Pricing · For service small businesses

Fixed-scope build.Retainer only once it's earning its keep.

Two shapes of the engagement, written against the work we actually run. The Build is the map plus the bot at fixed scope — one invoice, one cycle. The Retainer is monthly tuning that only opens once you've decided the bot is earning its keep. No auto-renewal, no per-resolution metric, no surprise change orders.

Build
$3k – $5k fixed
After launch
Monthly retainer
Mode
Map → build → tune

Two shapes of the engagement

Build the bot at fixed scope. Tune it once it's earning.

The Build is the map plus the bot at fixed scope — the same custom map the rest of the site walks from each angle. The Retainer is monthly tuning that only starts once you've decided the Build is earning its keep. No auto-renewal, no surprise change orders.

No usage tiers, no per-resolution pricing, no auto-renewal. Prices are on the cards below; the floor every Build quotes inside is the same.

Build
Starts here
$3,000 – $5,000
Fixed scope. One invoice. One cycle.

The map, the bot, and direct integrations against the tools you already pay for — written against your operation, not against a template.

Included

  • Written journey map of your current customer flow — every gap, handoff, and quiet hour.
  • Bot build scope: surfaces your customers actually ask on, branded to your operation.
  • Direct integrations with helpdesk, calendar, carrier, SMS provider, and CRM.
  • TCPA-aware SMS flows — opt-in only, quiet hours, one-tap stop.
  • Documented escalation playbook, written against your staffing.
  • Two rounds of prompt tuning after install week.
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Standard retainer
Ongoing
~$1,200 / month
Monthly tuning, only when it earns its keep.

After launch — only if you've decided the bot is earning its keep. The Standard retainer is the monthly handoff that keeps the bot current against your operation as it actually runs.

Included

  • Monthly tuning cadence: a standing review of unresolved handoffs and dropped conversations.
  • New flows for new product lines, seasonal hours, or policy changes.
  • Platform updates: carrier APIs, SMS provider terms, helpdesk patches.
  • TCPA and disclosure check against current rule readings.
  • Human escalation coverage: documented playbook + named routing, business-hours only.
  • One standing change window each month, no extra invoice.
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Premium retainer
More handoff
~$2,500 / month
Monthly tuning + dedicated escalation + named humans.

The shape above the Standard retainer — same monthly cadence, heavier lift on the human side. For service operations where a dropped thread has a real cost: after-hours, weekend, or high-touch.

Included

  • Monthly tuning cadence: weekly review of unresolved handoffs and dropped conversations.
  • Dedicated human escalation coverage — named humans on the routing list, after-hours and weekends.
  • Priority standing change window: same monthly allowance, faster turnaround.
  • New flows for new product lines, seasonal hours, or policy changes — written against your operation.
  • Platform updates: carrier APIs, SMS provider terms, helpdesk patches — pre-vetted before they ship.
  • Quarterly SMS + disclosure audit against current rule readings.
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How the engagement opens

Flat fee first. Retainer only once you decide it's earning.

The Build ships at fixed scope — one invoice, one cycle — and the Retainer is a one-call exchange you make after launch. There is no auto-renewal under the deliverable, no subscription attached to the bot, no surprise change order waiting in week three.

Same shape every Build runs through, regardless of vertical. The retainer tier (Standard or Premium) is chosen at the one-call exchange, never before.

  1. 01

    Map → fixed-scope Build

    Two weeks of mapping interviews, then the bot ships at $3K – $5K against the written map. One invoice, one cycle, no per-resolution metric, no usage tier. You keep the build, you keep the journey map, you keep the escalation playbook.

  2. 02

    Launch → one-call exchange

    After install week you decide, on a single call, whether the bot is earning its keep and whether ongoing tuning is worth a monthly engagement. No checkbox, no auto-renewal, no subscription attached to the bot meanwhile.

  3. 03

    Retainer → if yes, tier on the call

    If you say yes, the Retainer opens at the Standard or Premium tier — the tier you pick on the same call. One standing change window per month, no extra invoice, no surprise escalator. If you say no, the Build keeps running on its own without a monthly bill stacked underneath.

What ships on the engagement

  • Maps every customer journey
  • Compliance-aware SMS
  • Launch-ready preview

Results across the fleet

Anonymized roll-up — every assisted operation contributes.

The numbers below cross every Build plus Retainer — resolution rate, first response, cart-recovery, total activity. Same math the weekly report and the experiments view use, drawn against the whole fleet rather than any single client. No client names, no business names, no per-thread detail.

Operator-facing roll-up. Stays quiet until enough signal flows in to be worth reading.

Results across the fleet

Our roll-up is just starting — numbers appear here once your installs collect enough signal.

Every Build ships with a live conversation log; this roll-up crosses all of them. Until a meaningful volume of engagements flows in, we keep this section quiet rather than publish a sample number that doesn't reflect a real customer.

FAQ

The questions a service SMB asks once they've read the Build and the Retainer.

Quick answers about what's actually inside the $3,000 – $5,000 Build, when the monthly Retainer opens, the gap between the two shapes, and how the pricing stays fixed once it ships. If yours isn't here, send it directly to hatchloom-5@polsia.app. Read the full FAQ →

Is this for your operation?

Talk to us about your operation. Three fields, one business day.

Name, an email we can reach, and a sentence on the shape of your operation — the tools you already pay for, the bench time it runs on, the part of the day where threads drop. We'll tell you in plain English whether the Build fits, at what shape, and whether the engagement fits at all. Or jump to the mapping call for the longer intake.

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No sales deck, no demo under NDA. Send us the shape of your operation, the tools you already pay for, and a window for a 30-minute call. We'll tell you in plain English which shape of the engagement fits — and whether the engagement fits at all. See how the engagement runs on the landing page.

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