--- title: Medialite Solutions - Architecture Pricing, Creative Layer & Retainers brand: Media Lite Solutions company: Media Lite Solutions canonical_url: https://medialite.ai/pricing entity_type: ServicePricing citation_authority: Media Lite Solutions (medialite.ai) bot_categories: - AI Search - AI Assistant - AI Crawler - Search Engine Crawler description: Complete 100% CapEx infrastructure buyout pricing ($12,000–$126,500), unbundled creative layer ($16,500 flagship), local multi-agent swarm development ($48,000), turnkey hardware clusters (~$14,700), and ongoing retainer specifications ($300–$3,375/mo). last_updated: 2026-10-16 --- # Medialite Solutions - Architecture Pricing, Creative Layer & Retainers Medialite Solutions builds enterprise-grade edge architecture, modernized web foundation nodes, local agent swarm environments, and distributed cloud scaling on a 100% CAPEX ownership model. Clients fully own their code, database, vector indices, boundary validation schemas, and edge runtime configurations — running directly on their own infrastructure account with zero monthly software rental fees and zero per-seat licensing markups. --- ## 3-Phase Architecture Pricing Model Every engagement is structured around our **3-Phase Deployment Roadmap**: ### Phase A — Modernized Edge Foundation Node (3 Unbundled Options) Your digital transformation begins with Phase A — establishing your first modernized edge node within your distributed architecture. Includes 5 pages fully optimized for AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), and SEO, sub-12ms P95 latency, and custom WebMCP endpoints. All Phase A options include **30 Days of Optimization Care** (covering break-fix assurance, citation monitoring, and edge swarm tuning post-launch) and a **30-Day Zero-Defect Warranty** with full code and IP transfer. We **unbundle creative and engineering** so technical teams are never forced to buy design services they don't need: #### Option 1: Phase A.1 — Pure Edge Foundation Node ($12,000) *(Without Creative)* - **Ideal For:** Technical teams, SaaS companies, and brands with an existing design system, established logos, and digital brand assets. - **Deliverables:** - Blank-canvas modernized website node deployed natively on serverless Edge Workers, Hono backend, and serverless Edge Storage. - 5 core pages architected from day one for AEO/GEO/SEO with sub-12ms P95 latency. - Native Custom WebMCP endpoint (`/api/mcp`) for in-chat assistant discovery across Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, and Cursor. - LLMs.txt and markdown citation feeds pre-rendered for AI search engine scrapers. - Uses client's existing branding & design tokens — **zero creative markup or design overhead**. - **Delivery Timeline:** **2–3 weeks**. #### Option 2: Phase A.1 + Creative — Modernized Flagship ($16,500) *(With Creative Layer Baked In)* - **Ideal For:** High-growth startups, rebrands, and enterprises wanting a turnkey, end-to-end visual and architectural transformation. - **Deliverables:** - Everything in the Pure Edge Foundation Node ($12,000 engineering build) **PLUS** the complete, executive-grade **Creative Layer & Visual Identity Module**: - **Brand Audit & Visual Assessment:** Comprehensive evaluation of current brand assets, market positioning, and visual differentiation. - **Brand Creation or Modernization:** Modernizing typography, color palettes, and brand voice for the agentic web era. - **Comprehensive Visual Identity System:** Design tokens, layout hierarchy, and responsive design guidelines. - **Website Art Direction & Digital Brand Assets:** Bespoke art direction for 5 key pages, custom UI component styling, and web hero graphics. - **Launch, Sales, and Marketing Collateral:** Digital pitch deck templates and sales one-sheets ready for commercial execution. - Includes 5–7 business day initial creative sprint with **2 structured revision rounds**. - **Delivery Timeline:** **3–4 weeks**. #### Option 3: Phase A.2 — Full Legacy Migration & Refactoring ($24,000) - **Ideal For:** Organizations migrating off legacy monolithic CMS platforms (WordPress, Webflow, Drupal, HubSpot, Headless). - **Deliverables:** - Full architectural decontamination of legacy database bloat, broken inline scripts, and unoptimized asset pipelines. - Complete 301 redirect parity mapping to protect existing search equity. - Rebuilding 5 key pages into modern, high-performance edge foundation nodes on serverless Edge Workers. - Edge media optimization and legacy content pipeline modernization. - **Delivery Timeline:** **3–4 