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What does AI implementation cost for a company in 2026
Realistic ranges: audit, pilot, production contour. Why “turnkey AI for peanuts” rarely reaches production.
2026-07-26
Short answer
Working integrator ranges in 2026: audit/roadmap from €1,500; one-process pilot from €3,000; production with integrations from €5,000.
Cost grows from systems (Bitrix24/amoCRM/1C), data-perimeter rules, and whether you need an on-prem LLM — not from “the model” alone.
What usually breaks
Buying an “AI platform” before counting hours on one process — the tool sits idle.
Quotes omit integrations and ops: a chat demo exists, deals/docs are still copied by hand.
How to budget
1) Lock process + KPI. 2) Decide workflow-only vs AI layer. 3) Budget integrations and monitoring. 4) Add private contour if public APIs are banned.
How Bober AI Systems helps
Fixed estimate before build, NDA, measurable pilot. See /pricing and Bitrix24/amoCRM/1C commercial scenarios.
FAQ
- Why not a tiny turnkey quote?
- That budget usually covers a prototype without production integrations, error logs and handover.
- Where to start on a tight budget?
- An audit of one process — often credited toward implementation.