About Cost Guru

What we do

We help you put AI to work at the lowest cost that does the job. We start with a kit, step up to a ready-made agent, and build custom only when needed. That ordering is the heart of the business. Most small organizations are offered either nothing, because their budgets are too small for big consultancies, or something far larger than they need. We try to fill the gap in between: practical, fixed-scope help that a small team can afford and understand.

In practice that means four kinds of work. We plan, through free calls and fixed-fee reviews that show where AI would pay off. We build, from configured assistants and automations through to custom software. We provide ready-made kits and agents that you can start from. And we offer an R&D Tax Credit AI agent and the white-label TaxTrex and creditARMOR products from Swanson Reed for accounting firms and businesses that want their research-credit evidence in order.

Who we work with

Our clients are small and mid-size businesses, and accounting firms and their clients. That means owners who wear several hats, practice leaders who are busy for much of the year and operations managers who have been asked to "do something with AI" without a technical team. We write and work with them in mind: short meetings, concrete options, no assumption of technical knowledge.

What we do not claim

We are careful about what we say about ourselves. This site does not publish client names, testimonials, awards or statistics, because we will only include them once they are real and approved. We do not claim security certifications we do not hold, and the Trust Center describes where things stand. We do not give tax, legal, medical or investment advice. TaxTrex and creditARMOR are products of Swanson Reed, and where we describe them we use only facts that Swanson Reed has approved, and we say when terms are still proposals.

Our place in R&D tax credit work

One part of what we do needs a clear explanation. Cost Guru offers an R&D Tax Credit AI agent that prepares evidence and drafts for review, and we describe two Swanson Reed products, TaxTrex and creditARMOR, that firms can offer under their own brand. We do not give tax advice, we do not decide eligibility and we do not file returns. A licensed CPA or enrolled agent reviews every claim, and forms are filed through an authorized IRS e-file provider or tax software. Where something is still a proposal, such as a review tier, an integration or partner pricing, the pages say so.

Why affordability is the point

Cost is the main reason small organizations do not use AI well. Large consultancies price for large clients, and software vendors price for the average customer, which leaves a small team paying for features it will never use or being told its problem is too small. We think a good answer to a small problem should cost a small amount. That shapes how we scope work, because we shrink a project to the smallest piece that proves its value. It shapes what we recommend, because we point you to the cheapest tool that does the job. And it shapes how we hand over, because a solution you can run yourself costs less over time than one that needs us for every change.

How we handle your information

When you contact us, we receive what you choose to send: an email, a phone call or the details you give when booking. We use it to reply and to scope work you ask about. When we work together, we agree in writing what systems and data we can see, we limit access to what the work needs and we keep a record of what was shared. The site itself has no contact forms, sign-in or analytics. Our privacy policy and the Trust Center give the details and say plainly what we have not yet done.

Where to find us

Cost Guru | Affordable AI Implementation is at 1120 South Freeway, Suite 123, Fort Worth, TX 76104. You can call (480) 696-8863, email hello@cost.guru or use the booking link to arrange a free call. We do not use contact forms. If you write, we reply directly.