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What does your internal DIY AI audit actually cost?

Engineer-weeks + fully-loaded compensation + opportunity cost. The number nobody puts on the deck when they suggest an internal team can do the audit.

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DIY internal cost

Engineer-weeks (estimated) 108
Engineer-weeks (in practice) 162
Cost per engineer-week $4,231
Total loaded engineering cost $685K

Verdict

Your internal DIY audit is likely costing $685K in engineering payroll, which is 13.7x the cost of the full Enterprise SKU ($50K) with regulator-defensible attestation, and 57x the Enterprise DIY tier ($12K).

Compared to contrarianAI tiers

Path Cash cost Team engineer-weeks Total loaded cost Regulator-defensible?
DIY internal (calculated above)$0162$685KNo
Sensor Boot Camp$3,0002-4$20KNo
Peer Review Only$5-7K108-162$690KNo
Enterprise DIY$12,00040-50$225KNo
Full Enterprise$35-50K5-10$85KYes

All loaded costs use the same engineer-week cost from your inputs. Assumes 20-30 engineer-weeks for internal team support of external Enterprise SKU. Assumes 2-4 engineer-weeks for Boot Camp attendance + implementation.

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