Enter your fully-loaded junior modelleur cost and project volume. Get the exact EUR savings, payback period in days, and how many projects it takes to break even — based on real case study data.
Net savings = (hours saved × hourly rate) − plan cost.
Hourly rate = fully-loaded cost ÷ 1,600 productive hours/yr.
| Variable | Formula / value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly rate | Junior cost ÷ 1,600 h/yr | Your input |
| Manual hours/yr | projects × autom% × hours/project | Your inputs |
| FrameAI hours/yr | eligible projects × (hours ÷ 15 + 0.5h review) | Case studies below |
| Hours saved | manual hours − FrameAI hours | — |
| Gross savings | hours saved × hourly rate | — |
| Net savings | gross savings − plan cost/yr | Pricing |
| Payback (days) | plan cost ÷ (gross savings ÷ 365) | — |
| Break-even projects | plan cost ÷ (gross savings ÷ total projects) | — |
Speedup factor used: 15× (conservative portal frame baseline). Actual range from case studies:
| Project type | Speedup | Case study |
|---|---|---|
| Portal frames | 15× | 24m×36m warehouse |
| Bolted connections | 22× | Moment connection series |
| Trusses | 14× | Warehouse bracing |
| Multi-storey | 18× | 5-storey seismic frame |
| Bridges | 12× | Bridge connection |
The 0.5 h/project review time accounts for an engineer checking FrameAI's output before releasing drawings. Conservative by design.
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