Partner field guide
AI implementation costs for partners.
A useful client proposal separates the cost to build a workflow, the cost to run it, and the cost to support it. Price depends on the actual scope, the systems involved, and who takes responsibility after launch.
Separate three cost categories.
- Implementation. Process discovery, solution design, data preparation, integration, engineering, testing, documentation, and training.
- Running costs. Model usage, hosting, storage, workflow platforms, licenses, and any other third-party services required by the chosen design.
- Ongoing service. Monitoring, reviews, maintenance, incident handling, and improvements within an agreed support or Operator arrangement.
Show which organization pays each cost and which costs vary with use. Avoid presenting a one-time project fee as the complete lifetime cost.
What changes implementation effort?
- Integrations: read-only access to one system is different from writing across several systems with different permissions.
- Source material: organized, approved documents need different preparation from inconsistent or inaccessible data.
- Review requirements: define human approval, evaluation cases, logging, and fallback behavior.
- Usage and reliability: expected volume, response time, monitoring, and recovery requirements affect the design.
- Handover: training an internal owner differs from providing ongoing operational support.
Use public service prices as reference points.
Vixure publishes its current direct-service starting points on the AI Pilots, AI Operators, and Custom AI Builds pages. Read the scope associated with each price.
Build a proposal your team can support.
List the client-facing work your firm will provide as well as the delivery work Vixure will provide. Include project management, client communication, acceptance, and support rather than treating them as free overhead.
Document assumptions about client access, response times, data readiness, and usage. Specify how a scope change will be reviewed before extra work begins. Confirm any taxes and third-party charges in the actual proposal.
Start with enough information to discuss fit.
The client-opportunity worksheet helps capture the workflow, systems, success measure, and budget constraints without committing to a design. Bring that outline to a partnership call. Detailed estimates depend on confirming the scope and responsibilities.
For the working relationship, use the delivery model checklist. For a smaller starting point, read how to choose the first workflow.
Bring one client opportunity. Start with a conversation.
Tell us what the client needs, what you already provide, and where you need delivery support. We will discuss fit and the next step. No commitment on the first call.
Book a partnership callAn anonymized outline is enough. Please keep confidential client information out of the booking form.