Most AI agencies for small businesses charge a one-time build fee plus a flat monthly fee to run and improve each system — commonly a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month depending on scope. The smarter measure is value: a well-built system is priced to recapture more time and revenue than it costs.
Pricing varies with scope and how many systems you run. Productized small-agency work typically lands in a one-time build plus a monthly retainer per deployed system. Skyline prices to the value created — the hours handed back and the revenue captured — rather than billable hours, and usually starts clients with one high-ROI system that pays for itself before expanding. A paid AI audit is often the low-risk first step, and the fee credits into the build.
Answered by Alex Rivera, Founder · Last updated June 24, 2026