Pricing & plans
You pay a salary, not a license
What an AI department costs versus the team it offloads — with an honest payback you can check against your own numbers.
An expert's salary vs. a subscription
A department of experts, not an AI tool
A solid expert in the US runs $5,000–7,000 a month — and that's just salary. And customers call and write in the evenings and on weekends, when that expert is already gone. Volnom packages the work of focused specialists into a single system of AI agents with shared memory that covers their routine through peaks and after-hours. The subscription starts at $1,500 a month. Not instead of people — instead of the routine that burns people out.
Compare it not to the price of a chat tool, but to a department's payroll. One US specialist is $5,000–7,000 in salary (the high end is major metros; it's lower elsewhere). On top of that, only one firm, undeniable number: payroll taxes (we use the standard rate so we don't inflate anything). Everything else — workspace, recruiting, onboarding, sick days, turnover, the risk they leave with your know-how — is real but soft cost: we name it in words rather than padding the math with a multiplier for a prettier number. That keeps the estimate honest, not engineered.
What matters is exactly what the system replaces. It doesn't fire a whole person: strategy, negotiation, complex cases, and live customer relationships stay with people. Volnom takes over the routine, after-hours share of the work — after-hours calls, standard replies, daily posts, pulling the numbers together by morning, watching competitors. The calculator below compares the market cost of these roles with a subscription — a guide for the conversation, not a promise. We don't replace people as units: they stay for the live and complex work, and if the system doesn't pay off on your numbers, we'll say so.
And the math still favors the business. Even the cheapest subscription, from $1,500, covers the routine share of one expert with all the overhead. A full department — voice, content, analytics, support — is routine that would otherwise take ten or more people working in shifts; their payroll runs from $50,000 a month and up. That's a maximum illustration, not a typical small client. So our principle cuts both ways: we take a project only if the system pays for itself with room to spare on your numbers — a target of roughly 3x return. If the economics don't add up, we say so plainly and pass.
What we get compared to — and why it isn't the same
AI chat subscription
~$20/mo
A tool for one person. The chat does nothing on its own: it doesn't call, write posts, or watch your numbers — it answers only when you ask, and forgets you the moment you close the tab.
Developer tool
~$200/mo
Powerful, but it's an empty workshop with tools in a programmer's hands. Build the department yourself — that's months of your time, support on you, and rework every time your business changes. The difference is between "buy the machines" and "hire a shop that already runs."
Volnom — a turnkey department
from $1,500/mo
A department of AI agents, assembled, trained for your business, and on duty through peaks and after-hours. It takes calls in ≤2 sec, runs social media and Telegram, gets the numbers to the owner by morning, and answers customers. You don't open it — it's already on shift. The code stays with us; you pay for a working service.
Calculator: department payroll vs. subscription
Check the roles whose routine you want to take off your plate. The calculator uses the lower end of US market salaries (regional, not coastal-metro), adds standard payroll taxes, and shows how many times cheaper a Volnom subscription is than the payroll of those roles. The rollout is shown as a separate line, a one-time start. This is a target for the conversation, not a promise of profit: we run the exact economics on a free assessment using your numbers.
For example: Inbound call handling (on an SLA, answer in ≤2 sec), Content marketer for social media and Telegram, Analyst: daily numbers to the owner by morning, First-line support and sales specialist, Competitor analyst: scraping prices and offers
Market salaries of these roles — per month
28,800 $
salaries 24,000 $ + payroll taxes
Volnom AI department
3,120 $/mo
It's not only about money: the system doesn't err, get sick or burn out — and it frees your people for the live work: negotiation, complex cases, relationships. If the economics don't add up, we'll say so.
Get a free assessmentWe'll run the exact economics on your numbers — free
The system covers the ROUTINE of these roles — after-hours calls, standard replies, daily reports, monitoring — it doesn't replace people wholesale. Strategy, negotiation, and live customer relationships stay with people: routine to the system, the human work to people. We use the lower end of the regional market for salaries and standard payroll taxes so the number is honest, not inflated. This is a target, not a profit guarantee. The straight principle: if the economics don't add up on your numbers, we'll say so and pass.
