AI Automation ROI Calculator
Estimate annual savings, payback period and 3-year ROI from automating a workflow with AI agents. Inputs are conservative by default — adjust for your context.
Annual hours saved
1,440
Annual gross savings
$64,800
Year 1 net benefit
$42,600
Payback period
3.1 mo
3-year net benefit
$157,800
3-year ROI
431%
How the calculation works
Annual hours saved = people × weekly hours saved × 48 working weeks. Annual gross savings apply your loaded hourly cost. Year 1 net benefit subtracts implementation and 12 months of running cost. Payback period is implementation cost divided by net monthly savings. Use conservative inputs — real programs land between 40% and 80% of headline estimates in year one.
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