Arktika
Engagements · Fixed-fee · Outcome-led

Three ways to move AI into production.

Start with clarity. Ship a system that performs. Scale what proves its value.

Arktika engagements are fixed around business outcomes—not engineering hours. Every program combines strategy, architecture, implementation and adoption under one accountable team.

Engagements from $20,000 USD.

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Senior, founder-led delivery · Full IP ownership · Americas time zones

  1. 01
    AI Opportunity Assessment
    $20,000 · 2-3 weeks
  2. 02
    Production AI Launch
    From $135,000 · 8-12 weeks
  3. 03
    AI Transformation Partner
    From $275,000 · 14-18 weeks

All figures USD · Excludes taxes

01 · Establish the case

AI Opportunity Assessment

$20,000
2-3 weeks

Know what is worth building before you build it.

A focused executive and technical assessment that identifies where AI can create measurable value—and where it cannot.

This is not an innovation workshop or a deck of hypothetical use cases. It is a decision-grade plan for deploying capital.

Included
  • Workflow, data and technology audit
  • Executive and operational stakeholder interviews
  • Ranked AI opportunity portfolio
  • Feasibility, risk and readiness scoring
  • ROI and payback model
  • Architecture recommendation
  • Sequenced 6-12 month implementation roadmap
  • Executive and board-ready readout
Outcome

A defensible answer to what should be built, why it matters and what it will take.

$10,000 credited toward a Production AI Launch or AI Transformation Partner engagement signed within 60 days.

Assess the opportunity
02 · Prove it in productionFlagship

Production AI Launch

From $135,000
8-12 weeks

One valuable system. Live, measured and adopted.

We take one high-value workflow from business case to production—integrated into your environment and used by the people it was built for.

No disconnected prototype. No handoff between strategists and engineers. No victory declared at the demo.

Included
  • Opportunity validation and delivery roadmap
  • Production architecture
  • One high-value AI system or agent
  • Integration with the existing client stack
  • Data and retrieval infrastructure
  • Evaluation framework and operational guardrails
  • Security and governance documentation
  • User enablement and adoption program
  • 30 days of post-launch optimization
  • Full code, documentation and IP handover
Outcome

A production AI capability tied to a measurable operational or financial result.

A phase-matched senior team spanning strategy, architecture, engineering, integration and adoption.

Launch a production system
03 · Compound the advantage

AI Transformation Partner

From $275,000
14-18 weeks

Move from one successful system to an operating advantage.

For organizations ready to deploy AI across multiple workflows, departments or portfolio companies.

Arktika establishes the shared architecture, governance and delivery rhythm required to move beyond isolated wins.

Included
  • Enterprise opportunity and readiness assessment
  • Transformation roadmap and investment case
  • Three production AI use cases
  • Shared data, agent and evaluation architecture
  • Cross-functional systems integration
  • Governance and monitoring framework
  • Department-level adoption programs
  • Executive steering cadence
  • Dedicated delivery leadership
  • Board-level progress and ROI reporting
  • 60 days of post-launch optimization
  • Full IP transfer
Outcome

A repeatable AI operating capability—not a collection of unrelated tools.

Build the transformation
Side by side

Choose by ambition, not headcount.

Each engagement is structured around the decision or business outcome it must produce.

 AI Opportunity AssessmentProduction AI LaunchFlagshipAI Transformation Partner
Best forEstablishing where to investShipping the first high-value systemMulti-workflow transformation
OutcomePrioritized, costed AI roadmapOne integrated, adopted production capabilityShared AI architecture and three production capabilities
Production systemsNoneOneThree
Duration2-3 weeks8-12 weeks14-18 weeks
Investment$20,000From $135,000From $275,000
Why executives choose Arktika
01

One accountable team

The people who assess the opportunity remain accountable through deployment and adoption.

02

Production is the standard

A prototype is evidence. A system running inside the business is the outcome.

03

Adoption is engineered

Enablement, documentation and usage measurement are delivery requirements—not optional extras.

04

The client owns everything

Code, prompts, evaluations, documentation and implementation IP transfer at handover.

How we price

You are buying an outcome—not renting a team.

Traditional agencies price effort. Staff-augmentation firms price headcount. Arktika prices the responsibility of getting a defined business capability into production and adopted.

Our fees account for the senior judgment, production engineering, integration work and change required to reach that outcome.

01

Fixed around scope

Every engagement begins with explicit outcomes, phase gates and acceptance criteria.

02

Senior by design

Specialists enter when their expertise creates value. Clients do not pay to keep unnecessary roles sitting on an engagement.

03

Transparent before kickoff

Scope, milestones, exclusions and payment terms are agreed before delivery begins.

04

Aligned to measurable value

Every implementation starts with a baseline and ends with evidence of operational impact.

Payment terms

Commercial structure

AI Opportunity Assessment

  1. 100% at kickoff

Production AI Launch

  1. 40% at kickoff
  2. 30% at architecture approval
  3. 20% at production deployment
  4. 10% at adoption handover

AI Transformation Partner

  1. 30% at kickoff
  2. 25% at roadmap approval
  3. 25% at first production deployment
  4. 20% at final deployment and handover

Cloud infrastructure, model consumption and third-party software are billed directly to the client or scoped separately. Material changes are managed through written change orders.

After production

Production is the beginning of the return.

AI Performance Partnership

From $25,000 per month

Ongoing evaluation, model and agent optimization, cost management, roadmap ownership and continued production capacity.

  • Evaluation and performance monitoring
  • Model, prompt and retrieval optimization
  • Cost and latency management
  • Governance and risk reviews
  • One prioritized roadmap at all times
  • Continued use-case development
  • Monthly executive operating review
  • Quarterly board-ready impact report
Commercial note

Available after a Production AI Launch or AI Transformation Partner engagement. Six-month initial commitment.

Discuss ongoing optimization

Large consultancies can define the strategy. Development firms can supply the engineers. Arktika takes responsibility for what happens between the two—and stays until the system is working.

Start below the surface

Stop funding AI activity. Start building AI capability.

In two to three weeks, Arktika will show you where AI can produce measurable value—and what it will take to capture it.

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Production AI. Built below the surface.