/ Pricing · The commercial model
Priced around real implementation, not one-off advice.
A paid review, a fixed build, then managed operations. Software, cloud, and licence costs are billed separately, at cost. Prices in New Zealand dollars and exclude GST unless stated.
Readiness and risk review
A practical audit, a risk map, a policy starter pack, and a prioritised roadmap.
- →Workflow and tool audit
- →Risk and data review
- →Prioritised AI roadmap
First workflow build
One priority workflow, built with approved tools, integrations, and approval points.
- →Workflow build
- →System integration
- →Handover and docs
Managed operations
Monthly monitoring, tuning, change requests, and a clear report.
- →Monitoring and tuning
- →Workflow changes
- →Monthly review
Agentic systems
Multi-step agents, customer-facing assistants, voice, or heavier integrations.
- →Human-in-the-loop controls
- →Audit trails and escalation
- →Custom operating model
What is, and isn't, included
The fees above cover Larder's people. They do not cover the underlying software, cloud usage, AI model usage, or third-party licences. Those run on your accounts, in your name, at cost. We will estimate them before you commit and report on them every month.
How we contract
The readiness review is invoiced 100 percent up front. Workflow builds are invoiced 50 percent at kick-off and 50 percent at handover. Managed operations is invoiced monthly in advance, with thirty days' notice to end on either side. There is no minimum term beyond the first month.
/ Common questions
What is included in the $3,500 readiness review?
A written readiness review, a prioritised list of three to five workflows worth automating, a risk and data review covering the systems we looked at, a one-page AI policy starter, and a half-day debrief with the owner. Two weeks, fixed price, paid up front. If we cannot find at least one workflow worth automating, we say so and refund the fee.
Are software, cloud, and licence costs included?
No. Software, cloud, and licence costs are billed separately, at cost, on the accounts you own. We will tell you what they are likely to be before you commit, and we keep them in your name so you can leave any time without untangling shared accounts.
What does the managed operations fee actually cover?
Monitoring every active workflow, fixing what breaks, tuning prompts and rules where the workflow has drifted, shipping one small agreed improvement per month, and writing a plain-English monthly report. Bigger changes (a new workflow, a significant rebuild) are scoped and quoted separately rather than absorbed quietly.
If a tier doesn't fit, tell us. We would rather scope honestly than dress something up.
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