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title: "AI Automation ROI Calculator | Free Build-Cost Estimator"
url: https://agilitytech.ai/ai-roi-calculator
description: "Free AI automation ROI calculator: estimate the hours and money you'd save automating repetitive work, plus a rough build cost and payback period."
publisher: Agility (agilitytech.ai)
---

Free tool · No sign-up to see your number

# AI Automation ROI & Build-Cost Estimator

Estimate the hours and money you could save by automating repetitive work, plus a rough build cost, timeline and payback period. Change the inputs and the numbers update live. Every figure here is an indicative estimate, not a quote.

## Your repetitive work today

People doing the work

Hours per person / week on repetitive or manual work

Avg. fully-loaded cost per hour (USD)

What you would automate

## Your estimated annual saving

 Hours saved / year

2,912

 Money saved / year

$116,480

Typical build for Back-office workflow automation

$12k to $40k·3 to 8 weeks

~2.7 months to pay back a typical build

Indicative estimate assuming automation removes 70% of the repetitive hours for this type of work. Your exact numbers come from a free scope: see the methodology below.

## Get your full ROI breakdown + a fixed build estimate

We'll email a detailed breakdown of the numbers above and a fixed price for your build, scoped to your specifics, not a range. No spam, one follow-up.

## How this is calculated

The saving is simple and transparent: hours saved / year = people × hours per week × automation factor × 52, and money saved / year multiplies that by your fully-loaded hourly cost. The automation factor is how much of the repetitive time that type of build realistically removes. We use conservative figures: customer-support chatbots 55%, RAG document assistants 50%, back-office workflow automation 70%, data pipeline / reporting automation 65%, and multi-step AI agents 60%.

The build ranges and timelines come from real project data across our [AI development cost ranges](https://agilitytech.ai/ai-development-cost). Payback divides the midpoint of that build range by your estimated annual saving. Everything here is indicative and meant for planning. It is not a quote. Your exact number is a fixed price you approve after a free scope.

[See detailed AI development cost ranges](https://agilitytech.ai/ai-development-cost)[Read the AI Development Cost 2026 Report](https://agilitytech.ai/ai-development-cost-report)[Talk to a senior engineer. Get a fixed scope & estimate](https://agilitytech.ai/contact)