Installed pricing
Hardware, the Harness, local models, setup and handover are priced together. We start with the work your team needs done, then quote the memory, storage and platform that can comfortably handle it.
Software and hardware in one quote · Australian dollars · prices exclude GST · GST registered · valid 14 days
Five useful starting points
Two people working through long files can need more memory than a larger team doing short drafts. These tiers make the first conversation easier; the quote names the real configuration.
Micro
from $2,900 AUD
A 16 GB Mac mini M6 running the Fast lane and the embedding model only. The right answer when the work is transcription, document search and drafting for one person, and nothing larger is needed.
Compact
from $4,900 AUD
A quiet Mac mini for core chat, document search, transcription and everyday drafting.
Office
from $7,900 AUD
More memory and room for shared use, with a Mac or AMD Strix Halo configuration.
Practice
from $10,900 AUD
Mac Studio, 128 GB Strix Halo or NVIDIA DGX Spark, chosen around speed, operating system and software needs.
Firm
from $17,500 AUD
A Mac Studio M5 Ultra, multiple appliances or paired DGX Spark systems for the jobs that genuinely need them.
Hardware choice
These are planning tiers, not automatic recommendations. If a 16 GB Mac running a small model and transcription passes the agreed workload, we will quote that instead. The right machine is the one that matches the work — not the largest one we could sell you.
The names on a tier are choices, not a bundle of every machine. Your quote contains one exact configuration unless it clearly says otherwise. See the current hardware and trade-offs →
Included
Separate when needed
Ongoing costs
The local models do not create a per-message cloud bill. Electricity, storage, backups and any separately enabled online service still have ordinary costs. If an integration has its own vendor fee, it stays that vendor's fee. You purchase the hardware rather than renting a seat; your accountant should determine its tax and accounting treatment.
Updates
Applying an update needs a temporary connection while files are fetched and checked. Improvements are included in the support plan rather than billed again, and release notes make clear what changed.
Before a quote
Show us a typical short job, a heavy job and the awkward one that usually breaks the process. Use real examples with sensitive details removed; they become the acceptance set the delivered system must pass.
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A LocallyAI quote buys configured hardware, Harness software, tested workflows and handover. Headcount does not create another Harness licence charge; compare ownership cost over the same period as recurring per-seat fees.
Each supported integration, permission boundary and acceptance test is written into the quote. It is not treated as delivered until it passes on the final machine.
A morning brief, weekly digest or aged-debt list is included only when named in the quote and proven against agreed examples before handover.
Hosted services require your business to rely on a provider’s infrastructure, terms, configuration and continuing service. LocallyAI keeps approved base workflows on your appliance; connected exceptions are documented and acceptance-tested.
The standard workflow is local. Web research, integrations, remote support, updates and off-site backups are separate exceptions recorded in the quote and tested before handover.
Local chat, approved document search and transcription can keep running when the connection drops. Web research and connected services cannot.
We did not rebrand a coding interface. The Harness is written for office workflows and fitted to the templates, letterhead and approved systems named in your quote.
Supported skills and MCP connections can be added without replacing the interface. Each requested module still needs a written scope and delivery test.
We build the software, so a requested change can be discussed with the people who write it. Standard product improvements and business-specific work are separated in the written scope, including any cost.
Pricing questions
If a requested improvement belongs in the standard Harness, the quote can treat it as a platform change rather than customer-specific development. Business-specific integrations, rules and deliverables are scoped and priced separately.
The selected computer, storage, the LocallyAI Harness, a fitted set of local models, document search, transcription setup, user access, basic templates, installation and handover. The written quote lists the exact hardware and any work outside that base.
We do not charge a Harness fee for each person. The practical limit is the amount of work the machine can handle at once, so a growing team may eventually need a larger or second appliance.
No. The optional $600 yearly visit is a scheduled health check and tune-up. Support and quoted update work are separate from that visit, and your machine does not stop because you skip it.
Memory and workstation prices move. A 14-day window lets us name the exact machine and hold a realistic number. Once accepted, the quote governs the agreed work.
Applying an update needs a temporary connection. The normal local setup can return offline after the update is checked. We do not need standing remote access.
Published prices exclude GST. LocallyAI is registered for GST, so GST is shown separately on the written quote and invoice.
Yes. Bring us the machine and we will assess what it can genuinely run — memory, storage, operating system, and how much headroom is left once a model is loaded.
If it suits the work, the hardware line comes off the quote entirely and you pay for the software and configuration only: the Harness, the local models, your own templates and the setup. If it is not up to the job, we will say so plainly and tell you what it would take, rather than install something that will disappoint you.
Bring us one job your team repeats every week. We will show you the system doing it →