AI Training Cost Calculator
What it costs to train your team to use AI: time, fees and tool seats
1. Who is being trained
2. Time away from work
3. Fees
Result
Each hour of training costs $47.93 per person in wages and benefits. Fees are $3,970 and seats $0.00.
AY's price shown is the published starting price; your quote may be higher depending on scope.
The formula
Loaded hourly cost = wage x (1 + benefits %) Time cost = people x (training hours + practice hours) x loaded hourly cost Fees = people x fee per person + flat or team-package fees Seats = people x seat price per month x months Total = time cost + fees + seats
How this works
Training people costs their paid time as well as the fee. The calculator prices each hour away from normal work at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics mean wage for the job group you pick (OEWS, May 2025), plus benefits. In the BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for June 2026, private employers paid $14.07 in benefits for every $32.82 in wages, which is 42.9%.
The per-person fee is prefilled with AY Automate's published public workshop price, from $397 per person; team packages start from $1,997. Both are starting prices, so replace them with any quote you have. Hours and seat costs are yours to enter.
Worked example with the defaults: $33.54 x 1.429 = $47.93 per hour. 10 people x 8 hours at that rate = $3,834.29 of paid time. 10 x $397 = $3,970 in fees. Total $7,804.29, or $780.43 per person.
Sources (read November 12, 2026)
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