The base analysis: an agent is added to the slowest type only while it saves more than it costs.

Builder · 1 in the core crewDesignerMarketingIndustry agent

The core crew is included: AI Architect, Chief of Staff, AI Build Manager, one Builder, QA and Security. Each agent added at Blueprint is $500 a phase; after Blueprint, $800.

Estimate range

$53,300 – $68,100

Midpoint $59,200

Build days: 14.1
Build phases: 5
Calendar weeks: 5

Platform: base, 25 specs, 100 checklist items, 5 phases	$29,500
Agents added at Blueprint: 1 × 5 phases	$2,500
Certified Architect: 100 checklist items	$15,000
Certified Architect: 14.1 build days	$8,500
Build Foreman: 5 phases, 0 human specs	$3,800
Midpoint	$59,200

Builder sets the pace: 1.7 build days and 0.7 testing days a phase. Testing starts when every Builder agent has stopped.

One more tester saves 1.1 build days, at no charge from In-Haus.

A range, never a price. Weeks are shown for planning; nothing is billed by the week. The price is fixed at Blueprint from the engine's own count. Model usage runs on the Owner's own key and is billed by the model provider.

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Time against cost

Three plans for the same build

Balanced adds agents while each saves more than it costs. Shortest adds agents until no day is saved; it can cost more, and the enterprise's own staff time decides whether it pays.

Plan	Agents	Build days	In-Haus price	Internal staff	Total cost to the enterprise
Core crew only	Builder 1	19.6	$60,000	$47,000	$107,000
Balanced	Builder 2	14.1	$59,200	$33,800	$93,000
Shortest	Builder 5	8.6	$63,400	$20,600	$84,000

When it is billed

At Contract signing, 50% of the estimate	$29,600
Walkthrough 1	$9,900
Walkthrough 2	$9,900
Walkthrough 3, before Full sign-off	$9,900

The price is fixed at Blueprint; walkthrough amounts follow the fixed price.

If the plan moves

Daily project rate: price ÷ build days	$4,200
Each day a late answer delays the build: 1.5 × the daily rate	$6,300
Rework: each checklist item built to spec that misses the end user's need, or a coding error signed off as correct	$500
Expected rework, 10 items, billed only if it happens	$5,000
An agent added after Blueprint, per remaining phase	$800

A coding error the enterprise's IT team catches before sign-off is fixed and the walkthrough rescheduled at no charge.

The same project, assembled

What it costs to build this from separate tools and people

Each cost is allocated to this project's 24 business days, the way an enterprise allocates cost for ROI. A vendor's minimum charge applies where it is higher.

Piece	Allocated how	For this project	Source
Senior engineer to run the AI agents	Salary $160,000 to $290,000 plus 30% benefits (estimate), per day of the project	$19,300 – $34,900	KORE1
Fractional AI architect to plan and oversee	$6,000 to $20,000 monthly retainer, by months used	$6,700 – $22,200	Groovy Web
AI coding seats, 3 × Claude Team Premium	$125 a seat, monthly minimum, months the project spans	$800	Jetadmin
Project tracking, 8 × Jira Premium	About $14 a user, monthly minimum, months the project spans	$200	Automation Atlas
E-signature, 2 × DocuSign Business Pro	$40 a user a month, annual plan minimum	$1,000	Signeasy
AI governance platform	From $21,000, annual contract minimum	$21,000	Decube
Assembled	Before the staff time to connect the tools	$48,900 – $80,100
In-Haus	All of the above in one platform	$59,200

Each extra week the assembled approach takes adds $17,400 – $23,900: the engineer, the architect and 3 internal staff.

Figures from third-party pricing guides and vendor pages, October 2026. What none of these give on their own.

Estimate

An actionable cost starts with the build specs.

The scoping call sizes the build from the enterprise's own specs; the fixed price is set at Blueprint.

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