ROI Calculator

How much does FrameAI save
vs hiring a BIM detailer?

Enter your detailer cost and project volume. Get the exact EUR savings, payback period in days, and a permanent shareable link — forward it to your CFO or project manager.

15× detailing speedup (conservative) Shareable result link OG card for LinkedIn No sign-up
Founding Customer — €999 Lifetime
One payment. All future features included. Pay back in under 2 weeks at typical savings.
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Your team's detailing cost
€30k€150k
Salary + employer charges + workstation + Tekla licence. NL/DE default: €65k, UK: ~£55k (enter in EUR).
€0€20k
Added to manual cost — FrameAI replaces Tekla for detailing tasks.
Project volume
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5h200h
FrameAI benchmark: 11h → 4min on a portal frame. Use actual hours if known.
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Portal frames, trusses, bolted connections = eligible. RC-dominant or bespoke architectural = lower.
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FrameAI saves you / year — pays back in
Net savings after plan cost
per year vs hiring a detailer
hours saved / year
payback period
projects to break even
Annual cost comparison
Without FrameAI
(detailer hire)
With FrameAI
+ plan cost
How we calculated this

Net savings = (hours saved × hourly rate) − plan cost.
Hourly rate = (fully-loaded cost + Tekla seat) ÷ 1,600 productive hours/yr.

VariableFormulaSource
Hourly rate(Detailer cost + Tekla seat) ÷ 1,600 h/yrYour inputs
Manual hours/yrprojects × autom% × hours/projectYour inputs
FrameAI hours/yreligible × (hours ÷ 15 + 0.5h review)Case studies
Hours savedmanual hours − FrameAI hours
Gross savingshours saved × hourly rate
Net savingsgross savings − plan cost/yrPricing
Payback (days)plan cost ÷ (gross savings ÷ 365)

Speedup factor: 15× (conservative portal frame baseline). Actual range:

Project typeSpeedupBenchmark
Portal frames15×11h → 4min
Bolted connections22×Moment connection
Trusses14×Warehouse bracing
Multi-storey18×5-storey seismic
FrameAI saves you calculating… / year — payback in