Automation savings calculator
Enter a task you repeat and see how many hours and how much money automating it saves, and how fast it pays back. Based on public pay data (ONS, BLS, Eurostat) and real UK agency prices. Free, no sign-up, no payment. Made by Trusted AI Agencies.
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UK median starting price for a one-off automation or AI project: £1,500
UK median starting price for a one-off automation or AI project: £1,500. Prices in your country may differ.
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About Gainclock
Gainclock is a free calculator made by Trusted AI Agencies, an independent UK directory of AI automation agencies. It helps small businesses estimate how many hours and how much staff cost they could save by automating a task they repeat, and how long the setup would take to pay for itself. Gainclock is owned and run by Trusted AI Agencies (Edgars Lapins, UK sole trader).
It is not an investment, trading or finance product. There's no sign-up, we never ask for payment or bank details, and the numbers you enter stay in your browser. Results are estimates based on your figures, not financial advice.
How we decide
- Under 2 hours a month saved: probably not worth it yet.
- Costs more to run than it saves: not worth it with these figures.
- Pays back within 12 months: worth automating.
- Pays back in 12 to 24 months: borderline.
- Takes over 24 months to pay back: probably not worth it yet.
- No setup cost entered: we can only judge the time saved.
- How it works The formulas behind every number and how the verdict is decided.
- Sources and rates Where the default hourly cost for each of 15 countries comes from.
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- For AI and developers Machine-readable spec, share-link URL format, llms.txt and JSON.
See also the UK savings calculator and what AI automation costs in the UK.