northway.consulting

Pricing

Your AI & automation team, on retainer.

One flat monthly rate. We automate the repetitive work and add AI where it pays off. No hourly billing.

how does it work?

No hiring scramble, no long proposals, no surprise invoices. Start requesting automation the same week.

  1. 01

    Get started

    Begin with the free audit, or jump straight in. You'll get a shared board and a first-week plan within a day. No six-week discovery.

  2. 02

    Submit request

    Tell us what you want off your plate, whenever it comes up. A short note, a quick recording, or a screenshot of the annoying task is all we need.

  3. 03

    Receive delivery

    Most scoped requests come back in about two business days. Bigger builds ship in daily increments, revised until they actually run.

why a retainer?

Senior help without a full-time hire.

  • 01

    One senior engineer, no handoffs

    You work with the person doing the work. No account managers, no juniors burning hours on your bill.

  • 02

    Same price every month

    One request or twenty. No hourly billing, no change orders, no invoices to chase.

  • 03

    Build things that actually will be used

    Agents, workflows, and integrations in your existing tech, with monitoring and human review where it matters.

  • 04

    Unlimited requests and revisions

    Add as much as you like to the queue. We revise until you're satisfied, at no extra cost.

  • 05

    Pause when things slow down

    Unused days roll over when you pause. You only pay for months you use. Cancel anytime.

  • 06

    You own the work

    Code, prompts, workflows, and docs are yours. Built for your stack, not locked into ours.

what can we request?

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Same work as the service catalog, queued and shipped continuously instead of scoped as one-off projects.

are you ready to begin?

One flat rate. No hourly billing.

A senior AI engineer runs $180k+ a year to hire, if you can find one and keep them busy. Same kind of output here, for the months you actually need it.

Monthly retainer

$5,000/month

Pause or cancel anytime. No minimum.

  • Unlimited AI and automation requests
  • One active request at a time, most complete within 48 hours
  • Agents, workflow automation, and systems integration
  • Unlimited revisions until it works
  • Production monitoring for what we build
  • Pause anytime; unused days roll over

faq

Common questions.

Still stuck? Send a note or book a quick call.

  • 01Why wouldn't I just hire someone full-time?

    For some teams that's the right call. A hire means recruiting, onboarding, benefits, and a fixed cost whether the pipeline is full or quiet. The retainer is senior AI and automation help you can pause when priorities shift.

  • 02What kind of work can I request?

    Anything from the service catalog that fits a request queue: workflow automation, agents, integrations, RAG, managed ops, and the small software or interface work those systems need. If something is a multi-month platform rebuild, we'll say so and suggest a better shape.

  • 03How fast do things come back?

    Most scoped requests in about two business days. Larger projects ship in daily increments, so you always see progress.

  • 04Is there a limit on requests?

    No. Queue as many as you like. We work one active request at a time so quality stays high and priorities stay clear. You control the order.

  • 05What if I don't like what ships?

    Unlimited revisions until you're happy. If something fails in production, we stay on it. The point is outcomes, not ticket count.

  • 06Who does the work?

    Filip and the Northway network: senior engineers and AI specialists, no junior handoffs. One accountable lead for the engagement.

  • 07How does onboarding work?

    Start with the free audit if you want a ranked roadmap first, or go straight into the retainer. Either way: shared board, access to the systems that matter, and a first request within days.

  • 08How do I submit requests?

    Through your request board. Written briefs, docs, recorded walkthroughs, or screenshots of the painful workflow all work. We'll ask clarifying questions before we build.

  • 09How does pausing work?

    Pause anytime from your board. Unused days roll over, so a two-week pause credits two weeks when you resume. Cancel anytime, no penalty.

  • 10What if I only need a month, or one project?

    That's fine. No minimum commitment. For a clearly bounded one-off (a single agent, a defined integration), we can quote a fixed project. Most teams stick with the retainer once they see the backlog.

  • 11Who owns the work?

    You do. Source code, prompts, workflows, infrastructure config, and docs are yours. We don't lock you into a proprietary platform.

  • 12What won't you take on?

    Pure brand identity, print design, or work outside AI, automation, and software. We also won't ship systems we can't stand behind in production. If a request is a bad idea, we'll say why.

Not sure yet? Start with the audit.

One hour. We inventory the copy-paste work, price it at your loaded rate, and hand you a ranked roadmap. Free. Then decide if the retainer makes sense.