A. Recurring (recommended)
Initial + monthly. Best for AIO as ongoing strategy.
PROS
- — Spread cost
- — Compound effect
- — Mid-course correction
CONS
- — Sometimes locked-in contracts
PRICING GUIDE
AIO Strategy Pricing Guide
AIO pricing organized by business scale, from individual shops to enterprises. The 3 pricing models, plus how to spot suspiciously cheap vendors, explained from a 3,000+ engagement perspective.
QUICK ANSWER
Q. What's the typical AIO pricing?
A. SMBs typically pay ¥50k–150k/month, enterprises ¥300k+/month. Initial fees usually = 1–2 months of monthly. Recurring models work better than one-time buys for AIO. Below ¥30k/month, scope is usually limited or quality not guaranteed.
- Individual: ¥30k–80k/mo
- SMB: ¥50k–150k/mo
- Mid-size: ¥150k–500k/mo
BY SCALE
Pricing by Scale
SCALE
Individual shop / 1 location
INITIAL
¥0–50k
MONTHLY
¥30k–80k/month
YEAR TOTAL
¥360k–1M/year
SCALE
SMB / 2–5 locations
INITIAL
¥50k–150k
MONTHLY
¥50k–150k/month
YEAR TOTAL
¥600k–2M/year
SCALE
Mid-size / national
INITIAL
¥150k–500k
MONTHLY
¥150k–500k/month
YEAR TOTAL
¥2M–7M/year
SCALE
Enterprise / listed
INITIAL
¥500k–millions
MONTHLY
¥500k–millions/month
YEAR TOTAL
¥10M+/year
PRICING MODELS
3 Pricing Models
B. One-time buy
Buy design/implementation, run it yourself.
PROS
- — Clear total cost
- — In-house ownership
CONS
- — Need ops knowledge
- — Often loses effect
C. Performance-based
Pay based on ranking or citation rate.
PROS
- — Low initial
- — Lower risk
CONS
- — AIO not short-term measurable
- — Vague criteria
WARNING SIGNS
Warning Signs of Cheap Vendors
Below ¥30k/month vendors often show these patterns. Price-only selection backfires.
- — Template-only delivery, thin implementation (no structured data, etc.)
- — No measurement reports, opaque deliverables
- — Slow support (1 week email response)
- — Long lock-in (2-year no-cancel)
- — No support for latest AIO specs (IndexNow / llms.txt / 19 AI bot Allow)
2 YEAR+ COST DOWN
Year 2+ should drop significantly (industry standard)
Year 1 covers heavy AIO design + implementation. Year 2+ shifts to operations and improvement — costs should drop. If flat-fee, design may need review.