AI Value & ROI Calculator

What AI costs in your company. And what it is worth.

The calculator sets the cost of an AI platform against the routine work it can relieve. The result separates freed capacity from money that actually moves. Three scenarios, open assumptions, no registration.

A first model calculation, not a business case audit. All calculations run in your browser.

Costs

Licences, model usage, administration and rollout. Public list prices with a verification date.

Capacity

Freed hours and their FTE equivalent. Kept separate from any statement about positions.

Assumptions

Every assumption is visible, labelled and editable.

Step 1 of 3Company

Three inputs are enough. The cost factor is optional.

Total employeesUsed for context and the report.Potential AI usersPeople who are to receive a licence.Average gross annual salary (EUR)Starting value: German full-time median 2025, Federal Statistical Office.

Optional inputs

Employer cost factorGross salary times factor gives the full cost. The starting value is a model assumption.

Full cost per person: €68,000 per year (gross salary times factor 1.25).

Methodology

Open assumptions. Verifiable line by line.

The calculator works with your inputs, public list prices and labelled assumptions. It does not replace an analysis of the actual process.

Capacity is not money

Freed time is shown separately from cash-effective effects. Only part of the freed hours is valued. An FTE equivalent is freed capacity, not headcount reduction.

Costs in full

Licences, model usage, internal administration, onboarding and rollout. If an input is missing, the result says that it is missing.

Prices with a date

Platform and model prices are public list prices of a reference platform, excluding VAT, with the date of the last verification. The reference platform is not a product recommendation.

Three scenarios

The rates are model assumptions. The calculator recommends none of them. Which rate holds only becomes clear in a pilot with measured values.

In an engagement, the model calculation becomes an analysis of the actual process. Delivery is carried out by a curated team of senior practitioners. No outsourcing, no junior substitution.

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