Two tiers. Personal AI leverage or company-wide AI strategy. Month-to-month, no long-term contracts.
A dedicated AI assistant that runs your inbox, calendar, projects, and follow-ups. Personal leverage in 48 hours.
A senior Chief AI Officer embedded in your leadership team. Owns your AI strategy, builds custom agents, reports to your board.
The shortest possible version of who each tier is for and what you actually get.
| AI Chief of Staff | Fractional CAIO | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | One founder/executive | $5–100M company |
| Scope | Personal workflow | Company AI strategy |
| Senior CAIO on retainer | — | Yes |
| Custom agents built | — | Yes (3–6) |
| Board reporting | — | Quarterly |
| SOC2/HIPAA ready | Standard security | Yes, via partners |
| Time to first value | 48 hours | 90 days |
| Commitment | Month-to-month | 12-month, MTM billing |
| Starting price | $2K/mo | $10K/mo |
The details that usually come up before signing.
The range reflects company size and engagement scope. A 30-person startup running one workstream lands at the bottom of the range. A 200-person company with multiple agents and board-level reporting lands at the top. We quote a specific number after the first strategy call.
No. Fractional CAIO engagements are designed as 12-month plans because that's how long it takes to do the work properly, but you're billed monthly and can cancel at any time. The AI Chief of Staff is month-to-month with no minimum.
Yes. Many founders start with the AI Chief of Staff, then upgrade to a Fractional CAIO engagement once they want the same approach across their company.
Two categories: model usage (we pass through token costs at vendor pricing — typically $200–$1,500/month depending on agent volume) and any third-party infrastructure or licenses you choose to adopt. Both are itemized and approved in advance.
Yes. The Fractional CAIO Phase 1 audit and roadmap can be run as a standalone 30-day engagement at a fixed fee.
Month-to-month means you stop paying the next month if you cancel. We don't pro-rate mid-month, and we don't refund prior months — but you keep everything we built up to that point.
Book a 30-minute strategy call. We'll point you to the right tier, even if it's the smaller one.
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