Rainkernel

Pricing

Every price we quote is on this page.

No funded vendor in this market publishes a price. We publish every tier and quote inside it: USD for international clients, INR with 18% GST for Indian clients, nothing hidden in a call. Where a range is shown, the exact figure is in the proposal — and it sits inside the range.

Services

The ladder: sprint, build, run — and pods for integrators.

OfferWhat you getPriceDuration and terms
Agent Production-Readiness SprintTwo weeks, fixed price. One use case, one data source, one channel.$7,500 · ₹4 lakh for Indian clients10 working days from data access; credited against a build signed within 30 days
Build to ProductionSix to ten weeks, fixed scope, priced from the sprint.$35k–60k6–10 weeks; typical range; exact price in the sprint readout
Run and ImproveMonthly retainer after go-live, three-month minimum.from $8,000Monthly, 3-month minimum; per month; half to one engineer-equivalent
Engineering pod for integratorsNamed senior agent engineers with our evaluation harness and toolkit, white-label welcome; weekly timesheets.$45–65 an hour · ₹2.5–3.5 lakh per engineer-month for Indian clientsTime and materials, four-week minimum; a two-week trial pod on request

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Products

Five products, every tier published — including the ones still in build.

Status is on each row. A price on a product in build is a commitment: it is the price when the product ships, and it is published now so you can plan.

ProductTierPriceIncluded
Agent Readiness GateAvailable nowSprint — one agent$7,500Two weeks, fixed price. ₹4 lakh for Indian clients. Credited against a Build signed within 30 days.
Full Gate — tool-using agent$25,000The complete attack pack, harness, cost baseline, permission audit and BOM for an agent that calls tools and systems.
Full Gate — multi-agent or MCP estate$45,000Multi-agent workflows or an MCP-connected estate; inter-agent and supply-chain classes included.
Agent Cost GovernorIn buildInside the Run and Improve retainerincludedThe retainer runs $8,000–15,000 a month; the Governor and its weekly report are its headline deliverable.
Standalone — per estate$2,500–5,000 / monthFor agent estates Rainkernel did not build. Deployment inside your cloud; price by number of agents and gateways.
Support-Surge ReliabilityIn buildPilot — the two-week sprint$7,500Surge tests, audit and the first QA baseline on your live agent.
Run fee — monthlyretainer bandWithin the $8,000–15,000 a month Run and Improve band, reported against cost per resolution and containment at peak.
MCPSentryEarly accessScannerfreeOpen source. Install, scan, keep the report.
Attestation — per estatefrom $1,500 / monthContinuous pin-and-verify, drift alerts, monthly statement; by number of servers.
Permission audit$5,000–10,000One-off, inside or outside the Gate; Agent BOM included.
Compliance Evidence PackDesign partnersPer estate — annual$12,000–30,000 / yearRecorder, scheduled evaluations, four exports, one platform integration.
'Run with evidence' retainer tierretainer + evidenceFor clients already on Run and Improve; priced in the order.

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How pricing works

Six rules we hold ourselves to.

  • The page is the ceiling

    A quote never exceeds the published price or range. If we have to change a price, the page changes first and the date is noted.

  • Fixed means fixed

    Sprints, Gates, audits and builds are fixed-price for the scope in the statement of work. Scope creep is a conversation, not an invoice.

  • The sprint pays for itself

    The $7,500 sprint fee is credited in full against a Build to Production signed within 30 days of the readout.

  • Your cloud, your bill

    Engines, gateways and recorders run in your accounts. Model and cloud usage stays on your invoices, where your finance team can see it.

  • Two currencies, one price

    USD by wire for international clients; INR with 18% GST for Indian clients at the rupee figure shown, not a converted one.

  • No surprises at renewal

    Retainers and attestation are monthly with a three-month minimum. The exit terms — knowledge transfer, IP, decision rights — are written into every statement of work.

FAQ

Questions about pricing

Are these the real prices or starting points for a negotiation?

They are the prices. A quote never exceeds the figure on this page; where a range is published, the exact figure is in the proposal and sits inside the range. If a price changes, it changes here first.

What currency are we invoiced in, and what about tax?

International clients are invoiced in USD by SWIFT wire against export invoices. Indian clients are invoiced in INR with 18% GST added. Prices on this page exclude taxes.

Is the sprint fee credited against a build?

Yes. The $7,500 sprint fee is credited in full against a Build to Production signed within 30 days of the readout.

What is included in a fixed price, and what is not?

Every deliverable listed on the service or product page, the readout, and a 30-day warranty on builds. Not included: your cloud and model-provider usage (it runs in your accounts), travel if you ask for on-site days, and net-new use cases, which are scoped as another sprint.

Do you offer discounts for startups, non-profits or long commitments?

We do not run a discount list; the published price is the price. Longer commitments are quoted inside the published band, never below the page.

How do payment terms work?

Terms are set out in the statement of work for each engagement; they never change the price on this page.

Want the exact figure for your estate?

Tell us the agent, the estate and the deadline; the fixed-price proposal arrives within 48 hours of the call, inside the published range.