A granular breakdown of what Big 4 and boutique consulting firms deliver for $150K-$240K prototype engagements — and what AI-driven prototyping delivers for $29/month in 48 hours.
Before you sign a prototyping agency contract, ask these five questions. The answers reveal whether you're buying a real working prototype or a six-figure Figma file.
The typical consulting prototype timeline stretches 4-8 weeks because of sequential handoffs, scope negotiation, and review cycles. AI-driven prototyping compresses this to 48 hours by eliminating intermediaries and automating the tedious parts.
A technical founder story covering architecture choices, AI pipeline design, flat $29/mo pricing rationale, and the honest truth about automated distribution — including 9 platforms that blocked us.