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AI Employee vs Hiring Calculator

Compare the real cost of a human hire or a monthly AI rental against owning an Apex AI employee outright. Your numbers — see your own savings over 1 and 3 years. No guessed benchmarks.

AI staff · own it, don't rent it

AI employee vs hiring

Enter what a human would cost you and what a monthly AI tool or agency charges. We compare both against owning an Apex AI employee outright.

What a human hire costs
Wage + payroll, per month
$2,900 /mo
What a monthly AI tool / agency charges
Receptionist apps, reputation tools, GHL agencies
$300 /mo
→ Your numbers
Save vs renting (3 years)
$300/mo forever vs $499 once
$10.3k
A human hire, year 1
$34.8k
Monthly tool, 3 years
$10.8k
Apex AI Staff
or $49/mo managed · save $34.3k vs a hire in year 1
$499 once
Own it, don’t rent it: $499 one-time for the full 9-role AI staff (or $49/mo managed, cancel anytime). A rental at $300/mo is $10.8k over 3 years — and you never own it. Your inputs, real Apex prices.
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From numbers to a business

Every Apex Business-in-a-Box includes a 30-day AI staff that answers calls, books jobs, and chases leads — keep it from $49/mo or own the full 9-role staff for $499.

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Add up what it really takes to launch — and what a bundle replaces.

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Price every job for profit, not guesswork.

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The exact number of jobs that turns the lights green.

Revenue Goal Calculator

Reverse-engineer the leads behind your number.

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