AI consultancy that also says no
Most AI consultancy ends in an advisory report. We are a small senior collective from Rotterdam that reviews your AI plans, builds with you into production, and says no when a plan does not deserve production. You rarely hear that from a consultant; it is exactly why clients call us.
Frequently asked
What does an AI consultant do?
An AI consultant assesses where AI makes your business money and what it costs to run that reliably. In practice: choosing use cases, reviewing pilots, and setting up the route to production with governance, compliance and maintenance. With us that does not end in a report but in a system that runs.
What does AI consultancy cost?
We work with fixed prices per format. The Scan starts at €1,995 ex VAT and takes about a week: we review your pilots and tell you which to kill, scale or rebuild. A Pilot-to-Production sprint takes four weeks at most. No hourly billing, no retainer without an end date.
When do you need AI consultancy?
At two moments. Before you build: when you want to know which use case actually pays off. And when pilots stay stuck: plenty runs in demo, nothing runs in production. That second one is the rule, not the exception. 95% of AI pilots deliver no measurable ROI (MIT NANDA, 2025).
How is Honest AI different from a large consulting firm?
Three things. You get senior people who build themselves, not juniors with a template. We work with fixed prices and an end date. And we say no: if an AI plan does not deserve production, you hear it in week one, not after six months of discovery.
The honest takeaway
Good AI consultancy is not more advice but less: one sharp choice about which use case deserves production, then building until it runs. Start small, with a one-week Scan, and only then decide whether you need more.
Want to know what your AI plans are worth?
In the Scan we review your AI work on ROI, risk and production readiness. One week, fixed price, honest answer. Even when that answer is no.