Ongoing AI Operator Retainer
An AI operator retainer that keeps your automations working, monitored, and improving
Month-to-month, scope in writing, $500 to $1,500 a month depending on what's under management. An engineer on call without hiring one.
- Price
- $500–$1,500per month, month-to-month, scope in writing
- Timeline
- Ongoing
- Terms
- Fixed priceWritten scope · month-to-month
No pitch. We'll look at one workflow together and tell you honestly whether it's worth automating.
Who it’s for — and who it isn’t
A good fit
- You run one or more automations — built by us or by someone else — and want them watched by an engineer
- Your tools change: APIs, models, staff, forms — and you want someone whose job it is to keep up
- You'd rather improve what you have each month than start big projects
Not a fit
- Nothing is built yet — start with the audit or a build
- You need round-the-clock, same-hour response; that isn't an honest promise from a one-engineer company
- You want a retainer with no defined scope
What you get
- Monitoring and alerts on every automation under management
- Fixes when a tool, an API, or a model changes underneath you
- A monthly block of improvement time, agreed in writing
- A monthly written check-in: what ran, what failed, what we changed, what we'd do next
- Access reviews and key rotation so your accounts stay least-privilege
How it works
- Month 1
Inventory and scope
We document what's running, agree what's under management, and set the monthly amount and response times in writing.
- Every month
Run
Monitoring, fixes, and the agreed improvement time. A written check-in at month end.
- Any month
Adjust
Change the scope, pause, or cancel with the notice stated in the agreement. Everything stays in your accounts.
What it looks like
Pricing
$500 to $1,500 a month, month-to-month. The amount is set by what's under management and written into the agreement, with the response-time commitment that goes with it.
What changes the price
- How many automations are under management
- How much improvement time you want each month
- Response-time expectations, which are stated in the agreement
- Whether the website is under the same retainer
Ongoing third-party costs
- Third-party usage — model, hosting, tools — is separate and billed to your own accounts, never marked up.
Estimated in every proposal, paid by you directly, never marked up. Details on the pricing page.
The Ongoing AI Operator Retainer from GainSolutions costs $500 to $1,500 per month, month-to-month, with the scope, response times, and improvement time stated in writing. Third-party usage costs are billed separately to accounts the client owns.
Ownership, security, and support after launch
- Built in accounts you own. We ask for the least access that gets the job done and hand it back at the end.
- Source code, prompts, and documentation delivered to you on full payment. Nothing proprietary to migrate off.
- Monitoring and a human fallback wherever an error would cost you money or trust.
- A written post-launch fix window on every build, and an optional month-to-month retainer after that.
Questions about this service
Can I cancel?
Yes, any month, with the notice stated in the agreement. Everything is in your accounts, so nothing stops working when you cancel.
What's the response time?
It's written into the agreement based on scope and price. We don't advertise a single number because a $500 plan and a $1,500 plan don't get the same one.
Do you cover automations someone else built?
Often, after a short review. We'll say plainly if something is too fragile to take on as-is, and what it would take to fix.
What's not included?
New builds beyond the monthly improvement time — those get a fixed-price quote. Third-party usage costs, which you pay directly.
Start with a 20-minute fit call
What happens next:
- You pick a 20-minute slot and answer six short questions, so the call is about your business, not ours.
- On the call we look at one workflow together and tell you honestly whether it's worth automating — and roughly what it would cost.
- Afterwards you get a short written summary and, if it makes sense, a fixed-price proposal. No follow-up sequence, no pressure.
No pitch. We'll look at one workflow together and tell you honestly whether it's worth automating.