Clean AI Architect · Video 4 companion tool

The AI Replacement Cost Worksheet

Plug in your own headcount and spend. This runs the exact math from the video — what AI tools actually cost you, and what it costs if you have to rehire — against your own numbers, not the industry average.

Your AI tool spend

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The video's own benchmark: $500–$2,000/engineer/month.
Monthly total spend $0
Annual total spend $0

The rehire risk

55% of companies that fired engineers for AI now regret it. 35.6% of those rehired more than half the people they let go. 1 in 3 of those spent more restaffing than they'd saved by cutting in the first place. Forrester, Predictions 2026: The Future of Work
$
Salary plus benefits — what it actually costs to employ one, not just their salary.
If the Forrester pattern holds for your org.
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As a share of annual salary — agency fees, ramp-up time, urgency premium.
Payroll saved during the gap $0
Cost to rehire $0