RAINLIGHT AI

AI Automation ROI: Calculate the Full Cost Before You Buy

Copy this original working template and adapt it to your process. Examples are illustrative; this is not a performance guarantee.

Process / owner / currency / period:
Monthly eligible workload:
Current hands-on hours (exclude waiting time):
Current corrections and completion quality:
Proposed review hours + exception hours:
Recovered hours = current - review - exceptions:
Actual loaded hourly cost and evidence:
Capacity value = recovered hours x hourly cost:
Cash cost actually removed (separate from capacity):
One-time setup / training / cleanup / testing:
Recurring platform / model / messaging / support:
Net monthly capacity value = capacity value - incremental recurring cost:
Simple capacity payback = setup / positive net monthly capacity value:
12-month ROI = (12 x capacity value - 12 x recurring cost - setup) / (12 x recurring cost + setup):
If denominator is zero or net monthly value is not positive, do not invent payback.
Extra contribution from additional customers (separate hypothesis):
Low-volume / high-review / peak-cost scenarios:
Pilot comparison group, dates and other changes:
Quality threshold / stop condition / decision date:
Capacity value is not automatically cash savings. Do not double-count benefits.