Estimate team, cloud, data, tooling, and other entered costs for an AI model development budget over a selected project duration.
Formula
const members = Math.max(1, Math.floor(Number(inputs.teamMembers || 1))); const monthlyTeamCost = Math.max(0, Number(inputs.monthlyLoadedCostPerMember || 0)); const months = Math.max(1, Number(inputs.developmentMonths || 1)); const monthlyCloud = Math.max(0, Number(inputs.monthlyCloudCost || 0)); const enteredOneTimeCosts = Math.max(0, Math.round(Number(inputs.oneTimeDataAndToolingCost || 0) * 100) / 100); const modeledTeamCost = Math.round((members * monthlyTeamCost * months) * 100) / 100; const modeledCloudCost = Math.round((monthlyCloud * months) * 100) / 100; const totalBudgetScenario = Math.round((modeledTeamCost + modeledCloudCost + enteredOneTimeCosts) * 100) / 100; return { modeledTeamCost, modeledCloudCost, enteredOneTimeCosts, totalBudgetScenario };Project Team Members
5
Monthly Loaded Cost per Team Member ($)
12,000
Development Duration (Months)
6
Monthly Cloud and Compute Cost ($)
5,000
One-Time Data and Tooling Cost ($)
25,000
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With the default inputs, 5 team members at a loaded cost of $12,000 per month over 6 months produce $360,000 in modeled team cost. Adding $30,000 in cloud and compute cost plus $25,000 in one-time data and tooling costs gives a $415,000 total development budget scenario.
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The estimate combines Project Team Members, Monthly Loaded Cost per Team Member ($), Development Duration (Months) and returns Modeled Team Cost, Modeled Cloud and Compute Cost, Entered One-Time Costs.
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