Ways to work with us. Prices in writing before we start.
Start small enough to prove it works, on your accounts or ours, and your data stays yours either way. Then decide. Below is what each option costs, what you get, and how you stop if it isn't working.
AI Bot Pilot
What you get
- One bot on one workflow, on your accounts or ours, like sourcing and screening candidates or routing incoming requests.
- A simple dashboard and a daily summary of what the bot did.
- Monitoring and tuning, plus a 30-minute check-in every two weeks.
- A first working version in about two weeks.
Pricing
Setup from $1,500, then from $500/month after go-live. The exact price depends on the workflow and is fixed in writing before we start. Performance-based options available.
The day-60 review
You choose to continue, adjust scope or pricing, or stop with nothing further owed beyond work already done. After day 60 it's month to month with 30 days' notice.
Guardrails
Recommend-only. A person approves every outbound email, text, or post. We don't guarantee hiring or business outcomes, and we'll tell you if the numbers say it isn't worth keeping.
Advisory & Expert Hours
What it covers
Senior AI and IT guidance when you need it: workflow and automation strategy, vendor and tool decisions, architecture reviews, troubleshooting tricky problems, and help with existing bots.
- Workflow and automation strategy: what to automate, in what order, and what it should return.
- Vendor and tool decisions, including a second opinion on a quote or contract.
- Architecture reviews of your systems, integrations, and data flows.
- Troubleshooting tricky problems that have stumped your team or your vendors.
- Help with existing bots and automations, including changes after a pilot.
This is senior advisory time, not a help desk or break-fix support.
How it works
$240/hour, billed in 15-minute increments during business hours CT. A 10-hour block is $2,200 (about $220/hour effective), usable for any of the above and valid for 12 months. Block clients go first in the queue.
Cost & Connectivity Review
Options
| Option | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity Snapshot | 1 location, up to 2 bills, back in 3 business days | Free |
| Connectivity Assessment | 1 site (up to about 25k sq ft), up to 3 carrier services, within 50 miles of DFW, 10 business days. 50% at booking, 50% on delivery, credited toward implementation. | $3,500 |
| Multi-Site Review | Several locations, quoted by scope | From $7,500 |
| Telecom Savings Engagement | No fixed fee. Measured over 12 months, with switching costs netted out first. | 25% of verified savings |
For connectivity sourcing, Telateral is compensated by the carrier. That compensation is paid by the carrier and never added to your bill.
Pricing questions, answered straight.
Why do you publish prices?
Because straight talk starts with the number. You should know roughly what something costs before you spend 20 minutes on a call. Every engagement still gets a written scope and fixed price before work begins.
What does "paid when it works" mean?
Work starts small enough to prove itself: one workflow, one job. AI pilots have a day-60 review where you can keep going, change the scope, or stop with nothing further owed beyond work already done. Performance-based options are available, agreed in writing before we start.
Do you mark up licenses, hardware, or ad spend?
No. Software and licenses are billed to you directly or passed through at our cost, and the same goes for hardware, job-board or ad spend, and AI usage. For connectivity sourcing, Telateral is compensated by the carrier; that compensation is never added to your bill.
Is there a long-term contract?
No. Projects are flat fees approved phase by phase. Monthly services run month to month with 30 days' notice after any initial pilot period.
Are you a managed service provider or help desk?
No. Telateral is not a 24/7 help desk. We build on your accounts or ours, document everything, make sure your data stays yours, and offer pay-as-you-go advisory and expert hours for what comes after. See operational advisory for how our recommendations stay independent.
Do you work outside Dallas-Fort Worth?
Yes. We're based in DFW and do on-site work across the metroplex. Most AI automation work can be done remotely anywhere in the US.
Not sure which one fits?
Tell us what's slowing you down. We'll tell you which option makes sense, or that you don't need one.