When does AI automation not pay?
AI automation does not pay when there is too little recurring written work. In our analyses 4 of the 13 businesses received no proposal: AI could take over fewer than eight hours a month for them, and then a fixed project does not earn itself back within a year.
The threshold in our analyses
The thirteen analyses we have tested against the rule below since 10 November 2026.
4 of 13businesses received no proposal
| Outcome | With a proposal | Without a proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Number of businesses | 9 | 4 |
| Hours a month AI can take over | 9 hours or more | fewer than 8 hours |
| What they received | The analysis and a proposal with two fixed amounts | The analysis, without a proposal |
The rule we calculate with
- The monthly management costs at most a third of what the hours taken over are worth. Two thirds of the gain stays with you.
- The setup amount must be earned back within twelve months.
- If no combination of tasks meets this, we make no proposal. You keep the analysis.
When it does not fit either
- The work is mostly phone calls or work on site. AI takes over the written work around it, not the conversation and not the job.
- Every question is different and needs your judgement. AI can prepare, but you gain little time.
- Nothing is written down yet: no prices, no standard answers, no way of working. Record that first; then there is something to automate.
- You mainly want single pieces of text written. ChatGPT or Copilot is enough for that.
What you can do instead
- Start yourself with ChatGPT or Copilot for single texts and standard answers.
- Have one task set up instead of a whole project, if that one task costs a lot of time.
- Have the analysis recalculated when the work grows.
How this was calculated
- Since 10 November 2026 we test every analysis against this rule. Up to and including 11 November there were thirteen.
- The value of an hour is the hourly rate from the analysis; it differs per business.
Updated on 11 November 2026. Ashwin Sheobaran, founder of BizzKitt.
Frequently asked questions
Do I get the analysis even if it does not pay?
Yes. You get the analysis with the hours per task and the honest outcome. Only the proposal is left out.
How much work is the minimum?
In our analyses the threshold was around eight hours a month that AI can take over. It also depends on what an hour of your time is worth.
What if my business grows?
Then we recalculate the analysis with your new numbers.
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