In short
AI consultancy cost depends on how much senior time you retain, not on a mystery day-rate that changes after a sales call. New Era AI publishes monthly retainers against a fixed number of consulting days per quarter. That covers Discover, Roadmap and Support. Execute (implementation) is scoped once a clear win is identified.
Published consulting retainers
| AI Pulse | £600/month · 1 day per quarter |
|---|---|
| AI Foundation | £1,150/month · 2 days per quarter |
| AI Accelerate | £1,600/month · 3 days per quarter |
| AI Momentum | £2,000/month · 4 days per quarter |
| AI Transform | £2,400/month · 5 days per quarter |
| AI Partner | £2,800/month · 6 days per quarter |
What the retainer includes
Each package includes a dedicated senior consultant, an inefficiency and bottleneck audit, a 12-month AI roadmap, and quarterly reviews. Higher tiers add workshops, more frequent check-ins and closer oversight of live initiatives.
The retainer does not automatically include software build. That sits in Execute and is quoted when you are ready. Treating build as “included” is how retainers turn into unpaid development.
How to choose a tier without over-buying
Pulse is for sole traders and micro-businesses testing the water: one day a quarter is enough to scan the operation and keep a light roadmap alive. Foundation and Accelerate add days so more than one department can be in the room.
Momentum and above exist when several AI jobs are already in flight and someone has to keep the backlog honest. If you only have one bottleneck and a clear product in mind, you may want Pulse plus a product subscription, not Partner on day one.
You can move up a tier at any time. Starting too high because a competitor named a bigger package is the usual mistake.
Software plans are separate
| Echo One Starter | £49 per month |
|---|---|
| Echo One Growth | £149 per month |
| Echo One Elite | £300 per month |
Worked example: Pulse versus a voice plan
A clinic knows after-hours calls are the problem. Echo One Growth at £149 per month is a product decision. A Pulse retainer at £600 per month is how they check that voice is actually the first job, that the diary can accept bookings, and that UK GDPR boundaries are agreed.
Those are different invoices. Publishing both on this page is so buyers do not compare a consulting day with a software seat as if they were the same unit of cost.
What we do not publish
We do not publish a menu of Execute build prices, because a voice agent with calendar write and a three-system zap are not the same project. We do not publish invented ROI percentages.
A free AI Opportunity Assessment is the conversation before you pick a tier. It is not a substitute for Discover, and it is not a discounted Pulse day.
When this matters
Use this when comparing a consulting retainer with a product subscription. Full package detail lives on /packages. Echo One pricing lives on /echo-one.
Questions
Is there a cheaper way to start?
AI Pulse is the published entry retainer. You can also book a free AI Opportunity Assessment before choosing a package.
Are Echo One prices in pounds or dollars?
Published Echo One plans are GBP: £49, £149 and £300.
Does consulting include building the software?
No. Implementation projects are scoped and quoted separately under Execute so the retainer stays focused on strategy.
Can we change tier later?
Yes. You can move up a tier at any time as the backlog grows.