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Statement of Work Template for AI App Builds (2026)
A generic SOW template leaks on an AI app build. Here is a copy-paste statement of work plus the four AI-specific clauses a classic template skips.
The AI-App SLA: A Four-Layer Framework for Agency Support Tiers (2026)
The classic uptime-plus-response SLA quietly broke for AI builds. Here is a four-layer AI-app SLA (availability, response, AI behavior, continuity) mapped to a three-tier agency support ladder, with the token-cost and model-deprecation clauses most retainers forget.
How to Price a White-Label AI App Maintenance Retainer (2026 Agency Framework)
Most agencies price the build and give away the maintenance. Here is a 2026 framework for structuring a white-label AI app maintenance retainer that protects margin: four models, the percent-of-build math, and SLA tiers.
Change Orders on Fixed-Price AI App Builds: A 2026 Decision Matrix for Agencies
AI app builders collapsed the cost of UI re-work but not structural work. Here is the two-band decision matrix agencies should use to decide when to absorb a change, charge a small fee, or write a real change order.
AI App Builder Lock-In: A 2026 Code-Ownership Scorecard for Agencies
Most AI app builders promise you own the code. For an agency shipping client work, ownership is five separate questions, not one. Here is a scorecard, a comparison table, and the worked cost of a bad exit.
Productized Pricing Tiers for White-Label AI App Work (2026): A Three-Tier Model, With the Margin Math
Stop quoting white-label AI app projects from scratch. Sell three fixed-price tiers, drawn around what an AI builder can commoditize, and watch where the margin actually lands.
White-Label AI App Builder Profit Margins (2026)
White-label AI app builder margin is two numbers, not one: a recurring resale markup and a one-time build margin. Here is the worked model for 2026, and why the gross headline is not what you keep.
AI App Builder Pricing Comparison for Agencies (2026): What Each Platform Actually Charges You
The sticker price is the least useful number when an agency compares AI app builders. Here is what each platform actually charges you in 2026, and why the billing unit decides your invoice.
AI App Development Cost in 2026: A Real Rate Card
A transparent rate card for AI app development cost in 2026, broken down deliverable by deliverable, with a worked $31,000 example and the margin math on AI builders.
White-Label AI App Builder: Embed the Open-Source Way (2026)
Most white-label AI app builders rent you a brand and keep the code. This is the other path: fork an open-source, MIT-licensed builder, connect one API key, and resell multitenant client apps you actually own.
How to Price a White-Label App Build in 2026: Fixed Fee vs Retainer vs Revenue Share
Three defensible ways to price a white-label app build, the margin math behind fixed fee, retainer, and revenue share, and the one structural factor that decides which models you can offer.