What does AI Act compliance cost?
Updated: 2026-09
AI Act compliance has no flat price; it follows the number and risk class of your AI systems and the scope you want — from a compact gap assessment through to full high-risk conformity. After a short first conversation you receive a binding fixed price or a clear range.
"What does AI Act compliance cost?" cannot be answered with a single figure — and any provider who does either guesses or is selling a standard package that rarely fits. The effort for a company with a single AI system is not the effort for one with a dozen high-risk applications.
What actually determines the price is a small number of clear factors. Knowing them, you understand why the range is so wide — and you can reach a specific, binding price with us in a short conversation.
What drives the cost
Number of AI systems
Each system must be recorded, classified and assessed individually. One system is manageable; a whole portfolio is a multiple of that.
Risk class
Minimal or limited risk demands little; a high-risk system triggers the full catalogue of obligations with documentation, risk management and oversight.
Starting position
A company that already has documentation and processes needs less building than one starting from zero.
Depth of the engagement
A gap assessment for orientation is considerably more compact than establishing full conformity through to CE marking.
Your own contribution
The more your team takes on, the lower the external effort — we can also just advise rather than implement in full.
How we price
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Fixed price
Where the scope can be clearly bounded, we work to a binding fixed price. You know exactly what it costs before the project starts — no open-ended hourly billing, no surprises.
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Engagement / retainer
For ongoing support — advisory, governance or continuous optimisation — we agree an engagement with a defined scope per month. Predictable cost, flexibly adjustable.
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Time and materials against an estimate
Where the scope is not yet fully settled at the start, we work transparently against effort — with an estimate discussed in advance and regular cost control, so nothing runs away.
We deliberately publish no online prices: every case differs. After a short first conversation you receive a binding fixed price or clear frame.
Parent service: EU AI Act & Compliance Advisory
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EU AI Act gap assessment
A gap assessment answers three questions: which AI systems do we use, how are they classified under the EU AI Act, and what is missing for conformity? The output is a prioritised action plan, with an eye on the 2 August 2026 enforcement window.
High-risk conformity under the EU AI Act
This package brings a high-risk AI system to conformity under the EU AI Act: risk management, data governance, technical documentation to Annex IV, human oversight and logging — built as an audit-ready dossier that carries through to CE marking and registration.
FRIA & DPIA for AI systems
This package produces the impact assessments an AI system often needs simultaneously: the fundamental rights impact assessment (FRIA) under Article 27 of the AI Act and the data protection impact assessment (DPIA) under Article 35 GDPR — integrated rather than duplicated, as one audit-ready assessment with a clear approval decision.
FAQ
Why is there no specific price on the website?
Because a serious price depends on the actual scope, and a number online would almost always be wrong — too high deters, too low leads to unpleasant surprises. After a short first conversation we give you a binding fixed price or a clear range.
How do I get to a binding fixed price?
Through a short, free first conversation in which we clarify scope, goals and constraints. On that basis you receive a specific, binding price — with no hidden costs.
Is a gap assessment enough, or do we need full conformity?
We clarify that first. For many, a gap assessment is the right first step — it shows which systems are affected at all and how large the further effort is, before you invest in full implementation.