--- title: "OwlMeans Services pricing | Project budgets and activity estimates" description: "Software development at €200/hour, including OwlMeans and AI delivery usage. A 10-hour minimum booking, scoped project examples, and an estimate guide." url: "https://owlmeans.com/services/pricing/" lang: "en" --- Services pricing # A budget for the work you need These are reference estimates. Request a quote for an assessment of your project. [Get a quote](mailto:sales@owlmeans.com) Estimate ## Estimate your project Pick the work you need and see a reference budget at our current rate. Prices follow the activity reference below. Your codebase OwlMeans foundationOther codebase1.5× the hours, subject to assessment Start from an example project Fixes - Small: Fix a diagnosed formatting error in an AI answer's source link. 0.5–1 h · €100–€200 - Medium: Correct a service-status display after a documented API response field changes. 1–2 h · €200–€400 - Large: Prevent an import job from creating duplicate records during retries, with regression checks. 2–4.5 h · €400–€900 Improvements - Small: Add a filter using data already available in a results view. 0.5–1.5 h · €100–€300 - Medium: Refine an AI answer view to show supporting text and source links. 1.5–3.5 h · €300–€700 - Large: Add confirmation, progress and error feedback to existing service start/stop controls. 3.5–8.5 h · €700–€1,700 Features - Small: Add an administrator control to refresh an existing document-search index. 0.5–4 h · €100–€800 - Medium: Add a screen to review records, filter the list and inspect item details. 4–7.5 h · €800–€1,500 - Large: Build import and search for one agreed collection of text documents. 7.5–29.5 h · €1,500–€5,900 Research and development - Small: Check whether one documented API supplies the fields an import job needs. 0.5–3 h · €100–€600 - Medium: Test search quality on supplied sample documents and recommend an indexing approach. 3–6 h · €600–€1,200 - Large: Assess whether an existing AI service can start model servers on demand and send requests only once they are ready. 6–19.5 h · €1,200–€3,900 Operations on demand - Review one application's processing queue and error logs, with findings 1–3 h · €200–€600 - Release an agreed search-index change to one prepared environment and verify it 2–6 h · €400–€1,200 - Investigate why an AI model service remains unavailable after a start request 4–8 h · €800–€1,600 Foundation configuration and handoff (4 h)Every project budget below includes it once. ![An owl stacking glowing blocks of work while it tallies an estimate](https://owlmeans.com/_astro/owl-calculator-dark.Rg3-0dmj_Z2upsKM.webp) ### Your estimate Add tasks to see a reference budget. €200/hour. Minimum booking: 10 hours (€2,000). OwlMeans and AI usage for delivering your work are included. All figures exclude applicable tax. Reference estimate. Scope, dependencies and uncertainty determine the size. [Get a quote](mailto:sales@owlmeans.com) Need advice only? A one-off consultation is one hour for €200, without the minimum booking. ## Anonymized client projects These examples are based on real client projects, with scopes generalized for confidentiality. Budgets estimate the versions below at our current rate; historical client charges remain private. Project budgets | Project | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price | Other codebases: hours / price | | --- | --- | --- | | AI social media scraper and analyzer | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 24–58 h / €4,800–€11,600 | Other codebases: hours / price 36–87 h / €7,200–€17,400 | | RAG-based AI agent | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 20.5–54.5 h / €4,100–€10,900 | Other codebases: hours / price 30.75–81.75 h / €6,100–€16,400 | | On-demand inference load-balancing panel | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 23.5–68 h / €4,700–€13,600 | Other codebases: hours / price 35.25–102 h / €7,000–€20,400 | **€200/hour. Minimum booking: 10 hours (€2,000).** OwlMeans and AI usage for delivering your work are included. All figures exclude applicable tax. Other-codebase estimates use 1.5× the hours at the same rate, subject to assessment, before applying the minimum booking. Project budgets are rounded to €100. Request a quote for an assessment of your project. ![An owl arranging three holographic application modules](https://owlmeans.com/_astro/owl-estimator-dark.DfBvU6xx_2ptNhO.webp) ### AI social media scraper and analyzer Check source access, collect text posts from one permitted source, classify topics and generate summaries. Includes a results dashboard with filters, source links and validation. Collection volume is agreed; additional networks, large backfills, media transcription and continuous operation are separate. ### RAG-based AI agent Check feasibility, ingest one supplied text-document collection and build a question-answering interface with retrieved sources and manual index refresh. Includes checks against agreed sample questions. OCR, continuous synchronization, separate customer knowledge bases and autonomous actions are separate. Answer accuracy still needs review. ### On-demand inference load-balancing panel Check lifecycle controls, then connect one existing inference gateway and one provider API to a panel for endpoint status, routing and start/stop actions. Includes operator-flow validation. Requires compatible endpoints and provider controls; serving engines, GPU provisioning, advanced autoscaling and availability commitments are separate. Each budget includes four hours for foundation configuration and handoff. Access and workload must be agreed; implementation follows a feasible investigation and agreement to continue. [Get a quote](mailto:sales@owlmeans.com) ## The foundation behind the budget OwlMeans provides the application structure, typed contracts and data/access conventions, so common foundations do not need commissioning again. Your budget covers tailoring, integrations, validation and preparation for use. You receive agreed working flows, maintainable code, documentation and tailored agent guidance for handoff. ## Activity reference Task examples use generalized scopes to protect client confidentiality. Ranges include shared planning, testing, follow-up corrections and release effort, added once. Hours measure labour, not elapsed delivery time. Activities below €2,000 form part of a minimum booking. Request a quote for an assessment of your project. Scope, dependencies and uncertainty determine the size. ![](https://owlmeans.com/_astro/owl-workbench-dark.Dg12gF_y_ho58r.webp) ### Fixes Fixes | Size | Task example | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price | Other codebases: hours / price | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Small | Fix a diagnosed formatting error in an AI answer's source link. