Business
ROI of AI automation
Return on investment for AI automation = (weekly hours reclaimed × fully-loaded hourly cost × annual weeks) ÷ (tool cost + implementation cost). Aiprosol's benchmark across clients: 35+ hours/week reclaimed, 340% average annual ROI.
More detail
The honest formula: count the manual hours someone spent per week BEFORE automation, count after, multiply the delta by their fully-loaded hourly cost ($50-200 for ops/sales/CS staff), multiply by 50 working weeks. Subtract tool subscriptions ($200-2,000/mo typical) and implementation cost (DIY: $0 + 80 hours; consultant: $5-25K). Most automation projects pay back in <8 weeks. See aiprosol.com/how-we-measure for the methodology behind our 35-hour claim.