How much does the AI process audit cost?

The scan is free. The implementation specification starts at €1 200 net. The price is fixed before the five days of analysis begin, no hidden line items.

What exactly do I get after the free scan?

A written takeaway within 2 business days: which processes to automate, in what order and with what cost ranges. No obligations: the document is yours whatever you decide.

Who runs the scan, an engineer or a salesperson?

An engineer who runs these builds in production. No salesperson is involved. The same people later sign off on the architecture and maintenance, so the call is about your process and data from the start, without slides.

Where does our data go during the analysis?

The scan needs a description of the process rather than a data export. For the specification we work on samples within a scope and environment we agree with you; if the process requires it, we sign an NDA and a data-processing agreement before any access.

Do I have to buy the specification to start a build?

No. After the scan you can go straight to a free proposal with a fixed quote. The specification is for teams that want the full map first, for a board conversation, say, or to compare vendors.

How long from the scan to a working build?

The scan is a 30-minute call, the written takeaway lands within 2 business days, the full specification 5 business days. The build itself depends on scope: an automation is usually 2–6 weeks, an agent 6–16 weeks; the exact timeline is part of the fixed quote.

What if we have several processes or complex requirements?

Then one specification won't cover it, and we say so. After the scan you get a staged offer: requirements workshops, a subsystem audit with feasibility checks, and an aggregate report with a fixed build quote. Each stage has a fixed price before it starts, the first from €1 200, and you can stop after any stage with a complete set of documents.

How is this different from the free AI audits others offer?

Free audits in this category usually end in a sales deck and an offer with no price. Here the scan is run by an engineer and ends in a written document with cost ranges.

What if the recommendation is “don't build”?

Then that's what we write, with the reasoning and what to do instead. You pay for the analysis, not for a build pitch, so an honest “no” is a full-value outcome.

Is the specification fee credited toward the build?

No. The specification is paid analysis and its price is not credited toward the build. The document is yours, even if another vendor does the build.

AI process audit: scan and specification

The most expensive mistake in an AI build is building the wrong thing: a slick demo, a few weeks of work, and budget sunk into a tool the process never needed. So before you spend a single euro on the build, there are two steps: a free process scan (30 minutes with an engineer, a written takeaway in 2 business days) and an implementation specification: from €1 200 net, 5 business days, a process map, architecture, a fixed quote and a clear decision, including an honest don't-build verdict.

Written by the Syntalith engineering team · Updated 10 June 2026

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In short

Process scan: €030 minutes with an engineer; no salesperson; written summary in 2 business days
Specification: from €1 200 net · 5 daysmap, architecture, plan and a fixed quote; from €1 200 until end of July 2026, then from €1 500
You leave with: A build-or-not decisionan honest don't-build verdict when that is the right answer; the document is yours, for any vendor too
When it makes sense: Before you spend the AI budgetnot for generic AI-maturity reviews without a concrete process

Book a free process scan (30 min)

Most AI offers start with a demo.

The decision should start with three questions: which process really hurts, what your data allows, and what a model mistake costs.

Outcome

You start with a free scan: 30 minutes with an engineer and a written takeaway within 2 business days. When you need the full map, the implementation specification from €1 200 net delivers architecture, a plan and a fixed quote, with a clear decision: build or not.

The scan opens. The specification closes.

Scope

Implementation specification

5 days

01Process map: steps, exceptions and the places where time is lost today
02An inventory of data and limits: what your data allows and where a human is required
03Solution architecture: what the system does, what it must not do on its own and where it escalates
04Implementation plan: stages, timelines and what we need from your team
05A fixed build quote, and a “don't build” recommendation when that's the honest answer
06The document is yours: build with us or with any vendor

Recommendation: buildRecommendation: don't build

This is how the specification gets made.

Five business days from the scan to a fixed quote. The green line is the moment you, not us, decide whether to build.

01
Process scan
30 minutes with an engineer: which process hurts and what a mistake costs
02
Process and data map
the steps, the data sources and the points where a human is required
03
Architecture and boundaries
what the system does, what it must never do alone and where it escalates
04
Plan and fixed quote
the order, timelines and one build price, with no hidden items

Recommendation: build

you get the map, the plan and a fixed quote, ready for the decision

Recommendation: don't build

an honest “no” with the reasoning and what to do instead

The document is yours whatever the recommendation. Build with us or hand it to any vendor.

Process scan€0Implementation specificationfrom €1 200

TimeProcess scan30 minutes + a takeaway within 2 business daysImplementation specification5 business days

FormatProcess scanA call with an engineer, no forms before the meetingImplementation specificationAnalysis of your process, data and systems

You getProcess scan1–2 pages: what to automate, in what order, with cost rangesImplementation specificationA process map, architecture, implementation plan and a fixed quote

Who it's forProcess scanAny company that wants to check whether automation makes senseImplementation specificationTeams that need a document for the board or for vendors

What's nextProcess scanA direct proposal or the specification, your choiceImplementation specificationA build with us or with any vendor

The implementation specification starts at €1 200 net. You pay for the analysis.

