Sources and methods
The detail behind the home page figures, word for word: how the example is calculated, the public support you can apply for, and the twenty-four public pages cited by the comparison, with their dates.
Contents
How the example is calculated
Illustrative example, calculated from written parameters: this is not a client result. One return rule across the whole site, the simulator’s, all costs included:
period = (one-off costs + months before the first gain × monthly value) ÷ (monthly value − recurring costs).
Parameters
- 1,337 h/year × €45/h fully loaded (the default hourly cost behind all our figures, Insee 2025 average loaded hourly cost, adjustable in the simulator; a per-profile scale applies when the profiles are known), or ≈ €60k a year and €5k a month
- the Diagnostic at its published floor price, €12k excl. VAT
- construction and commissioning of the example’s three cases, under our price list (automate €9k or assist €6k, plus the systems to connect, billed once) ≈ €29k
- teams’ time ≈ 18 h (0.75 h per person interviewed, 19 people, plus 4 h for the sponsor and the contact person), or ≈ €0.8k at the same hourly cost
- running costs €150 a month per case, included in the agent’s price for the first year but counted from the first month, as a precaution
- expert review 5 h a month per case, at the same hourly cost
- first gain after 2 months of building, the first month of service counting for half
- Platform excluded
- 24-month horizon
That is ≈ €42k of one-off costs, ≈ €1.1k of monthly costs and a period calculated at 14.0 months.
The Diagnostic does not include construction: its scoping brief puts a figure on its cost and timeline. Enter your own inputs in the simulator.
Public support you can apply for
What a company director can apply for towards an AI assessment, as published on the date cited. The SHIFTLABS Diagnostic is not eligible for any of this support today: SHIFTLABS is neither accredited by Bpifrance nor referenced by a Region. We say so, so that you can compare with full knowledge.
- Diag Data IA (Bpifrance, France 2030 plan)
- 8 days of a Bpifrance-accredited expert, spread over 3 months at most: €10,000 excl. VAT, 40% funded, i.e. €6,000 excl. VAT payable. Conditions: independent company with 10 to 2,000 FTEs, revenue of at least €1m over a 12-month financial year, more than one year old, registered in France.
- AI Accelerator (Bpifrance, France 2030)
- 18-month programme, 46% funded; SMEs and mid-caps above 50 employees, above €8m in revenue, at least 3 years old; applications by 30/11/2026. A possible next step after an assessment, not an assessment.
- Regional support
- Grand Est, “Diagnostic intelligence artificielle”: 50% of a service capped at €10,000 excl. VAT, i.e. €5,000 at most, provider to be chosen from the Region’s referenced list (sheet dated 02/04/2024, status to be checked). Sud region (PACA), “Mon assistant IA”: advisory service 100% funded, provider selected by the Region (07/07/2026). Ile-de-France, “Pack IA”: 50% of a 37-day programme, €18,500 excl. VAT payable at most (31/08/2025; 2026 opening not confirmed).
- France Num (DGE directory)
- Not financial support: the public directory of referenced providers (“Activateurs France Num”) and the annual barometer of digital usage in SMEs. SHIFTLABS’ referencing application is planned, not filed.
Amount payable, as an example
- Diag Data IA: €10,000 excl. VAT − €4,000 funded = €6,000 excl. VAT.
- SHIFTLABS Diagnostic today: €12,000 excl. VAT, with no support.
- SHIFTLABS Diagnostic if a regional referencing were ever obtained (Grand Est example: 50%, capped at €5,000): €12,000 − €5,000 = €7,000 excl. VAT. This is not the case today.
Comparison sources
Table compiled on 22 October 2026 from the public pages cited, consulted in October 2026. Prices excluding VAT, as published by each vendor or scheme on that date, subject to change. The columns describe ways of working: each provider sets its own terms. For SHIFTLABS, only the signed quote is binding.
- 1We Call Shotgun, “AI maturity audit” (17/08/2026)
- 2Synodique, “AI for accountants” (20/08/2026)
- 3Studeria, “AI audit in companies” (14/10/2026)
- 4The Intelligence Academy, AI audit guide (21/10/2026)
- 5comparateur-ia.com, AI consultants (daily rates) (06/2026)
- 6Tensoria, “SME AI audit: method, cost and deliverables 2026” (05/05/2026)
- 7DGE, “The national Osez l’IA plan” (Diag Data IA: price, funding, duration) (28/09/2026)
- 8les-aides.fr, Bpifrance “Diagnostic Data – Intelligence Artificielle” sheet (eligibility) (12/08/2026)
- 9Bpifrance, “Diagnostic Data IA – Specifications” (content, deliverable, duration) (14/06/2023)
- 10Bpifrance Conseil, white paper “Artificial intelligence, a technological revolution for SMEs” (self-reported results, 2024 assignments, budgets) (07/2025)
- 11DGE, “One year of the Osez l’IA plan” (assessments started) (03/09/2026)
- 12Microsoft France, “Additional services, plans and pricing” (Copilot Business) (21/10/2026)
- 13Google Workspace, French pricing (Gemini included; Workspace Studio) (21/10/2026)
- 14DGE, “France Num 2026 barometer” (AI usage in SMEs, reported impact) (28/09/2026)
- 15Microsoft Learn, “Microsoft Copilot Dashboard” (views, licence threshold) (07/10/2026)
- 16Microsoft, Power Automate pricing (Premium, process mining add-on) (21/10/2026)
- 17Microsoft Learn, process mining: “Prepare processes and data” (event log) (31/08/2026)
- 18Éditions Tissot, works council and monitoring of employee activity (art. L. 2312-38 of the French Labour Code) (21/10/2026)
- 19Y Combinator, Ontora profile (self-reported data) (21/10/2026)
- 20Beam.ai, Discovery page (21/10/2026)
- 21FutureProof, “WorkGraph” (21/10/2026)
- 22Within, Discovery documentation (21/10/2026)
- 23Insee, “Wages and labour cost in Europe” (2025 hourly cost) (02/07/2026)
- 24Infogreffe, Mes aides publiques, “AI Accelerator” (Bpifrance) (21/10/2026)