P1 Pricing
Plainly priced.
No surprises, no hourly meters.
Fixed-scope engagements, monthly retainers for continuity, and a handful of SaaS tools. Every engagement includes the Signature Handbook. No separate line item for AI usage: Claude runs inside our margin, not yours.
P2 Engagements by service
One way in, five ways out.
Pick the service you need. Every engagement below is fixed-scope, fixed-price, with the deliverables itemized before we start. Ranges account for company size, scope, and depth.
Cybersecurity & Pentesting
AI-assisted pentests and security program work. Senior-led. Handbook included.
| Engagement | Who it is for | Timeline | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted pentest Focused: one app, one surface, no program work. | Small teams, single-surface | 2 weeks | $18k - $32k |
| Program pentest Full application, cloud, identity, plus handbook. | Series A to B SaaS | 3 to 5 weeks | $45k - $85k |
| Cloud security audit AWS/GCP/Azure posture review with IaC scan, IAM attack paths, runbook. | Multi-account orgs | 3 weeks | $35k - $60k |
| Threat modeling workshop Two day on-site or remote, STRIDE-guided, documented output. | New product lines | 2 days + writeup | $12k - $18k |
| Compliance readiness SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001 gap analysis and policy package. | Pre-audit SaaS | 4 to 6 weeks | $55k - $120k |
| Incident response retainer One-hour SLA, quarterly tabletop, on-call roster. | Mature teams | Monthly | $8k - $22k / mo |
| Red team engagement Goal-based, time-boxed, authorized per letter of engagement. | Mature teams | 6 weeks | $120k - $250k |
Web Development
Production-grade websites and web apps. Claude drafts the boilerplate so humans focus on UX and architecture. Every build ships with a maintenance handbook.
| Engagement | Who it is for | Timeline | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing page sprint One page done right. Copy, design, build, CMS-editable. | Launches, campaigns | 10 business days | $9k - $16k |
| Marketing website 5 to 12 pages, CMS, analytics, SEO/GEO baseline. | Seed to Series A | 4 to 6 weeks | $28k - $55k |
| Web application build Full stack, auth, DB, infra. Scoped via discovery. | Funded teams | 8 to 16 weeks | $75k - $220k |
| Legacy rescue Audit + modernization plan + selected refactors. | Stuck teams | 2 + 4 weeks | $22k - $85k |
| Performance & Core Web Vitals Ship Green CWV. Frontend + backend + build. | Slow sites | 2 to 3 weeks | $12k - $28k |
| Ongoing web retainer Capped hours, named engineer, release cadence. | Post-launch | Monthly | $6k - $22k / mo |
Product Development
AI-native product work. Figure out what to build, prototype it with Claude, ship real software. Handbook records the decisions.
| Engagement | Who it is for | Timeline | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery sprint One week, one problem, one prototype, one decision. | Before the build | 1 week | $18k - $28k |
| AI feature build Ship a Claude-powered feature end to end with eval harness. | Existing product teams | 4 to 8 weeks | $55k - $150k |
| MVP sprint Zero to running product in 6 to 10 weeks. Scoped tightly. | Founders, intrapreneurs | 6 to 10 weeks | $85k - $220k |
| Product architecture review Sr. engineer plus Claude audit your codebase, infra, and roadmap. | Scaling teams | 2 weeks | $22k - $45k |
| Eval harness setup For teams shipping with LLMs: tests, regressions, CI. | Product teams using AI | 3 weeks | $28k - $48k |
| Fractional product lead 2 days/week, roadmap + execution, Claude-equipped. | Pre-hire stage | Monthly, 90 day min | $18k - $32k / mo |
SEO & GEO
Rank in Google and in the answer engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini). Retainer-led with a share-of-answer dashboard.