Bigger than one specification

Complex cases run in stages.

Several processes at once, requirements nobody has written down yet, undocumented systems: one 5-day analysis won't cover that, and we don't pretend it will. After the scan you get an offer split into stages. Each stage has a fixed price and timeline you know before it starts, and you can stop after any stage with a complete set of documents.

01
Functional requirements
A series of workshops with an engineer: we name the processes, write down the functional requirements and assemble them into one solution concept, with the business upside next to each.
from €1 200 · fixed price before start
02
Subsystem audit
We split the concept into subsystems. For each one: the architecture, the non-functional consequences and a feasibility check on your data and at your scale.
fixed price per stage
03
Report and build quote
Everything converges into one audit report: recommendations per subsystem, rollout order and a fixed build quote, with an honest don't-build wherever something doesn't hold up.
fixed price per stage

Every stage ends in a document that is yours: for us or for any vendor. Requirements often shift after the first workshops, which is why you pay per stage, not for the whole thing up front.

Not for

A generic “AI maturity” review with no specific processes
Companies expecting the full specification for free: the scan is free, the analysis is paid
Processes with no data access and no owner who can answer questions within 5 days

Data & compliance

The scan works from a description of the process rather than a data export. We run the analysis and builds in an agreed environment, with a human on decisions that have production impact. Logging, oversight and monitoring get structural support: as good practice, and where a system qualifies as high-risk, as the EU AI Act operator duties. Where data access is needed, we sign an NDA and a data-processing agreement first.

What it costs

from €1 200

Implementation specification · 5 days

€0Process scan · 30 min

The scan is free. The specification starts at €1 200 net, with the price set before it starts.

The document belongs to you and you can take it to any vendor, and an honest don't-build is also a result. Production builds typically land between €6 000 and €35 000; simpler automations start from €3 500. The specification starts at €1 200 net until the end of July 2026, then at €1 500.

Book a free process scan (30 min)

What drives the price

The specification price is fixed. The build quote it delivers depends on how many processes are in scope and how complex they are
The state and availability of your data and the systems we need to integrate with
The security, GDPR and approval requirements that govern data access

Cost over time

Process scan€030 min
Implementation specificationfrom €1 2005 days
Implementation buildfrom €3 500fixed quote in the specification
Maintenance and oversightpriced individuallymonthly

Free process scan

Start with a free process scan.

30 minutes with the engineer who would build it, not a salesperson.
A review of the processes that cost you the most time and money.
A written summary: what to automate, in what order, with cost ranges.

No sales deck and no obligations. If automation doesn't make sense, we'll write that too.

€0

30 minutes · written takeaway within 2 business days

Book a free process scan (30 min)

Times are shown in your own time zone. We work with clients across time zones.

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Audit questions

How much does the AI process audit cost?
The scan is free. The implementation specification starts at €1 200 net. The price is fixed before the five days of analysis begin, no hidden line items.
What exactly do I get after the free scan?
A written takeaway within 2 business days: which processes to automate, in what order and with what cost ranges. No obligations: the document is yours whatever you decide.
Who runs the scan, an engineer or a salesperson?
An engineer who runs these builds in production. No salesperson is involved. The same people later sign off on the architecture and maintenance, so the call is about your process and data from the start, without slides.
Where does our data go during the analysis?
The scan needs a description of the process rather than a data export. For the specification we work on samples within a scope and environment we agree with you; if the process requires it, we sign an NDA and a data-processing agreement before any access.
Do I have to buy the specification to start a build?
No. After the scan you can go straight to a free proposal with a fixed quote. The specification is for teams that want the full map first, for a board conversation, say, or to compare vendors.
How long from the scan to a working build?
The scan is a 30-minute call, the written takeaway lands within 2 business days, the full specification 5 business days. The build itself depends on scope: an automation is usually 2–6 weeks, an agent 6–16 weeks; the exact timeline is part of the fixed quote.
What if we have several processes or complex requirements?
Then one specification won't cover it, and we say so. After the scan you get a staged offer: requirements workshops, a subsystem audit with feasibility checks, and an aggregate report with a fixed build quote. Each stage has a fixed price before it starts, the first from €1 200, and you can stop after any stage with a complete set of documents.
How is this different from the free AI audits others offer?
Free audits in this category usually end in a sales deck and an offer with no price. Here the scan is run by an engineer and ends in a written document with cost ranges.
What if the recommendation is “don't build”?
Then that's what we write, with the reasoning and what to do instead. You pay for the analysis, not for a build pitch, so an honest “no” is a full-value outcome.
Is the specification fee credited toward the build?
No. The specification is paid analysis and its price is not credited toward the build. The document is yours, even if another vendor does the build.

You leave with a plan, not a sales pitch.

30 minutes with the engineer who would build it, not a salesperson.
A review of the processes that cost you the most time and money.
A written summary: what to automate, in what order, with cost ranges.

€030 minutes · written takeaway within 2 business days

Book a free process scan (30 min)

Times are shown in your own time zone. We work with clients across time zones.

No sales deck and no obligations. If automation doesn't make sense, we'll write that too.

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