Project · interactive tool · 12 October 2026
What makes AI
worth running?
Adoption and exception work can change the economics of a workflow. Try the existing model, then inspect the assumptions behind it.
Try the operating model
All values are illustrative. Currency is USD; change the costs to fit your own model.
Modelled monthly net benefit$4,900Positive under these assumptions.
Monthly capacity released125 hAvailable time; not automatically cash savings.
Adoption needed to break even17.4%At the current volume, exception rate and costs.
| Fully manual baseline | $20,000 |
|---|---|
| Unadopted cases: labour | $8,000 |
| Exception review: labour | $4,500 |
| AI usage | $600 |
| Fixed operating cost | $2,000 |
| Total with AI | $15,100 |
What this model leaves out
It assumes constant volume, average labour rates and linear costs. Adopted cases without exceptions need no additional handling. Implementation effort, transition costs, quality failures outside review and changing demand are excluded.
Released capacity becomes financial value only through a separate operating decision. The numbers here describe a scenario; they do not report customer savings.