What Could AI Automation Save Your Business?

This free AI automation ROI calculator estimates the hours and labor dollars your business gets back each year, from four numbers you already know.

No signup, no email gate. Move the sliders and the estimate updates as you go.

People doing repetitive work5

1100

Hours per person per week on that work10 hrs

1 hrs40 hrs

Fully loaded hourly cost$40

$15$200

Share of that work automation can absorb50%

10%90%

Hours back per week

across your team

Hours back per year

1,250

at 50 working weeks

Annual labor value

$50,000

hours saved times hourly cost

Payback on a build

2.9 months

against a $12,000 build sprint

These are estimates from your own inputs, not a quote. A discovery call scopes the real number for your workflows.

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How the math works

Hours saved per week = people times hours per person times the automation share. Annual figures assume 50 working weeks, which leaves room for holidays and time off.

Annual labor value multiplies those hours by your fully loaded hourly cost: wages plus taxes, benefits, and overhead. If you only know salaries, add 25 to 40 percent to approximate the loaded rate.

Payback divides a $12,000 build cost, the midpoint of a JY Labs Build Sprint, by your monthly savings. Retainer engagements start lower and spread the cost; the calculator sticks to one number to keep the estimate legible.

The calculator runs in your browser. We never see your inputs and nothing is stored or sent anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

How does the AI automation ROI calculator work?: The calculator multiplies the people doing repetitive work by their weekly hours on it and your fully loaded hourly cost, then applies the share of that work automation can absorb. The result is hours and labor dollars recovered per year, plus how fast those savings pay back a typical custom build.
What counts as work AI automation can absorb?: Repetitive, rules-based work with digital inputs: answering the same customer questions, qualifying and routing leads, drafting routine content, transcribing and summarizing calls, moving data between systems. Judgment calls and relationship work stay with your team.
How accurate is the estimate?: The estimate is as good as your inputs. It assumes 50 working weeks per year and a 12,000 dollar build cost, the midpoint of a JY Labs Build Sprint. Real projects vary by scope, which is why the estimate points you to a discovery call rather than a contract.
What is a realistic automation share to enter?: Most businesses land between 40 and 70 percent for well-defined repetitive tasks. Start at 50 percent. Voice agents answering routine calls and RAG agents fielding known questions reach the high end; work that needs human review on each item sits lower.

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A discovery call maps your actual workflows to the automation that fits them, with a scoped proposal and a firm price.

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How the math works

Hours saved per week = people times hours per person times the automation share. Annual figures assume 50 working weeks, which leaves room for holidays and time off.

Annual labor value multiplies those hours by your fully loaded hourly cost: wages plus taxes, benefits, and overhead. If you only know salaries, add 25 to 40 percent to approximate the loaded rate.

The calculator runs in your browser. We never see your inputs and nothing is stored or sent anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

How does the AI automation ROI calculator work?

The calculator multiplies the people doing repetitive work by their weekly hours on it and your fully loaded hourly cost, then applies the share of that work automation can absorb. The result is hours and labor dollars recovered per year, plus how fast those savings pay back a typical custom build.

What counts as work AI automation can absorb?

Repetitive, rules-based work with digital inputs: answering the same customer questions, qualifying and routing leads, drafting routine content, transcribing and summarizing calls, moving data between systems. Judgment calls and relationship work stay with your team.

How accurate is the estimate?

The estimate is as good as your inputs. It assumes 50 working weeks per year and a 12,000 dollar build cost, the midpoint of a JY Labs Build Sprint. Real projects vary by scope, which is why the estimate points you to a discovery call rather than a contract.

What is a realistic automation share to enter?

Most businesses land between 40 and 70 percent for well-defined repetitive tasks. Start at 50 percent. Voice agents answering routine calls and RAG agents fielding known questions reach the high end; work that needs human review on each item sits lower.