# What it costs to fix or finish an AI-built app

Canonical URL: https://thorfyn.com/en/notes/cost-to-fix-an-ai-built-app

> From a one-day triage to a stage at a fixed price: the published price of each step, what it delivers, and which one fits where your app is today.

Short answer: start with the step that answers your question. A one-day triage tells you whether to launch, fix first or rebuild; an audit prices the fixes on a live product; the discovery week plans the stages; each stage then has a fixed price.

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- Written by Matheus Pavaneli (https://thorfyn.com/en/about)
- Published Oct 10, 2026
- Reviewed Oct 10, 2026
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## Three ways in, by what you need to know

If you are not sure the app is safe to launch, the triage is the cheapest answer. If you already know it needs work and want it planned, the discovery week is the start. The triage comes off the next step when you take it within 14 days, and the discovery comes off the first stage.

**390 USD** — a written verdict in one day on sign-in, exposed data, secrets and payment: launch, fix first or rebuild. (how to check: `packages/site/src/pricing.ts`, `LADDER`)

**2,400 USD** — a written plan by stage for a new product or a rebuild, with what ships, by when and for how much. (how to check: `packages/site/src/pricing.ts`, `LADDER`)

**6,000 USD** — the floor of one stage, built in your repository and accounts and running in production at the end. (how to check: `packages/site/src/pricing.ts`, `LADDER`)

## What changes the price of a stage

The size of a stage depends on how much of the app is kept, how many integrations must move, and how much data needs to change shape. The discovery week turns those answers into a number before any code is written.

## Questions

### Is the triage credited if I continue?

Yes. The triage comes off the price of the audit or the discovery in full when you take it within 14 days.

### Do you charge by the hour?

No. Each step has a published fixed price, and each stage is priced before it starts.

## Start with the cheapest answer

The one-day triage ends in a written verdict: launch, fix first or rebuild.

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