Volnom Pricing
From one function to a full department
A solid expert in the US runs $5,000–7,000/mo — and that's just salary, before payroll taxes, a workspace, recruiting, and turnover. They also don't work evenings, weekends, or holidays — exactly when customer requests keep coming in. Volnom packages that department's work into a single system of focused AI agents with shared memory that holds peaks and after-hours and won't walk to a competitor with your customer base. Don't compare us to a $20 chat subscription (that's a tool for one person) or a $200 developer tool (useless without a programmer) — compare us to the payroll of the department whose routine the system takes over. The principle is simple: routine to the system, the human work to people.
Team
One function done turnkey — but it's a system of agents, not a single bot in a chat
from $1,500/mo
setup $2,500–4,000 · 3–5 agents · 1 system
A small business that needs one measurable result: call handling through peaks and after-hours, or a content team for social media and Telegram. A start without having to build everything at once.
- One working function done turnkey (voice, content, or support)
- At least 3–4 focused agents with shared memory — not one generic bot
- Monitoring and alerts on an SLA, human response during business hours
- A starter volume package (for voice — 1,500–3,000 minutes/mo)
- A monthly owner report in plain language + up to 2 hours of adjustments
- LLM on the client's API key as a separate line item (≈$7 per 1,000 conversations, cheaper with caching)
Takes over the routine of one specialist — a salary from ~$5,000/mo (plus taxes, workspace, hiring), for a fraction of the cost
Request a quoteDepartment
Several functions in one connected system with shared memory
$1,800–3,000/mo
setup $4,000–6,500 · 6–11 agents · 2–3 systems
A growing business with real inbound volume that needs to cover 2–3 areas at once: calls + content, or sales/support + daily analytics for the owner.
- Everything in "Team," plus 2–3 functions working as a single department
- Shared memory across functions: what the voice agent learns, analytics can see
- A voice channel and/or 3+ integrations with your systems
- Expanded volume packages across all channels
- Priority queue for adjustments
- An analytics report for the owner as part of the package, not an add-on
Takes over the routine of 4–8 roles — payroll from ~$20,000/mo, many times the cost of the subscription
Request a quoteFull Department
The entire routine front line + continuous development, all included
$4,000–8,000/mo
setup from $6,500 · from 12 agents · 4+ systems
A business handing the system its whole pipeline — voice + content + analytics + support/sales — that wants a priority partner, not a one-off contractor. High volume, expensive downtime.
- Multiple functions as a single department: an orchestrator + focused specialists
- Priority on response and adjustments, expanded volume without watching the package
- Continuous development of the system as your business changes — part of the subscription, not one-off rework
- Personal owner support
- An "all-included" mode: $4,000–8,000 is a tier on top of the base, not a per-item price list
- An alternative to a $200 developer tool: that's an empty workshop and months of your time — here it's a ready department already on duty
Takes over the routine of a whole department — payroll from ~$50,000/mo, growing with the number of roles
Request a quoteEnterprise
Several connected systems, a dedicated team, and custom terms
On request
setup custom · on request
A multi-location business, franchise, or mid-sized company with high volume and security needs: not one department but several systems across functions, a dedicated manager, and a contractual SLA.
- Several systems across functions and locations, tied together by shared memory
- A dedicated project manager and a contractual response-time SLA
- Custom integrations with your systems and processes
- A security review and data isolation to your requirements
- Optional deployment inside your own environment (on-premise)
- Priority development of new roles for your business
For volumes where downtime and missed requests cost more than any subscription. We scope the economics individually on your numbers.
Request a quotePrices are starting ranges for a typical US small or mid-sized business; the final number is scoped to your volume, the number of functions, and your market. Rollouts above $6,500 we break into stages — you pay for the next one only after seeing the result of the last. Salaries used for comparison are taken at the lower end of the market, not coastal-metro rates, and we only count the routine work the system actually takes off your team — strategy, negotiation, and complex cases are still handled by your people. Payback is a target, not a promise of income: if the numbers don't pencil out for you, we'll say so plainly and pass. The first step is risk-free — a free 30-minute assessment, or a paid pilot for $2,000 (one function, 30 days) fully credited toward the rollout cost. Code is never handed to the client, every project is isolated, and outbound calls run strictly within applicable regulations and with consent. Payment: card, bank transfer, or crypto (USDT/USDC).
