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What Australian businesses actually pay for AI in 2026

Setup bands and monthly Care — what Australian firms actually pay when the first system has to earn its keep.

Most Australian firms do not have an AI budget. They have a messy process and a number they will spend if the first system pays for itself.

Here is how we price work at AI Evolution — setup to get a win on the board, then a monthly Care plan so the thing does not quietly die.

Setup bands (ex GST)

  • Readiness diagnostic — from A$4,900
  • AI receptionist — from A$4,500
  • First production agent — from A$6,000
  • Automation pilot — from A$5,500
  • Copilot sprint — from A$8,500
  • On-prem LLM desk PC, installed — from A$8,400

Monthly Care (this is the product)

  • Reception Care — from A$249 / month
  • Agent Care — from A$590 / month
  • Workflow Care — from A$490 / month
  • Copilot Care — from A$690 / month
  • On-prem Care — from A$490 / month
  • Managed Intelligence bundle — from A$1,490 / month

Every production system includes 30 days of burn-in. From day 31 it runs on Care. Mid-market custom programmes still land in the A$25k–$80k range when the first process is not a productised kit.

If a vendor will only quote day rates and a “discovery”, ask them which process will be live in four weeks. That is the question that sorts implementers from slide decks.

See current kits on Services and monthly retainers.

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