Why the price
The cost of building software came down. We pass that on.
People reasonably ask how an hour of software work can cost INR 199. There are three reasons, and none of them is skipping review or testing.
What sets the price
- Time per featureAI changed the daily work
- Routine code, the forms, lists, tests and boilerplate that every project needs, now takes far less time with AI assistance. Skilled people spend their hours on the parts that need judgement: the data model, the edge cases, the integration that keeps failing.
- Who builds and who checksA trained team, with a senior at each stage
- Much of the building is done by engineers trained in the Code Colonies on the job programme, run under AksharAI, on real delivery standards before they work on client projects. A senior checks every output, which is how quality holds at this rate.
- What sits on top of costPriced close to cost
- The lower cost of the work is passed on. We price near what an hour actually costs us and rely on volume, referrals and clients who come back for the next block. The margin on each hour is small.
Where quality comes from
The low price comes from the cost. Quality comes from the process.
Every output passes the same checks before you see it, at every tier.
- Step 1Built with AI assistanceRoutine code done quickly
- Step 2Senior code reviewEvery output
- Step 3QA against criteriaFunctional and regression
- Step 4Your acceptance testAgainst the signed spec
The trained team
Where the people come from.
Engineers come through a structured on the job training programme run under AksharAI, the Code Colonies AI division, and learn on real delivery standards, tools and workflows before they work on client projects. Junior and mid level work is reviewed by senior engineers, which is how quality holds across every tier.
Juniors learn on real delivery work, with a senior engineer alongside who reviews every output before QA.
Questions
Reasonable doubts.
Is the low price a sign of low quality?
The price comes from the cost of the work, and the checks stay in. Senior review, testing and project management are inside every block, at every tier.
Will the rate go up later?
The rate for each block is written into its Statement of Work before work starts, so you know it before you commit to the block.
Does AI write the software?
AI assistants take on much of the routine code, tests and boilerplate. People decide the design, write the difficult parts, review every output and test it. The AI tool budget in each block pays for those tools.
How should we read the price?
As a multiplier. The same budget can now buy several times the work it used to, which for many firms means the software they need finally gets built, and built properly.
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