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 0.5–1 h / €100–€200 | Other codebases: hours / price 0.75–1.5 h / €150–€300 | | Medium | Correct a service-status display after a documented API response field changes. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 1–2 h / €200–€400 | Other codebases: hours / price 1.5–3 h / €300–€600 | | Large | Prevent an import job from creating duplicate records during retries, with regression checks. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 2–4.5 h / €400–€900 | Other codebases: hours / price 3–6.75 h / €600–€1,350 | ### Improvements Improvements | Size | Task example | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price | Other codebases: hours / price | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Small | Add a filter using data already available in a results view. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 0.5–1.5 h / €100–€300 | Other codebases: hours / price 0.75–2.25 h / €150–€450 | | Medium | Refine an AI answer view to show supporting text and source links. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 1.5–3.5 h / €300–€700 | Other codebases: hours / price 2.25–5.25 h / €450–€1,050 | | Large | Add confirmation, progress and error feedback to existing service start/stop controls. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 3.5–8.5 h / €700–€1,700 | Other codebases: hours / price 5.25–12.75 h / €1,050–€2,550 | ### Features Features | Size | Task example | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price | Other codebases: hours / price | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Small | Add an administrator control to refresh an existing document-search index. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 0.5–4 h / €100–€800 | Other codebases: hours / price 0.75–6 h / €150–€1,200 | | Medium | Add a screen to review records, filter the list and inspect item details. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 4–7.5 h / €800–€1,500 | Other codebases: hours / price 6–11.25 h / €1,200–€2,250 | | Large | Build import and search for one agreed collection of text documents. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 7.5–29.5 h / €1,500–€5,900 | Other codebases: hours / price 11.25–44.25 h / €2,250–€8,850 | ### Research and development RND covers a bounded investigation, findings and a recommendation. Prototypes require agreement; implementation is separately scoped. A finding that an approach is unsuitable can be the result. Research and development | Size | Task example | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price | Other codebases: hours / price | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Small | Check whether one documented API supplies the fields an import job needs. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 0.5–3 h / €100–€600 | Other codebases: hours / price 0.75–4.5 h / €150–€900 | | Medium | Test search quality on supplied sample documents and recommend an indexing approach. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 3–6 h / €600–€1,200 | Other codebases: hours / price 4.5–9 h / €900–€1,800 | | Large | Assess whether an existing AI service can start model servers on demand and send requests only once they are ready. | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 6–19.5 h / €1,200–€3,900 | Other codebases: hours / price 9–29.25 h / €1,800–€5,850 | ## Operations on demand Professional planning estimates for defined assignments; the 10-hour booking minimum applies. Availability and response commitments require separate agreement. Operations assignments | Assignment | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price | Other codebases: hours / price | | --- | --- | --- | | Review one application's processing queue and error logs, with findings | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 1–3 h / €200–€600 | Other codebases: hours / price 1.5–4.5 h / €300–€900 | | Release an agreed search-index change to one prepared environment and verify it | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 2–6 h / €400–€1,200 | Other codebases: hours / price 3–9 h / €600–€1,800 | | Investigate why an AI model service remains unavailable after a start request | OwlMeans foundation: hours / price 4–8 h / €800–€1,600 | Other codebases: hours / price 6–12 h / €1,200–€2,400 | Implementation after investigation is scoped separately where necessary. ![](https://owlmeans.com/_astro/owl-operator-dark.CGEv2l77_10hGAM.webp) ![](https://owlmeans.com/_astro/owl-advisor-dark.Bv4MxE1v_xPkCk.webp) ## One-off consultation A standalone advisory conversation is **one hour for €200**, excluding applicable tax. The 10-hour minimum does not apply. Code audits, implementation and follow-up work need separate scope. ## Pricing details Hosting, domains, application runtime/API usage and external subscriptions are separate. Separately purchased OwlMeans subscriptions follow their own [pricing](https://owlmeans.com/pricing/). OwlMeans size boundaries use completed-work P30/P60/P90 references plus delivery allowances, rounded upward to half-hours. The L boundary is not a guaranteed maximum, and summed ranges provide no project-level confidence guarantee. Request a quote for an assessment of your project. An inquiry starts correspondence; booking, payment, changes and unused time are agreed in the quote. [Services Terms](https://owlmeans.com/legal/services-agreement/) govern the engagement with the accepted quote. ## Tell us about your project Request a quote for an assessment of your project. [Get a quote →](mailto:sales@owlmeans.com)