How much does AI cost?
Business AI costs extend beyond subscriptions. Understand implementation, integration, usage, supervision and cost per completed task.
8 min read · Documentary analysis
Read chapter 01NEODY Super Series
Where Brazil can gain from AI
An investigation into what it costs to put artificial intelligence into operation and the value it already delivers to Brazilian companies.
Start with the chaptersThe investigation starts here.
2 chapters published · 1 October 2026
Where AI is delivering value in Brazilian companies
Cases from Localiza, Itau, Bradesco and Marista Group help distinguish productivity, cost savings and financial returns from AI in Brazil.
9 min read · Documentary analysis
Read chapter 02The method
From promise to verifiable results.
The series investigates processes, costs and outcomes. Cases published by companies and suppliers are identified as reported results; original calculations disclose their assumptions. Time savings, reduced spending and financial returns are assessed separately.
- 01. CostImplementation, operation, integration and supervision.
- 02. ApplicationWhich process changed and how it worked before.
- 03. ProductivityVolume, lead time and quality on comparable terms.
- 04. ReturnValue captured, investment and limits of the evidence.
Editorial schedule
The next chapters.
- Where AI can change productivity in Brazilian industryIndustry · In preparation
- Retail in the age of AI agent commerceRetail · In preparation
- ERP as infrastructure for agentsSoftware · In preparation
- People, software or agents: the cost of the same workWork · In preparation
Planned dates depend on completion of the reporting. In November, the series plans to consolidate cases into an initial map of business applications.
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Share the previous process, investment, measurement period and outcome. Editorial assessment considers evidence and limitations. Taking part in the reporting does not require a commercial agreement.
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