Which AI plan should you fund?
Northline Software has one integration team and $4 million to add AI support triage. Choose one plan to maximize net cash over 24 months. Assume equal service quality.
| Plan | Upfront cost | Full months before launch | Net cash per live month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build | $2,400,000 | 8 | $300,000 |
| Buy | $3,800,000 | 5 | $310,000 |
| Partner | $1,200,000 | 2 | $180,000 |
Review your decisions
- Build after the change
- $2,400,000
- Buy after the change
- $2,090,000
- Partner after the change
- $1,880,000
Partner wins if the extra fee falls to $16,363 per live month or less. Net cash equals live months times net cash per live month, less the upfront cost.