Pricing

Risk-Based Certification Pricing

Certification fees scale with your regulatory exposure — not arbitrary tiers. Fees typically represent 0.1%–0.5% of potential regulatory fine exposure, delivering 10:1 to 100:1+ ROI.

Certification Fee Tiers

Pricing scales proportionally with your company's annual revenue and regulatory risk profile. All tiers include the full four-stage audit against all five frameworks simultaneously.

TierClient RevenueCertification Fee
Startup / Consumer AIUnder $50M$50K – $150K
Mid-Market Enterprise$50M – $500M$150K – $500K
Large Enterprise$500M – $5B$500K – $2M
Fortune 500$5B – $50B$2M – $10M
Mega-Cap / Critical Infrastructure$50B+$10M – $50M+

Pre-Enforcement Discount

60–75% of standard fee

Organizations that commit before EU AI Act high-risk enforcement (now agreed for December 2, 2027) receive a significant discount on initial certification. This is a limited-time incentive that will be discontinued once enforcement begins. The extra runway is an opportunity to certify at a lower cost — not a reason to wait.

Re-Certification & Remediation

High-Risk AI Systems

Annual re-certification required. Healthcare diagnostics, autonomous decision-making, credit scoring, hiring algorithms, law enforcement AI, and any system classified as high-risk under EU AI Act Annex III.

Re-certification fee: 50–75% of original fee

Standard AI Systems

Maximum 2-year certification validity. No AI certification older than 2 years should be considered reliable — models evolve, training data changes, regulatory requirements shift.

Re-certification fee: 50–75% of original fee

Remediation Re-Assessment

When a system doesn't achieve full certification, you receive a Detailed Findings Report. You remediate on your own timeline. When ready, return for a targeted re-assessment — scoped only to the specific findings, not a full re-audit.

Remediation WindowRe-Assessment FeeRationale
Within 90 days10% of original feeScope limited to specific findings. Monitoring still active. Minimal incremental work.
91 days – 6 months25–35% of original feeSystems may have changed. Broader verification scope required.
Beyond 6 months50–75% of original feeOriginal audit baseline is stale. Approaches a fresh engagement.

What's Included

Included in Every Engagement

Full four-stage independent audit. Assessment against all five frameworks simultaneously (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, GDPR, UNESCO). Detailed Findings Report with severity classifications. Certification Mark issuance. Continuous monitoring activation. Board-ready certification summary.

Never Included

Remediation plans or implementation guidance. Consulting, advisory, or preparation services. Vendor recommendations or tool selection. Pre-certification readiness assessments. Legal opinions on regulatory compliance. We certify. We do not consult. This is non-negotiable.

The ROI Case

Certification fees represent a fraction of your regulatory, insurance, and litigation exposure. The math is straightforward.

7%
Maximum EU AI Act penalty as % of global annual revenue
€35M
Maximum fixed penalty under EU AI Act
100:1+
Typical ROI on certification investment vs. regulatory exposure

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