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.
Adjust from 0 to 4 hours.
Default is 15 minutes. Increase this if your team is newer to the tool.
Use your internal cost, freelance rate, or loaded team hourly cost.
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.