Total Economic Impact Model

AI Deflection TCO Studio

Direct savings with honest denominators. Extended TEI (churn, capacity) is reported separately — never blended into ROI.

Operations

Volume and cost drivers

12,000
$18.50
45%
70%

Pricing as of 2026-06-01 — verify before presenting.

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0.50 FTE
Net Annual Savings

$733,652

$61,138/mo operational delta

First-Year ROI

543.0%

Worst: 382.3%Best: 639.4%
CapEx Payback

0.4 mo

on $25,000 implementation CapEx

Unit Economics & Operations

Loaded Cost / Deflection

$1.63

vs. $18.50 human fully-loaded

Monthly Token Spend

$12

$0.00 per resolved session

Infra + Maintenance

$8,780

incl. $6,800 maintenance FTE

Sunk Escalation Cost

$4

34.1% of token budget

Monthly AI Cost Composition

Total: $8,792/mo — note where the money actually goes (hint: rarely tokens)

Maintenance FTE$6,800/mo · 77%
Platform SaaS$1,500/mo · 17%
Volume-Scaled Infra$480/mo · 5%
Tokens — Resolved$8/mo · 0%
Tokens — Sunk (Escalated)$4/mo · 0%

12-Month Cumulative TCO vs. Legacy Baseline

CapEx front-loaded at M1 · Break-even at M1

Extended TEI — Strategic Value

Excluded from ROI

Churn Revenue Protected

$349,920/yr

24.3 customers/mo retained. Anchored to baseline churn and discounted by a 50% attribution factor. Treat as directional — not bookable savings.

Capacity Reclaimed

6.75 FTE-equiv

1,080 hrs/mo redirectable to escalation quality and CX work. This is the same labor already counted in direct savings — expressed as capacity, never added as dollars.