> ## Documentation Index
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# What you pay

> What a hire costs on Staffer next to an in-house hire or an agency, and what drives the number.

|                            | Per hire      |
| -------------------------- | ------------- |
| Fully loaded in-house hire | \$4,700       |
| Agency on a hard role      | \$5-30,000+   |
| **Staffer**                | \~**\$1,285** |

Three to four times cheaper than a fully loaded in-house hire. Up to twenty-five times cheaper than an agency placement on a hard role.

## What drives that number

| Work             | Unit                 | Price    |
| ---------------- | -------------------- | -------- |
| AI sourcing      | search round         | \~\$12   |
| Match scoring    | applicant scored     | \~\$1    |
| AI interview     | interview completed  | \~\$8    |
| Enrichment       | email + phone reveal | \~\$1.50 |
| Next-action prep | action prepared      | \~\$0.40 |
| Agent actions    | action run           | \~\$0.20 |

## A few scenarios

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="One scouting position: $435">
    30 search rounds and 50 contacts revealed.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="200 applicants, no AI interview: $520">
    A full process with only applicants scored and next steps prepped.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="500 applicants with AI interview: $2,100">
    A high-volume role: 500 applicants scored and 100 AI interviews, with next steps prepped.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="A full hire, end to end: $1,285">
    All six kinds of work: 30 search rounds, 200 applicants scored, 30 AI interviews, 50 contact enrichments, 1,000 next steps prepped, and 50 agent actions.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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