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Scope yours below for an estimate.","url":"https://infikeytechnologies.com/tools/rag-ai-assistant-cost-calculator","markdown_url":"https://infikeytechnologies.com/tools/rag-ai-assistant-cost-calculator.md","api_url":"https://infikeytechnologies.com/api/tools/rag-ai-assistant-cost-calculator","updated":"2026-10-05","parameters":[{"name":"use_case","label":"Who will use it?","type":"choice","required_for_estimate":true,"options":{"employees":"Employees (internal knowledge)","customers":"Customers (support and product help)","both":"Both"},"default":"employees"},{"name":"sources","label":"Where is the knowledge?","type":"list","required_for_estimate":true,"options":{"files":"PDFs, Word & PowerPoint files","drive":"Google Drive / SharePoint / OneDrive","wiki":"Confluence / Notion / wiki","helpdesk":"Help centre articles","website":"Website pages","database":"Databases / CRM / ERP records","email":"Email or ticket history","scanned":"Scanned documents (needs OCR)"}},{"name":"volume","label":"How many documents?","type":"choice","options":{"under_1k":"Under 1,000","1k_10k":"1,000–10,000","10k_100k":"10,000–100,000","over_100k":"More than 100,000"},"default":"1k_10k"},{"name":"users","label":"Users","type":"choice","options":{"under_50":"Under 50","50_500":"50–500","500_5k":"500–5,000","over_5k":"More than 5,000"},"default":"50_500"},{"name":"permissions","label":"Access control","type":"choice","options":{"open":"Everyone can see everything","roles":"Answers respect roles or departments","document":"Answers respect each document’s permissions"},"default":"roles"},{"name":"interfaces","label":"Where should people ask questions?","type":"list","options":{"web":"Web chat","slack_teams":"Slack / Microsoft Teams","in_app":"Inside our existing app","website":"Our public website","api":"API for other systems"},"default":["web"]},{"name":"hosting","label":"Hosting & model","type":"choice","options":{"recommend":"Recommend one","cloud_api":"Cloud model APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini)","private_cloud":"Private cloud (Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Vertex AI)","self_hosted":"Self-hosted open-source model"},"default":"recommend"},{"name":"compliance","label":"Requirements","type":"list","options":{"residency":"Data must stay in a specific country","audit":"Audit log of questions and answers","citations":"Every answer must cite its source","pii":"Personal data must be masked"}},{"name":"timeline","label":"Target launch","type":"choice","options":{"asap":"As soon as possible","1_month":"Within a month","3_months":"1–3 months","flexible":"Flexible"},"default":"flexible"}],"example_url":"https://infikeytechnologies.com/tools/rag-ai-assistant-cost-calculator?use_case=employees&sources=drive%2Cwiki%2Cfiles&volume=1k_10k&users=50_500&permissions=roles&interfaces=web%2Cslack_teams&hosting=recommend&timeline=flexible"},"inputs":{"use_case":"employees","sources":[],"volume":"1k_10k","users":"50_500","permissions":"roles","interfaces":["web"],"hosting":"recommend","compliance":[],"timeline":"flexible"},"inputs_readable":{"Who will use it?":"Employees (internal knowledge)","How many documents?":"1,000–10,000","Users":"50–500","Access control":"Answers respect roles or departments","Where should people ask questions?":"Web chat","Hosting & model":"Recommend one","Target launch":"Flexible"},"estimate":{"automated_price":false,"how_to_get_one":"Open prefilled_url, confirm the options and add contact details. An Infikey Technologies engineer replies with a scoped estimate, timeline and team plan.","prefilled_url":"https://infikeytechnologies.com/tools/rag-ai-assistant-cost-calculator?use_case=employees&volume=1k_10k&users=50_500&permissions=roles&interfaces=web&hosting=recommend&timeline=flexible#estimate"},"disclaimer":"This form only collects your requirements so Infikey can prepare an estimate. It does not produce a price, quote or offer, and any estimate we send is indicative until agreed in a signed proposal. Nothing on this page is financial, legal, tax, investment or other professional advice. Infikey Technologies Private Limited, Infikey Technologies LLC and their directors, employees and affiliates make no warranty, express or implied, about the accuracy, completeness or suitability of this tool or its results, and accept no liability for any loss or damage, direct or indirect, arising from its use or from reliance on its results. Verify all figures independently and seek professional advice before making any decision. Use of this tool is at your own risk.","publisher":{"name":"Infikey Technologies","url":"https://infikeytechnologies.com","contact":"https://infikeytechnologies.com/contact"}}