Optimus Pricing - Industrial AI Vision from Pre-study to Production

What Optimus costs, step by step

• Pre-study: approx. €10,000 — 1–3 weeks. Real images from your line, a prototype AI model and a feasibility report.
• Installation: €10,000–€30,000 — Production Cell. Includes a 15-month warranty and license with Standard support, per installation.
• License after 15 months: approx. €500–€1,500 / month — Per system, depending on complexity. The license includes the SLA.

All prices exclude VAT. Robots, conveyors, grippers and mechanical work are quoted separately unless included in the project scope.

Pre-study / Feasibility Study

A focused feasibility phase to test whether the vision task can be solved reliably enough to justify production deployment.

Approx. €10,000 · 1-3 weeks

• Initial technical review
• Application discussion with the customer
• Practical test at customer site or Byte Motion facility
• Selection of suitable camera type
• Limited image dataset collection
• Annotation of selected images
• Simplified AI model or prototype vision pipeline
• Limited Node-RED flow development when needed
• Basic performance evaluation
• Camera and lighting recommendation
• Technical feasibility assessment
• Recommendation for production deployment
• Budget estimate for next phase

Optimus Production Cell

A production-ready Optimus installation for straightforward AI and vision software needs. Final price depends on hardware, integration, commissioning, and any custom development.

Installation €10,000-€30,000 · One production-cell Optimus installation

• Industrial camera configuration
• AI vision model setup
• Byte Motion supplied industrial PC configured with NVIDIA hardware
• PLC or robot communication
• Node-RED flow development for line orchestration
• Production dashboard
• Object detection, tracking, counting, or inspection logic
• Camera watchdog / monitoring
• Deployment and commissioning
• Remote support
• 15 months warranty and license
• Optional Grafana / InfluxDB analytics

Optimus Enterprise / Multi-cell

Similar to Production Cell, but with more extensive support, custom development, integration services, and hardware scope when required.

Custom quote · Scope and price quoted per project. Can include robots, conveyors, grippers, and related industrial hardware.

• Multi-camera / multi-cell deployment
• Custom AI model training
• PLC, robot, and factory system integration
• Node-RED flow development across production cells
• Scoped robots, conveyors, grippers, and related industrial hardware when included in the project
• Centralized dashboards
• Historical analytics
• Production KPIs
• Remote monitoring
• Standard or Premium SLA
• Regular backups of Grafana / InfluxDB analytics and collected production data
• Integration with customer IT/OT systems
• Custom development
• Training

What an SLA gives your production

The license includes the SLA. This is what it means for your line, compared with calling us only when something breaks.

• Fast, guaranteed response — We respond the same business day with Standard, and within 2 hours around the clock with Premium. Without an SLA: best effort, typically 1–2 weeks.
• We see problems before you do — 24/7 monitoring with alarms on cameras, the edge computer, the PLC link and detection quality. We often start fixing a fault before anyone on the line notices.
• Always up to date — Software upgrades in production, security patches and AI model updates are included. Without an SLA, an upgrade costs €2,000.
• Nothing gets lost — Daily off-site backups. If hardware fails, we restore your system onto the replacement within 1 business day, or 8 hours with Premium.
• Predictable cost — Faults in what we delivered are fixed at no charge, with no call-out fee. Other work costs €144/h instead of €180/h.
• Know how your line performs — A monthly health report and a daily production report, with an uptime target of 99 % (99.5 % with Premium). Premium also refreshes your AI model every year as products and lighting change.

Example: three production stops in a year

Two stops on weekdays and one on a Saturday night, each a fault in what we delivered. Two take about 6 hours to fix remotely. One is fixed in 1 hour, but urgent work without an SLA is billed for at least 4 hours.

Lost production is not included. The Standard fee is €500–€1,500 / month depending on the system.

Compare the support tiers

The license includes the SLA. Every installation starts with 15 months of license at the Standard tier. After that, the license renews at the tier that fits your production.

• Prices per system, excl. VAT. A system is one edge computer running Optimus with up to four cameras. A standby computer for the same application is included, and additional systems at the same site cost less.
• The license is invoiced quarterly in advance with 30 days to pay. If it is not renewed or paid, the system stops working after written notice.
• Without an SLA, urgent work has a 4-hour minimum and a €900 call-out fee, refunded if you sign an SLA within 4 weeks. Travel time is billed at 80 % of the hourly rate, travel costs at cost.

Why should we have an SLA?

Because a stop costs production, and without an SLA you pay for every hour of it with no guaranteed response. With an SLA we monitor your system 24/7, keep it backed up and up to date, and respond the same business day, or within 2 hours with Premium. Faults in what we delivered are fixed at no charge.

What happens after 15 months?

The license renews for 12 months at a time at the tier you choose, invoiced quarterly in advance. We remind you well before the first period ends.

What happens if the license is not renewed?

After a written notice, the system stops working. Your production data, configurations and logs remain yours and can be exported. When the license is paid, it is reactivated.

Why is the Standard price a range?

It depends on the complexity and development of the system: the number of cameras, AI models, integrations and custom functions. The exact fee for each system is stated in your quotation. Additional systems at the same site cost less, and a standby computer is included.

What does a fix cost?

With Standard or Premium, faults in what we delivered are fixed at no charge. Other work, such as changes, new features or problems in networks, PLCs or robots, is billed at €144/h.

Can a system run without a license?

Yes, by agreement. For selected projects we grant a perpetual license. The system then keeps running without renewal, and you choose between pay-as-you-go support (No SLA) and an SLA.

Can we change tier?

You can move up a tier at any time. Premium is set up by agreement, including your on-call contact, before its 24/7 response starts. A move down takes effect when the license renews.