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AI ROI Calculator

How much time could this workflow save?

Enter the hours, the cost of the role, and a conservative guess at what a system could take on.

Your workflow

Defaults are eight hours every working day, a $150,000 role, half of the work, and a $50,000 build. Replace them with the work you actually have.

Team total is fine. Five people at four hours is 20.

Salary plus benefits. We divide by 2,080 hours to get an hourly rate.

50%

This workflow, not a company-wide AI target. Stay conservative.

A guess is fine. This is not a quote.

What that means

That's about $75,000 a year in time.

A $50,000 build pays back in 8 months.

After year one you'd be about $25,000 ahead on labor alone.

This is time only. It does not count fewer errors, faster cycle time, or less risk.

How we got that

  1. Yearly cost of the role ($150,000) ÷ 2,080 hours = $72.12 per hour.
  2. 8 hours × 260 times a year × 50% a system could really do = 1,040 hours.
  3. 1,040 hours × $72.12 = $75,000 a year. Payback is build cost divided by monthly savings.
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FAQ

A few honest answers

How do you calculate AI ROI?

Hourly rate is annual fully loaded compensation divided by 2,080 hours. Multiply hours per occurrence by occurrences per year, then by hourly rate, then by the automatable share. That is annual labor savings. ROI is (savings minus implementation cost) divided by cost. Payback in months is cost divided by monthly savings.

Does this calculator include revenue lift or fewer errors?

No. It counts labor time only. Revenue, error cost, compliance exposure, and cycle-time value are real, and they are also easy to invent. They stay off this page so the math stays honest. Bring those extras to a scoping call with a source, not a guess.

What should I enter for how much a system could really do?

Enter the share of this specific workflow a system could take off a person, not a company-wide AI target. Start conservative. Document review that still needs a human in the loop is often 30–50%, not 90%. If you do not know, try two percentages and see whether the case still holds.

Is the cost field a quote from Mufasa Labs?

No. It is whatever number you type. We do not publish package prices. A free 30-minute scoping call ends with an honest read on scope and cost, including a recommendation not to build if the math does not justify it.

Want a second set of eyes on the math?

Thirty minutes with a senior engineer, not a salesperson. Bring the hours, the role cost, and how you chose the percentage. We will tell you whether the workflow is a build, a wait, or a no.

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