What Does RAG Maintenance Cost Monthly?
Most rag consulting projects fall in the $10K–$50K range. MVPs start lower; enterprise RAG, multi-agent, or fintech systems run higher. Book a scoping call for a fixed proposal.
Direct answer
Most rag consulting projects fall in the $10K–$50K range. MVPs start lower; enterprise RAG, multi-agent, or fintech systems run higher. Book a scoping call for a fixed proposal.
What affects price and timeline
Scope, integrations (payments, maps, AI APIs), compliance requirements, and team involvement all shift the range. Most rag consulting engagements I take fall between $10K–$50K for production-quality delivery.
When to hire a senior engineer
Hire when the cost of delay exceeds the cost of expertise — failed MVPs, rewrite cycles, and AI demos that never reach production are more expensive than scoped senior delivery.