KI-Agenten.shopAI ROI calculator: capacity, costs and payback
Prefilled values are an example scenario. Released capacity becomes assumed cash savings only through your estimated realization share. Empty optional fields mean unknown.
How the model works
Annual released hours = team × repetitive weekly hours × working weeks × automation share. Your internal hourly cost gives capacity value; only the assumed cash realization share turns it into estimated cash savings. Running costs are deducted.
Payback = upfront cost / positive monthly net cash benefit. Missing assumptions or a recurring loss do not produce a finite payback.
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AI ROI calculator: capacity, costs and payback
Prefilled values are an example scenario. Released capacity becomes assumed cash savings only through your estimated realization share. Empty optional fields mean unknown.
Method and limitations
Constant benefit from the start; upfront cost paid in full at the start. Excludes taxes, financing, discounting and ramp-up. 1 FTE = 1,680 hours is a modeling assumption. Freed time is not guaranteed cash savings or a staffing reduction.
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Example with explicit assumptions
8 people; 6 hours/week each; 52 weeks; 40% automatable; EUR 55/hour; EUR 900 monthly running cost; EUR 12,000 upfront; 50% cash realization. Payback in months.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual monetary value of released capacity | 54,912 EUR |
| Estimated annual cash savings | 27,456 EUR |
| Annual recurring net benefit | 16,656 EUR |
| First-year net benefit including upfront cost | 4,656 EUR |
| First-quarter net benefit including upfront cost | -7,836 EUR |
| Simple payback of upfront cost | 8.65 |
Method and limitations
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