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Run the AI against a hire, on the same basis calculator: Full cost of the hire, per year; Hire cost as a multiple of salary; Full cost of the AI route, year one; Full cost of the AI route, year two onward. Missing inputs fall back to their documented defaults.
Equipment, software and workspace per year
Salary for the role
Data and integration, year one
Management hours a week
Recruitment cost, spread over expected tenure
Manager cost per hour
Hours a week supervising and checking output
AI tool annual licence
Employer costs as a percentage of salary
Cost per hour of whoever checks it
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Run the AI against a hire, on the same basis calculator: Full cost of the hire, per year; Hire cost as a multiple of salary; Full cost of the AI route, year one; Full cost of the AI route, year two onward. Missing inputs fall back to their documented defaults.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| equip | number | Equipment, software and workspace per year |
| salary | number | Salary for the role |
| aiSetup | number | Data and integration, year one |
| mgmtHrs | number | Management hours a week |
| recruit | number | Recruitment cost, spread over expected tenure |
| mgmtRate | number | Manager cost per hour |
| superHrs | number | Hours a week supervising and checking output |
| aiLicence | number | AI tool annual licence |
| onCostPct | number | Employer costs as a percentage of salary |
| superRate | number | Cost per hour of whoever checks it |
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"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"equip": {
"type": "number",
"default": 4000,
"description": "Equipment, software and workspace per year"
},
"salary": {
"type": "number",
"default": 55000,
"description": "Salary for the role"
},
"aiSetup": {
"type": "number",
"default": 25000,
"description": "Data and integration, year one"
},
"mgmtHrs": {
"type": "number",
"default": 3,
"description": "Management hours a week"
},
"recruit": {
"type": "number",
"default": 4000,
"description": "Recruitment cost, spread over expected tenure"
},
"mgmtRate": {
"type": "number",
"default": 75,
"description": "Manager cost per hour"
},
"superHrs": {
"type": "number",
"default": 5,
"description": "Hours a week supervising and checking output"
},
"aiLicence": {
"type": "number",
"default": 12000,
"description": "AI tool annual licence"
},
"onCostPct": {
"type": "number",
"default": 25,
"description": "Employer costs as a percentage of salary"
},
"superRate": {
"type": "number",
"default": 45,
"description": "Cost per hour of whoever checks it"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}The inputs this calculator takes (with units, ranges and defaults), the outputs it returns, and the assumptions and tables behind it.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {}
}Read first. States plainly what submit_enquiry does on AI vs Hire: it starts an enquiry with human providers who quote directly. Nothing is bought, ordered or paid; no quote is guaranteed; it is free. Also returns who receives the details, the consent wording, and how the person confirms.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {}
}Every field of the AI vs Hire enquiry: key, label, type, whether required, help text and the allowed options where there are any. Pass answers to submit_enquiry keyed by field key.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {}
}Submits an enquiry to AI vs Hire — NOT a purchase, NOT a guaranteed quote. Step 1: call with the answers (keyed by field key from enquiry_fields) and consent=true; it validates and returns a summary, the consent line and a confirmation token — show the person the summary and the consent line. Step 2: only if the person agrees, call again with the same answers, consent=true and the confirmation token; the enquiry is then submitted, and the person receives an email with a link they must click before any provider sees it. Consent means the person has read and agreed to: "Send my contact details to up to three AI implementation and marketing agencies, chosen by AI vs Hire, who'll contact me directly. I'll be emailed each firm's name as my details go to it, and can stop any more firms getting them."
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| answers* | object | the person's answers, keyed by field key |
| consent* | boolean | true only when the person has agreed to: Send my contact details to up to three AI implementation and marketing agencies, chosen by AI vs Hire, who'll contact me directly. I'll be emailed each firm's name as my details go to it, and can stop any more firms getting them. |
| confirmation | string | the confirmation token from step 1, after the person has approved the summary |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"answers",
"consent"
],
"properties": {
"answers": {
"type": "object",
"description": "the person's answers, keyed by field key",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": [
"string",
"number",
"boolean"
]
}
},
"consent": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true only when the person has agreed to: Send my contact details to up to three AI implementation and marketing agencies, chosen by AI vs Hire, who'll contact me directly. I'll be emailed each firm's name as my details go to it, and can stop any more firms getting them."
},
"confirmation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "the confirmation token from step 1, after the person has approved the summary"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}