A five-minute fit check
Before you buy
the machine.
Write down these answers. They will make the first conversation useful — and help establish whether a local setup deserves a test.
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Choose one recurring job.
What goes in, what must come out, and how many times does your team do it each month?
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Set the quality bar.
Who reviews the result? What corrections are acceptable? What would make the output unusable?
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Record the current process.
List tools, active operator time, waiting time, finishing and current spend. Keep capacity recovered separate from actual cash savings.
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Describe your constraints.
Record the current computer, GPU, memory, storage, file-handling rules and the person who supports your IT.
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Pick three examples.
A normal job, a difficult one and a case that often fails. Remove sensitive details before sharing and check that you have the right to use the material.
Over the same time period, count hardware, setup, licences, electricity, storage, backups, support and any cloud tools you keep. Compare equivalent quality and volume.
A concrete subscription example
Five Descript Business seats on monthly billing at US$65 each total US$325 a month, or US$3,900 a year. Annual billing is lower: US$250 per month equivalent for five seats.
Calculated from published prices, checked 17 October 2026. Billed in US dollars, before tax and currency conversion. This is a price illustration, not an average spend or a promise that local AI replaces the whole product.
This checklist helps decide what to test. It does not certify suitability or commit you to buying a computer.
Start with one task
What is your AI stack
really costing you?
Bring your recurring tool costs and one task. We’ll identify what could move locally, what should stay, and whether a local setup is worth testing.
Compare your AI spend