| Engagement | Who it is for | Timeline | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEO & GEO audit Technical, content, share-of-answer diagnostic. | Any site | 2 weeks | $8k - $18k |
| Foundation tier Audit + technical fixes + 2 pieces/mo + dashboard. | Early-stage SaaS | Monthly | $6k / mo |
| Growth tier 4 pieces/mo, topical clusters, answer engine monitoring, link outreach. | Scaling content ops | Monthly | $14k / mo |
| Scale tier 8 to 12 pieces/mo, programmatic pages, internal analytics. | Established programs | Monthly | $24k / mo |
| Enterprise tier Dedicated team, custom tooling, multi-brand. | Enterprise | Monthly | $40k+ / mo |
| Answer engine sprint One-time: get you indexed and cited in LLM answers. | GEO-curious teams | 3 weeks | $12k - $22k |
Marketing & Lead Gen
A marketing engine that runs: position, content, funnel, attribution. Claude writes first drafts, humans sign them off, reality judges the results.
| Engagement | Who it is for | Timeline | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positioning sprint Messaging, ICP, narrative deck, homepage rewrite. | Pre-marketing teams | 3 weeks | $18k - $32k |
| Launch tier Full content calendar, newsletter, 1 channel of paid. | Seed - Series A | Monthly | $9k / mo |
| Grow tier Content + paid + email + lifecycle + attribution. | Series A - B | Monthly | $18k / mo |
| Scale tier Multi-channel, RevOps integration, ABM. | Series B+ | Monthly | $32k / mo |
| Full engine tier Fractional CMO + team + attribution + custom tooling. | Growth-stage | Monthly | $55k+ / mo |
| Lead gen sprint Outbound engine (list + sequences + reply ops) in 4 weeks. | B2B teams | 4 weeks | $22k - $38k |
P3 Flagship tiers
Three engagements we run often enough
to quote with confidence.
If you are unsure what you need, these three are where most clients begin. Each is scoped tightly, delivered in under six weeks, and ends with a handbook.
Security Program Pentest
Cybersecurity
$45k
to $85k, fixed
- Application, cloud, and identity testing
- AI-assisted correlation, human-validated findings
- Threat model and attack path mapping
- 80+ page Signature Handbook with sequenced remediation
- Executive + engineering walkthroughs included
- Re-test of critical findings within 90 days
Most scoped
Web + Positioning Sprint
Web + Marketing
$58k
fixed bundle
- Positioning + messaging workshop, ICP mapping
- Complete marketing website (8 to 12 pages)
- CMS configured, analytics, SEO/GEO baseline
- Copywriting by Claude + editor review
- Content playbook handbook for the team
- One month of post-launch iteration retainer included
SEO & GEO Growth Tier
Retainer
$14k
per month
- Four long-form pieces per month, Claude-drafted, human-edited
- Topical cluster expansion across your ICP queries
- Answer engine monitoring (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini)
- Technical SEO maintenance, internal linking sweeps
- Monthly handbook update: share of answer, what moved, what's next
- 90-day minimum, month-to-month after
P4 Marketing retainer tiers, side by side
Which tier fits your stage?
Feature
Launch$9k/mo
Grow$18k/mo
Scale$32k/mo
Full engine$55k+/mo
Long-form content Research-backed, Claude-drafted, human-edited
2 / mo
4 / mo
8 / mo
Unlimited
Email lifecycle Nurture, drips, broadcast
Basic
Full
Full + ABM
Full + ABM
Paid channels Search, social, display
1 channel
2 channels
3+ channels
All + experiments
Attribution dashboard Source to revenue
not included
Standard
Advanced
Custom
Fractional CMO hours Monthly cap
4 hrs
8 hrs
16 hrs
40+ hrs
Handbook updates Living artifact
Quarterly
Monthly
Monthly
Rolling
Claude usage budget Included in monthly
Up to $600
Up to $1.4k
Up to $3k
Uncapped
Minimum commitment
90 days
90 days
180 days
Annual
P5 SaaS and self-serve
A few things you can buy outright.
