Return on AI calculator
Return on AI, measured honestly.
Work out what your AI licences are actually worth once you account for who uses them, what work they touch, and where the freed time goes.
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Licence footprint
What you pay, and how many people really use it.
seats
$/mo
of 120
People using it weekly (65% of seats). Most rollouts sit between 40% and 70% without enablement.$
Training, integration, governance, change management. Amortised over one year here.2
Work profile
Hours per active user per week on each task, and a realistic saving.
$/hr
Salary plus on-costs, divided by productive hours. AUD 85 is roughly a 130k package.wks
Weekly task profilePer active user
| Task type | Hrs/wk | Saving % | Hrs saved/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing and communications | 2.1 | ||
| Analysis and reporting | 1.5 | ||
| Research and information gathering | 1.6 | ||
| Meetings, notes and admin | 1.8 | ||
| Technical or specialist work | 0.6 | ||
| Customer or stakeholder interactions | 0.5 |
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Where the freed time goes
Saved hours are only worth something if they are redeployed. Decide the split.
%
Selling, billable delivery, throughput. Valued at revenue per hour.$/hr
%
Backlog cleared, headcount avoided, faster cycle times. Valued at loaded cost times realisation.%
Share of capacity value that actually lands. Be honest: 50 to 70 is defensible.Freed time split
Revenue 25%Capacity 50%Leakage 25%