The AI Cost Lie: What It Actually Takes to Get Started

"AI is too expensive for small businesses." That is a lie.
The Truth
AI can be free or cheap:
- Free tools: ChatGPT, Claude (free tiers)
- Cheap APIs: $10-50/month for many uses
- Open source: Free models available
- n8n: Free automation
What You Actually Need
- Time to learn
- Clear problems to solve
- Willingness to experiment
- Basic tech skills
Not: Big budgets. Expert teams. Enterprise software.
My Costs
My AI setup: €30-50/month. For 16 agents. 50,000 tasks/week.
That is less than a coffee subscription.
The Real Investment
Your time. Learning. Experimenting. Iterating.
That is where the value comes from. Not the tools.
The real cost of AI is learning to use it. Not the tools themselves.
— Jan
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Jan Koch
KI Experte, Berater und Entwickler. Ich helfe Unternehmern und Entwicklern, KI effektiv einzusetzen - von der Strategie bis zur Implementierung.