How I'm Pricing AI Automation Services — The Three-Tier Model

Been working on RFA's pricing structure for the past few weeks and finally landed on something that feels right.

Three tiers, matched to client complexity:

🟢 Tier 1 — Simple automation (Make, Zapier) → $200–$1,000 fixed

🟡 Tier 2 — Agent teams (Relevance AI, n8n) → $1,500–$3,000 fixed

🔵 Tier 3 — Custom builds (Claude Agent SDK, LangGraph) → $5,000–$15,000 fixed

💡 The big lesson: fixed-price projects are the door. Hybrid retainers are the real business model.

Every fixed engagement should have one goal — convert to a monthly retainer where the system keeps getting smarter for the client.

📩 Full breakdown with exact tools, retainer packages, and the upsell path is in today's newsletter: https://rapidflowautomation.beehiiv.com

🤔 Curious — how are you pricing your AI automation services? Fixed, retainer, hourly, or still figuring it out?

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