Pricing

What it costs, and when you pay

Start free with module 1. The full course and one internship placement is $300, paid once, and only after you are accepted. Applying is free. For US businesses, posting a project is free.

What happens next

  1. 1. ApplyTakes 3 minutes. Nothing to pay to apply.
  2. 2. We replyWe read every application ourselves and reply within 2 working days.
  3. 3. PayAccepted? Pay $300 by card, in US dollars.
  4. 4. StartThe whole course opens once your payment is confirmed.

Choose how you start

Starter

Free

No application, no payment

Try the course before you apply.

Every lesson of module 1, in fullThe first lesson of every other module, as a previewThe outline of the whole course, so you see what comes nextThe AI mentor, 5 questions a dayThe whole workflow library and toolkit, once you are signed in

No capstone review and no internship placement: those need an application, acceptance and the course fee.

Start free
Optional add-on

Extra placements

$50 each

Up to 3 placements in all, the one the fee covers included

The fee covers one placement. An extra placement is another internship at a different business from every one you have had, one after another, never two at once.

Add them when you pay for the course, or later from your account page.

Each one is refunded on its own, in full, if you cancel it before we match you for it, or if we cannot offer it within 90 days of it becoming due. A placement is a chance, not a promise.

How extra placements work

Select your plan

Pick a plan and we take you to the right place.

Your plan
How many businesses?
Total$300
Apply

Apply first: there is nothing to pay until you are accepted. Your choice of businesses is made on the payment page, where you can still change it.

Refunds, in plain words

  • Full refund within 14 days of paying, if you have not completed the second module.
  • Full refund if we cannot offer you an internship within 90 days of your capstone approval.
  • No refund once an internship starts, and no job guarantee, ever.
  • Each extra placement is refunded on its own, by its own rules; it never changes the course fee.
Read the refund policy

How you pay

  • In US dollars, by card through Stripe. Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted.
  • If your card is not from the US, your bank may add a foreign-currency or international transaction fee. That fee is your bank's, not ours.
  • If online payment is not switched on when you are accepted, reply to your acceptance email and we send bank transfer details. We record your transfer by hand when it arrives, and you get the same access as a card payment.
Paying for the course, step by step
Questions

Questions about the price

More questions people ask
Is the internship really unpaid?

Yes. The business pays nothing and you are paid nothing. That is what makes it possible for a small US business to hand a real problem to someone with no track record. You get the work, the reference and the portfolio piece.

Can I try it first?

Yes. Start free: module 1 in full and a preview lesson from every other module, with the AI mentor for a few questions a day. No application and no payment. When you are ready, apply from the same account and your progress carries over. A free account gives no right to an internship placement. Start free with module 1

What does it cost?

$300 for the whole program — the course, the AI mentor and one internship placement. Applying is free. You pay only after you are accepted, and nothing else is required. The fee covers one placement. Want more depth? Add a second or third business for $50 each, at the time you pay or later. Full refund within 14 days of paying if you have not completed the second module, or if we cannot offer you an internship within 90 days of your capstone approval. No refund once an internship starts. Each extra business you add is refunded on its own, in full, if you cancel it before we match you for it or we cannot offer it within 90 days of it becoming due. The refund policy has the details.

How do retainers work?

When your internship is completed, the business can offer to keep you on a monthly retainer: 30 hours of your work each month, looking after the system you built and building the next pieces. The business signs the retainer with us and pays us; we are the contracting party, so we handle the contract and the billing. You work through our gateway, as in your internship, and a bench of other trained interns answers urgent requests when you cannot. You can hold up to 4 retainers at once. It is the business's choice, so a retainer is a chance, not a promise.

For US businesses

For US businesses: free

There is no fee to post a project, and no placement fee if you hire your intern.

We pay you $50 for each completed internship

When an internship is completed and you write an honest review of the intern's work, we pay you $50. Per completed internship with a review, not per head.

Optional: keep your intern on a retainer

When an internship is completed, you can keep the intern who built your system on a monthly retainer: 30 hours of their work each month, for $750 per month.