ROI Calculator
What does manual work
actually cost you?
Enter your numbers. See the real cost of repetitive tasks — and what you'd gain by automating them with AI.
Your Hourly Rate
€
euros per hour
Hours / Week on Manual Tasks
hours per week
Weeks Worked / Year
weeks per year (max 52)
Monthly API & Platform Costs
€
LLM API + Make / n8n / infra / mo
Before Automation
Annual hours on manual tasks
480 hrs / yr
Annual cost of those tasks
€36,000
your time billed at your hourly rate
Hours freed up per year
0 hrs
After Automation
Hours freed per year
250 hrs / yr
Labor cost saved (gross)
€18,720
52% reduction in manual workload
Annual API & platform costs
−€900
ongoing operational overhead
Net annual savings
€17,820
labor savings minus running costs
Remaining manual hours / year
230 hrs / yr
Annual Running Costs
€900
API + platform costs per year
Year 1 Net Return
€16,820
net savings minus €5k setup cost
First-Year ROI
+336%
return on €5,000 investment
Payback Period
3.2 mo
months to recover setup cost
Estimates are based on your inputs and the selected automation efficiency (45–60%). Annual running costs include LLM API usage (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), Make.com / n8n subscriptions, and any infrastructure. Net savings and ROI are calculated after deducting these costs. The €5,000 setup is illustrative of a typical MindStack engagement — actual scope may vary.