Buying your own Kiozk™

FAQ for purchasers

You're building your own AI web app and storefront, on your own accounts, that you own and operate going forward. Here's what that actually costs and why it's priced the way it is.

Why does US$999 make sense compared to hiring a freelancer?

A typical freelancer quote of $2,000–$8,000 in the US gets you a static site — and nothing else. That price doesn't include an AI sales agent, ongoing content generation, or a working global checkout; you'd have to add all three yourself, from separate providers, at separate ongoing cost.

Your $999 build bundles all three from day one:

  • AI-generated web app and storefront copy — headline, pitch, and FAQ, written from your own description of what you sell
  • An always-on AI sales agent that chats with buyers, answers questions, and negotiates within limits you set — a category that runs $29–$100+/month on its own elsewhere (Tidio, Intercom Fin, Drift, and similar tools)
  • Ready-made global PayPal checkout, connected to your own account, with no separate integration project

You're not paying freelancer rates for a site alone — you're paying once for infrastructure a freelancer's quote wouldn't include at all, and that would otherwise cost you monthly, forever.

How does $999 compare region by region?

Here's how a $999 build stacks up against a typical local freelancer/agency quote for a comparable custom site, before even counting the AI closer or PayPal checkout most quotes don't include:

RegionTypical freelancer cost (local currency)≈ in USDWhere $999 lands
USA$1,500–$8,000$1,500–$8,000Below the entry floor — clearly a bargain
CanadaCAD $1,500–$8,000~$1,090–$5,800At/below entry floor — bargain
UK£800–£3,000~$1,065–$3,990Below entry floor — bargain
EU (Germany, pricier end)€1,200–€9,000~$1,370–$10,260Well below entry floor — bargain
AustraliaAUD $1,500–$10,000~$1,050–$6,990Right at/just below entry floor — bargain
NZ(tracks AU closely)similar bandBargain
SingaporeSGD $1,500–$4,000~$1,170–$3,125Below entry floor — bargain
MalaysiaRM 2,000–5,000 (SME brochure)~$505–$1,265Mid-to-top of local range — fairly priced, not cheap

Figures are typical freelancer/agency ranges for a comparable custom site, converted at prevailing exchange rates — not a quote for your specific project.

What does it cost to actually run this myself, month to month?

The $999 fee is a one-time build and transfer cost. After that, you run the app on your own accounts, and you're billed by each provider directly — not by us:

  • Netlify (hosting): typically US$9–$20/month at normal traffic for a small web app and storefront
  • Neon (database): $0/month — comfortably covered by its free tier at this scale
  • Anthropic (the Claude API that powers your web app and storefront generation and your AI closer): you'll need your own API key with a balance of at least US$10 to start

See TERMS.md clause 6 — third-party charges are your responsibility and outside our control.