AI consultancy in London
Independent, technical AI advice for founders and product teams — where AI genuinely moves the needle for your business, which model to build on, and how to get from idea to production without expensive wrong turns.
Most companies don't have an AI problem; they have a prioritisation problem. The technology can plausibly touch every workflow, which is exactly why teams stall — pilots everywhere, production nowhere. Our consultancy exists to cut through that: identify the two or three places where a language model changes the economics of your business, prove them quickly, and give you a roadmap you can actually execute.
We're practitioners, not analysts. The same team that advises you ships production systems through our AI development practice, so recommendations come with an engineer's honesty about what will and won't work.
What our consultancy covers
Opportunity mapping
A structured pass over your workflows to find where AI has real leverage — scored by impact, feasibility and data readiness.
Technical due diligence
Honest assessment of vendor claims, existing prototypes or acquisition targets — what's real, what's demo-ware.
Model & vendor selection
Claude vs GPT vs Gemini vs open-source, compared on capability, latency, cost and governance for your use case.
Eval frameworks & enablement
Evaluation harnesses so quality is measurable, plus hands-on upskilling for your in-house team.
Engagement shapes
Discovery sprint — 1–2 weeks
Workshops with your team, a review of your data and systems, and a prioritised opportunity map with a costed roadmap for the top candidates. The fastest way to replace "we should do something with AI" with a plan.
AI audit
You already have AI in flight — a prototype, a vendor integration, a team experiment. We assess it against production standards: accuracy, cost trajectory, security posture, evaluation coverage — and tell you what to fix, keep or kill.
Fractional AI advisory
Ongoing access to senior AI engineering judgment — architecture reviews, model updates that actually matter, hiring support — without a full-time hire.
What AI consultancy costs in the UK
Honest ranges, because the "book a call to find out" dance helps nobody: a discovery sprint sits in the low thousands to low tens of thousands of pounds depending on how many workflows we assess and how deep the technical due diligence goes. Audits are typically fixed-price after a short scoping call. Fractional advisory is a monthly retainer sized to the cadence you need. Every engagement ends with artefacts you own — no lock-in by design.
From roadmap to working software
Consultancy is designed to stand alone — many clients take the roadmap to their in-house team. But when you want the same people who wrote the plan to build it, the hand-off into our AI development practice is seamless, and for operations-heavy roadmaps, our AI automation work turns the quick wins into shipped workflow tools first.
Frequently asked questions
What does an AI consultant actually deliver?
Concrete artefacts, not slideware: a prioritised opportunity map, a technical architecture recommendation, a model selection matrix with cost and latency projections, an evaluation framework, and a build roadmap your team can execute — with us or without us.
How much does AI consultancy cost in the UK?
A one-to-two week discovery sprint sits in the low thousands to low tens of thousands of pounds depending on scope. Fractional advisory retainers are priced monthly. The main drivers are how many workflows we assess and how deep the technical due diligence needs to go.
Do you only recommend Claude?
No. We're vendor-neutral: Claude, GPT, Gemini and open-source models are all on the table, and the recommendation is driven by capability, latency, cost and governance for your specific use case.
Can consultancy lead into a build?
Often it does — the roadmap hands straight into our AI development practice. But it's designed to stand alone: many clients take the roadmap to their in-house team.
Book a discovery call
Tell us where you are with AI and we'll suggest the right shape of engagement. Or email hello@brashpixels.com.