Volnom's catalog of agent roles
The roles your department is built from
The client isn't paying for "access to AI" or a neural network. They're hiring a department of expert workers, assembled and trained for their business, with shared team memory (at least 3 agents — we don't do "one bot in a chat"). The honest comparison isn't to the price of a chat tool, but to the payroll of the department the system offloads. A chat subscription at ~$20/mo is a tool for one person that does nothing on its own. A developer tool at ~$200/mo is an empty workshop full of machines, not a running shop: building a department from it yourself is months of your time, support on you, and rewrites every time the business changes. Volnom is an assembled, trained department on duty that runs itself. The lower salaries are a US market benchmark: by default we use the lower, regional end (the high end of the range is major metros), before payroll taxes, workspaces, recruiting, sick days, and turnover. The principle: routine to the system, the human work (negotiation, complex cases, relationships) to people. The system covers not the expert's entire job, but their after-hours routine. The savings figures are a target, not a promise: we run them against your volume in an assessment, and if the economics don't add up, we say so plainly and pass. Each role is a ready template: we assemble and train it for your business in 1–3 weeks. Examples marked "TEMPLATE" show what the role does in practice. Outbound calls run only within applicable regulations and with consent. We don't use the word "guarantee" about payback.
Voice Receptionist
Takes inbound calls through peaks and after-hours, answers in ≤2 seconds, understands the request by ear, books an appointment or logs a request, and hands complex cases to a human. Doesn't lose a single call — at peak load or after hours.
Replaces: A front-desk operator / first-line agent. Regional: $2,500–4,000/mo per person, higher in major metros; covering after-hours takes several people in shifts.
Example: TEMPLATE (we'll build it for you): for a clinic or auto shop it takes a call when the front desk is busy — clarifies the service, offers an open slot, books and confirms; the customer doesn't leave because no one picked up.
Outbound Caller
Calls through your list on an agreed script: order confirmations, reminders, reactivating dormant customers, collecting feedback. Strictly within applicable regulations and with consent (customer consent + a licensed telephony provider + proper disclosure).
Replaces: A telemarketer / outbound call operator. Regional: $2,500–4,000/mo plus burnout and turnover on monotonous calling.
Example: TEMPLATE (we'll build it for you): in the evening it calls through tomorrow's bookings, confirms visits, and flags cancellations, so a rep doesn't waste the morning calling dead ends. Outbound calling launches only after consent is in place and a licensed provider is connected.
Shift Lead and Escalation (Call Quality & Handoff)
Watches the tone and logic of every conversation, holds the "one question per turn" rule, and hands the call to a live person at the right moment with a ready customer summary. Coordinates the voice agents with each other.
Replaces: A call-center supervisor / team lead. Regional: $4,000–6,000/mo.
Example: TEMPLATE: it could catch that a customer is confused, instantly route them to an operator, and attach a short summary of the conversation — the person steps in without making them repeat everything.
Straight answers to the awkward questions
No. You tell us how the business works — we handle everything else: design, integrations, launch, support. Working with the system feels like messaging an employee, not configuring software. You get reports in plain English, not log files.
That's exactly why we build teams of focused specialists instead of one 'know-it-all': each agent has a limited role and clear rules. Anything outside the playbook gets handed to a real person, and we monitor the system on an SLA — so we catch a glitch before the customer ever notices. Routine to the system, the hard stuff to people.
You can — but you end up with a zoo of vendors: the social media person doesn't know what the account manager promised, the analyst can't see the leads, and finding, syncing, and managing all of them falls back on you, your time again. An AI department has one shared memory and one party accountable — us. The content agent knows what the recon agent found, and the sales agent knows what the voice receptionist promised the customer.
The build runs $2,500–6,500 depending on the team's makeup and integrations, with launch in 2–3 weeks. After that it's a subscription from $1,500/mo: hosting, monitoring, SLA, tuning, AI usage costs included up to a limit. The bottom line: we run the payback math before we start — if it doesn't add up, we tell you straight and pass on the project.
The code stays with us — you're paying for a working service, not for source files. Think of it like electricity: you need the lights on, not your own power plant. We're fully accountable for the system running: updates, monitoring, SLA — that's our job, not yours. At the same time, all of your data, content, and the system's accumulated memory belong to you — and if we ever part ways, they stay with you.
Every client gets an isolated environment: separate keys, a separate database, no mixing with anyone else's projects. We minimize sensitive information before processing, and we never send financial data to AI models at all.
Contact
Tell us what's broken — we'll come back with a free assessment.
A free 30-minute diagnostic: where an AI department takes over the routine and how it compares in cost to headcount.
- The assessment and estimate are free — no slides, no commitment
- Isolated setup: your keys and data, the code stays with us
- We never send financial data to the model
- If the economics don't add up, we say so — no pushing
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