Smart pricing calculator & scripts to defend custom AI rates against free LLM demands
Freelancers building custom AI solutions struggle to charge fair prices as clients demand rates comparable to free LLMs, severely eroding profit margins.
FairPriceAI uses market data, your costs, and AI to compute optimal prices with justifications. It generates negotiation emails, pricing tiers, and value scripts tailored to client objections. Freelancers input project scope, get defensible prices that maximize margins while closing deals.
Freelance developers and consultants building custom AI solutions for clients
Dynamic pricing based on real freelance AI market rates + objection-handling AI scripts
supportive
Input hours, tools, complexity; get suggested price with breakdowns
Live averages from AI freelance platforms
AI crafts responses to 'why not free LLM?' objections
Create MVP/Premium/Enterprise tiers automatically
Track past projects to refine future pricing
Log client convos and predict close probability
Pre-filled pricing emails
What-if pricing changes
Upwork/Honeybook sync
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| hourly_rate | int | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| suggested_price | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| category | text | No |
| avg_price | int | No |
| updated_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| content | text | No |
| type | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/calculate-priceCompute pricing based on inputs
/api/projectsCreate project
/api/projects/:id/scriptsGenerate scripts
/api/market-dataFetch latest market rates
/api/user/projectsList user projects
No history
None
10 users
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 2.5% | $50 | $600 |
| Month 6 | 700 | 5% | $875 | $10,500 |
Calculators, scripts, and data to counter free LLM pushback and boost margins.
Validate in freelance AI Facebook groups with free calcs. Target Upwork top AI devs via message with sample pricing report. Post in Indie Hackers freelance thread offering beta access.
Simple calc
No AI focus or scripts
AI-specific with negotiation aids
Aggregated user pricing data for better market intelligence
Freelance AI market maturing, rates stabilizing but undervalued vs free tools
Inaccurate market data
Manual curation + user submissions
Low willingness to pay for calculator
High free value
Success: 15+ interest
Success: 10 signups
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