Most consultants refuse to publish pricing because they want to quote based on what you can afford. This page gives you actual numbers so you can make an informed decision before you ever talk to anyone.
Typically a structured conversation process, workflow documentation, and a written assessment. Good for SMBs and teams that want a clear starting point. Quality varies widely - ask for examples of past deliverables before engaging. The Treetop AI Audit ($1,500) falls in this tier.
More extensive workflow mapping, multiple stakeholder interviews, competitive analysis, and a more comprehensive roadmap. Appropriate for companies with $10M+ revenue and complex operations across multiple departments. Deliverable is typically a 40-80 page strategic report.
Enterprise-scale AI readiness assessments, change management frameworks, governance design, and multi-year transformation roadmaps. Appropriate for large enterprises undergoing significant AI-driven operational transformation. Not suitable for most SMBs or mid-market companies.
Scope and depth. An audit of one department (marketing, sales, ops) is less expensive than a cross-functional audit. An audit that includes technical infrastructure review is more expensive than one focused on workflow and process. Scope is the primary driver of cost.
Company size and complexity. Auditing a 10-person company is fundamentally different from auditing a 500-person company with multiple business units. More people, more workflows, more complexity - more cost.
Deliverable quality. A 10-page written assessment costs less to produce than a 60-page strategic roadmap with financial modeling, change management plan, and vendor evaluation framework. You are paying for the thinking and the document quality.
Firm brand premium. A Big 4 consultant costs more in part because of the brand assurance, not just the quality differential. For most SMBs, the brand premium is not worth paying - the quality from a specialist boutique is comparable at a fraction of the cost.
The $1,500 Treetop AI Audit is designed for companies with 5-100 employees who want clarity on where to invest in AI, what tools to use, and how to start - without a six-figure consulting engagement.
The ROI on a well-scoped AI audit is not subtle. Consider: if an audit identifies three workflows where AI can save each of five employees two hours per week - that is 30 hours of recovered time weekly. At $65/hour loaded cost, that is $1,950/week or $101,400/year. A $1,500 audit pays back in less than a week of recovered time.
The risk of skipping the audit is not zero productivity gains from AI - it is gains that are scattered, undirected, and underutilized. Teams that deploy AI without a clear assessment tend to adopt tools ad hoc, use them for low-value tasks, and miss the 20% of applications that produce 80% of the value.
The audit is not an expense - it is a targeting mechanism. It ensures that your AI investment goes into the workflows where the return is highest, rather than being spread thin across shiny tools that do not move the needle.