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Our Methodology
Every comparison is grounded in publicly available, verifiable data from government labour statistics and official AI provider pricing.
UKHuman Cost Calculation
- Loaded hourly = salary ÷ productive hours × 1.4 overhead
- UK productive hours: 1,958/yr (37.5 hrs/wk × 52.2 wks)
- US productive hours: 2,080/yr (40 hrs/wk × 52 wks)
- 40% overhead covers taxes, benefits, office, management
AIAI Cost Calculation
- Cost = (input tokens × price) + (output tokens × price)
- Prices per 1M tokens from official provider APIs
- Typical 1K-word task ≈ 1,300 input + 1,000 output tokens
- Batch API pricing can reduce costs further
Sample UK Salary Data
| Role | Median | Cost/hr |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitor / Lawyer | £52,300 | £37.40 |
| Software Developer | £45,000 | £32.20 |
| Management Consultant | £48,000 | £34.30 |
| Chartered Accountant | £40,000 | £28.60 |
| Graphic Designer | £30,000 | £21.40 |
AI Model Pricing (per 1M tokens)
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.6 | $15.00 | $75.00 |
| GPT-5.2 | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3.00 | $15.00 |
| Gemini 3 Pro | $2.00 | $12.00 |
| DeepSeek V3 | $0.27 | $1.10 |
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