For teams who do not need a full engagement, we sell three standalone tools built on the same infrastructure our consultants use.
Nexmill Templates
Licensed template library
$2k
one-time, per service line
- Full template library for one service
- Intent markers pre-annotated
- Run in Claude directly, no infra
- Updates for 12 months
- Community support
Popular
Share-of-Answer Monitor
Answer engine tracking SaaS
$399
per month, per workspace
- Track up to 250 queries across 4 answer engines
- Weekly share-of-answer delta report
- Citation-source monitoring
- Slack + email alerts
- Export to Looker / Hex / CSV
- 14 day free trial
Eval Harness as a Service
LLM regression testing
$999
per month, per feature
- Hosted eval runs on your prompts
- Regression catching on new model releases
- CI webhook integration
- Prompt version control
- Quarterly review with a NexcurAI engineer
P6 How pricing works
The four things we never do.
We do not bill for Claude usage as a line item. Claude runs inside our margin. If we use more tokens than expected on your engagement, that is on us, not you.
We do not bill hourly without a cap. Retainers have named caps. Engagements are fixed. If the scope changes, we agree in writing before any billable work.
We do not charge for the handbook separately. Every engagement ends with one. It is the deliverable, not an add-on.
We do not require annual commits for retainers. Ninety days minimum, monthly after. If we stop being useful, you stop paying. Most clients stay anyway.
P7 Questions we get
Pricing, answered.
Why are you more expensive than a typical AI content agency?+
Because we employ senior operators and treat Claude as a team member, not a product. Most AI content agencies run fully unattended pipelines, which look cheap until the first hallucination hits production. Our work is reviewed, versioned, and guaranteed. The price reflects the review labor.
Why are you cheaper than a Big Four equivalent?+
Because Claude compresses the expensive parts (research, synthesis, drafting) by an order of magnitude, and we pass most of the compression through to clients. The human labor that stays (operator judgment, specialist review, client context) is priced at market. We do not carry the overhead of a ten-floor office and a thirty-person sales team.
Do you offer equity-for-work arrangements?+
Selectively, yes, for early-stage companies with aligned missions. We cap equity deals at 30 percent of engagement value. The rest must be in cash so we can keep operating. We will not do equity-only.
What is your refund policy?+
If we cancel a fixed-scope engagement mid-way, you get a pro-rated refund minus work delivered. If you cancel, we keep the work completed to date and you take the partial handbook. We have never had to invoke either clause, but it is written into every SOW.
Do retainer hours roll over?+
Up to 25 percent, one month. We prefer you use them in-month so priorities stay fresh, but we will not penalize a slow month.
Can we buy just the handbook without the engagement?+
No. The handbook's value comes from it being written about your company specifically, and that requires an engagement to do the research. We do license the template library (Nexmill) for teams who want to write their own - see the SaaS section above.
Who owns the work product?+
You do, on payment. Engagement SOWs include a work-product assignment clause transferring copyright and IP to the client. We retain the right to use anonymized patterns and case studies internally. Nothing identifying is ever published without written consent.
Do prices include travel?+
Remote engagements: yes, fully inclusive. On-site engagements: we pass through travel at cost (coach flights, mid-range hotel, no entertainment). We default to remote unless on-site is specifically required.
P8 Further reading
The economics behind the tables.
The prices above are opinions about how the work should be compensated. If you want the thinking behind them, the library has it in writing.
Essays
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Hourly billing is a moral hazard16 min / Why the clock became a conflict of interest.
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Fixed-scope pricing, ten times over14 min / The four operating variables that flip with Claude.
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Retainer vs sprint13 min / A decision tree with three case conversions.
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A consulting firm's P&L on Claude19 min / What the unit economics actually look like.
Still not sure which fits
Send us the problem.
We will send back a scoped quote.
Thirty minutes on a call, three days to a written quote. No sales follow-up loop if we're not a fit.