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Cost
A scoped AI project costs from €39,000 as a fixed-price pilot and is in production within six to eight weeks. The upstream Discovery costs a one-off €1,900 (fully creditable); optional operation runs from €1,900/month. What moves the price: data situation, integrations, requirements.
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A small, tightly scoped single feature can come in below that; an extensive, complex integration above it. We settle the exact scope in the first conversation.
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The path to production AI has three stages. The AI Discovery (€1,900, one-off, fully creditable) clarifies the use case and the data situation. The fixed-price pilot (from €39,000, six to eight weeks) delivers the production-ready, integrated solution with source code. Optional operation (from €1,900/month) keeps it current afterwards.
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In the pilot, we agree a fixed price for a clearly scoped use case. You know before the start what the result will cost, with full cost certainty. The fixed price covers development, integration into your systems, the EU hosting setup, the AI Act conformity check, and the source code handover. If the scope changes, we discuss it openly and record it as a small, separate step. The agreed fixed price stays untouched.
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Proof-of-concepts for €10,000 to €30,000 are common in the market and often end up as a demo that never goes into operation. Our pilot is scoped differently. It is integrated into your systems, comes with source code, EU hosting, and an AI Act check, and is in use after six to eight weeks. You pay more than for a proof-of-concept, and in return you get software that stays.
We name prices on the website. That is rare in this market, but it spares you surprises in the first conversation.
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The earlier federal programs “Digital Jetzt” and “go-digital” have expired. In 2026, funding runs mainly through the regional (Länder) programs, through ZIM, and through the research allowance (Forschungszulage). These programs are currently relevant for AI projects at mid-sized companies:
For companies in Austria, AI implementation projects are attractively funded too: aws AI Adoption subsidizes up to €150,000, and KMU.DIGITAL funds consulting and implementation with up to around €8,000. Whether funding is granted, and at what level, depends on the program and the individual case — none of this is a guarantee, and programs change constantly. Almost always: the application has to be submitted before the project starts.
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We check which funding fits your project and make sure the application is in place in good time before the project starts.
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Funding
Consulting and digitalization funding (for example BAFA or ZIM) can subsidize projects like this one. Whether yours qualifies is something we clarify right away during the discovery.
FAQ
A scoped AI pilot starts at a fixed price from €39,000. The exact price depends on the data situation, the integrations, and the requirements. Operation is billed separately.
AI consulting is usually billed at day rates; €1,500 to €3,000 per day is common in the market, with no guaranteed outcome. appDev works with fixed building blocks instead: Discovery for a one-off €1,900, implementation as a fixed-price pilot from €39,000. You know the price before you commission.
A first production use case costs from €39,000 as a fixed-price pilot; the Discovery (€1,900) is credited against it. Funding programs lower your share: the DIGI-Zuschuss Hessen, for example, covers 50 percent of the costs up to €10,000.
A workshop provides orientation but no software yet. At appDev, that role is taken by the Discovery for €1,900: sharpen the use case, check the data situation, and end with a binding fixed-price quote. The amount is credited when you commission the pilot.
For the Frankfurt area, the DIGI-Zuschuss Hessen is especially relevant (50 percent, up to €10,000). On top of that come BAFA consulting funding, the Digitalbonus Bayern, or aws AI Adoption in Austria. We help you work out where you fit.
Yes. appDev works remotely with companies throughout Austria, with contracts under German law and hosting in the EU. We factor Austrian funding programs such as aws AI Adoption (up to €150,000) or KMU.DIGITAL into the project planning.
A fixed price gives you planning certainty and gives us an incentive to deliver efficiently. Both fit a clearly scoped use case.
On a commissioned project, the source code is yours, and the handover is part of the fixed price.
We show you which programs fit your project and set it up so it meets the funding conditions. More on that on the AI funding 2026 page.
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