Free fashion production tool

Tech Pack Cost Calculator

Estimate how much time and money your team could save by creating tech packs with AI Tech Packs instead of building every spec, BOM, measurement table, and export manually.

Calculator inputs

Estimate your tech pack savings

How many finished tech packs one designer needs in a typical month.

SKUs

Adjust from 0 to 4 hours.

min

Default is 15 minutes. Increase this if your team is newer to the tool.

min

Use your internal cost, freelance rate, or loaded team hourly cost.

$/hr

Payment option

Uses current self-serve pricing: $18/tech pack, $48/mo Pro, or $130/mo Designer. The default switches to pay-per-tech-pack for 1-2 SKUs and Pro for 3+.

Methodology

What the calculator includes

Manual workflow cost

SKUs per designer per month multiplied by manual minutes per finished tech pack and your hourly rate.

AI Tech Packs cost

Your selected AI finish time multiplied by your hourly rate, plus $18 per tech pack, $48/mo Pro, or $130/mo Designer.

Time savings

Manual monthly hours minus your selected AI finish time per generated tech pack.

Annual savings

Monthly savings multiplied by 12, before any taxes, procurement costs, or agency services.

FAQ

Tech pack cost questions

1How does the tech pack cost calculator work?
The calculator compares manual tech pack labor against AI Tech Packs pricing, using your selected AI generate, review, edit, and finish time.
2What AI Tech Packs prices are used?
It uses $18 for a single export-ready tech pack, $48 per month for Pro, and $130 per month for Designer.
3What should I include in manual time?
Include the first build plus factory questions, missing specs, measurement fixes, BOM edits, and re-exporting files.
4Is this a quote for my brand?
No. It is a planning estimate. Use your own style volume, labor rate, and review time to model a realistic monthly workflow.

Try it on a real style

Turn the savings estimate into your first tech pack draft.

Start with a garment image or sketch, review the AI-generated draft, then decide if a single export or Pro plan fits your workflow.