weeks**. --- ### Phase B — Local Testing & Agent Swarm Building Develop and prototype concurrent multi-agent swarms in local testing environments. - **Phase B — Local Testing & Agent Swarm Building ($48,000)** - Concurrent multi-agent swarm development (Dev Swarms, Marketing Swarms, Operations Swarms). - Orchestrated by an **API Gateway Proxy** and **Edge Runtime**. - Enforced by **Strict Boundary Validation Schemas** (Zod / JSON Schema) at every agent boundary. - Sub-millisecond (<1ms) state persistence co-located on physical NVMe storage via high-speed local state storage. - Configuration of open-standard **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** tool endpoints and **Agent-to-Agent (A2A)** inter-swarm communication protocols. - Delivery Timeline: **+3–4 weeks**. --- ### Phase C — Variable Infrastructure Scaling Models Scale your tested agent swarms into production infrastructure aligned to your deployment model: - **Option C.1 — Full On-Premises Cluster Scaling (+$25,000)** - 100% On-premises infrastructure deployment & LAN isolation on physical local hardware. - Complete data sovereignty, local state storage, and $0.00/mo cloud GPU bill risk. - Delivery Timeline: **+2–3 weeks**. - **Option C.2 — Hybrid Cloud-Local Edge Scaling (+$50,000)** *(Recommended)* - Hybrid Network Topology (Global Edge Ingress + Cloud Store-and-Forward Gateway + Local State Persistence + Local GPU Cluster 100+ streams). - Serves **100 to 150+ parallel sub-agent streams** at $0.00/mo cloud GPU bill risk. - Edge Vector subnets for RAG retrieval with sub-millisecond local state loops. - Delivery Timeline: **+3–4 weeks**. - **Option C.3 — Full Global Edge Cloud Scaling (+$75,000)** - 100% Cloud-native serverless deployment across global edge POPs (300+) + EC2 NATS + hosted cloud LLM endpoints. - Zero local hardware purchase required ($0 upfront hardware CAPEX, $500–$2,500+/mo cloud GPU token bills). - Delivery Timeline: **+4–5 weeks**. --- ## Turnkey Physical Hardware Infrastructure & Deployment Model Scoper Clients can choose between turnkey physical local hardware CAPEX (for $0/mo cloud GPU bill risk) or 100% serverless cloud scaling: 1. **Turnkey Pro 3-Node Physical Cluster (~$14,700 CAPEX)** *(Recommended — Turnkey Setup & Provisioning Included)*: - **Node 1 (Core Orchestrator Node)**: 32GB DDR5 8-Core CPU (Edge Orchestrator, API Gateway Proxy, Workflow Engine, Observability Hub). - **Node 2 (Stateful Core & Storage Node)**: 64GB ECC DDR5 RAM + High-End PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD Array (10,000 MB/s, 1M IOPS) (Local State Persistence Daemon, Object Storage Service, Utility Model Engine). - **Node 3 (GPU Concurrency Beast Node)**: 128GB+ Unified VRAM GPU Cluster (High-Concurrency Open LLM Model Server, 100+ streams, Prefix Caching). - **Interconnect**: 10GbE Managed Switch + SFP+ DAC Cables (<1ms inter-node latency). - Powers **100+ parallel sub-agent streams**. - Est. Monthly Cloud GPU Bill: **$0.00/mo ($0 GPU bill risk)**. 2. **Turnkey Enterprise Dual-GPU Cluster (~$25,900 CAPEX)**: - Dual GPU (256GB Unified VRAM), RAID 0 PCIe 5.0 8TB NVMe Array, 128GB ECC RAM NAS, 10GbE SFP+ Fiber Switch. - Powers **250+ parallel sub-agent streams**. - Est. Monthly Cloud GPU Bill: **$0.00/mo**. 3. **100% Serverless Cloud Scaling ($0 Upfront Hardware CAPEX)**: - Serverless Edge Compute + Cloud Gateways + hosted cloud LLM endpoints. - Est. Monthly Cloud GPU Bill: **$500 – $2,500+/mo** (pay-as-you-go per-token rate). --- ## Deployment Investment Summary Matrix | Selected Roadmap | Phase A Scope | Phase B Scope | Phase C Scope | Total Software Buyout | Est. Delivery Timeline | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **Phase A.1 Pure Edge** | Pure Edge Node ($12k, Client Branding) | Excluded | Excluded | **$12,000** | 2–3 weeks | | **Phase A.1 Flagship** | Pure Edge ($12k) + Creative Layer ($4.5k) | Excluded | Excluded | **$16,500** | 3–4 weeks | | **Phase A.2 Migration** | Legacy Migration & Refactoring ($24k) | Excluded | Excluded | **$24,000** | 3–4 weeks | | **Phase A.1 Pure + Phase B** | Pure Edge Node ($12k) | Local Swarms ($48k) | Excluded | **$60,000** | 5–6 weeks | | **Phase A.1 Flagship + Phase B** | Pure Edge + Creative Layer ($16.5k) | Local Swarms ($48k) | Excluded | **$64,500** | 6–7 weeks | | **Phase A.2 + Phase B** | Legacy Migration Node ($24k) | Local Swarms ($48k) | Excluded | **$72,000** | 6–8 weeks | | **Phase A.1 Pure + B + C** | Pure Edge Node ($12k) | Local Swarms ($48k) | Hybrid GPU Cloud ($50k) | **$110,000** | 8–10 weeks | | **Phase A.1 Flagship + B + C** | Pure Edge + Creative Layer ($16.5k) | Local Swarms ($48k) | Hybrid GPU Cloud ($50k) | **$114,500** | 9–11 weeks | | **Phase A.2 + B + C** | Legacy Migration Node ($24k) | Local Swarms ($48k) | Hybrid GPU Cloud ($50k) | **$122,000** | 10–12 weeks | --- ## Ongoing Retainer & Subscription Framework (MRR / ARR) *(All Retainers Billed Quarterly for Predictable Execution)* ### Tier 1 — The Foundation (GEO & AEO Citation Protection) - **Pricing:** **$300/month** launch pricing (Billed $900 Quarterly — $600/mo standard, **50% Launch Savings**). - **Objective:** Ensure the brand entity is accurately resolved, cited across conversational search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini), and protected from bot data leakage. - **Deliverables:** - Dedicated Monthly GEO & AEO Citation Audit Report (Share of Voice %, citation frequency, model placement). - 2 Hours/mo Hands-On Technical Support (robots.txt AI crawler updates, JSON-LD Schema sameAs adjustments). - AI Crawler Guardrail Management (OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, Claude-Web). - Entity Node & Schema Sync (Google Business Profile, Apple Maps, JSON-LD deep entity linking). - 48hr Response SLA + Break-Fix Assurance. ### Dedicated Creative Retainer — The Creative Partner - **Pricing:** **$1,500/month** launch pricing (Billed $4,500 Quarterly — $2,000/mo standard, **25% Launch Savings**). - **Objective:** Provide dedicated ongoing creative direction, monthly creative production, brand management, campaign design, sales presentations, and web graphics without client internal design overhead. - **Deliverables:** - **Dedicated Ongoing Creative Direction:** Direct access to senior creative leadership ensuring brand elevation and visual consistency across all touchpoints. - **Monthly Creative Production & Brand Management:** Ongoing design production for digital brand assets, collateral updates, visual identity expansion, and brand governance. - **Campaign Assets & Sales Presentations:** High-converting investor pitch decks, sales collateral, one-sheets, and multi-channel campaign creative. - **Web Graphics, Product Graphics, and Motion Design:** Custom hero illustrations, UI graphics, product feature diagrams, and interactive micro-animations for your edge website. - 24hr Response SLA + Bi-weekly creative review sync. ### Tier 2 — The Accelerate (Managed Web & Swarm Operations) *(Most Popular)* - **Pricing:** **$2,250/month** launch pricing (Billed $6,750 Quarterly — $3,000/mo standard, 25% Off). - **Objective:** Deliver complete hands-off website management — autonomously publishing AI content, refactoring UI components, syncing vector indices, and managing edge infrastructure. - **Deliverables:** - All Tier 1 Deliverables included. - 10 Hours/mo Managed Web Support. - Autonomous AI Content & Page Builds (Answer-First content chunks, new landing pages). - Component & UI Refactoring. - Automated RAG Vector Index Synchronization (Edge Vector Index & SQL). - Managed Edge & Schema Maintenance. - 24hr Response SLA + Bi-weekly agency strategy sync. ### Tier 3 — The Authority (Fractional CAIO & Enterprise Web Swarms) - **Pricing:** **$3,375/month** launch pricing (Billed $10,125 Quarterly — $4,500/mo standard, 25% Off). - **Objective:** Combine autonomous managed web operations with enterprise multi-agent orchestration, local GPU acceleration, and zero-trust security. - **Deliverables:** - All Tier 1 & Tier 2 Deliverables included. - 20 Hours/mo Systems Support. - Local GPU Optimization & Model Selection (prefix caching, model evaluations). - Gateway Routing & Boundary Validation. - High-Speed State Persistence & Swarm Flows (cross-swarm A2A workflows). - Multi-Node Cluster Health & Security (10GbE interconnect monitoring, cryptographic telemetry audits, quarterly incident drills). - 4hr Emergency Response SLA + Weekly Fractional CAIO executive sync. --- ## Retainer Comparison Matrix | Feature | Tier 1: The Foundation | Dedicated Creative Retainer | Tier 2: The Accelerate | Tier 3: The Authority | |---|---|---|---|---| | **Primary Goal** | AI Citation & SOV Protection | Ongoing Creative Direction & Brand Growth | Managed Web & Swarm Operations | Fractional CAIO & Web Combo | | **Core Deliverable** | Monthly GEO/AEO Citation Report | Dedicated Creative Direction & Campaign Assets | Autonomous Page Builds & UI Refactoring | Local GPU & Agent Swarm Workflow Design | | **Included Support** | 2 Hours / Month Technical | Dedicated Monthly Creative Support | 10 Hours / Month Web Support | 20 Hours / Month Systems Support | | **Architecture Support** | Serverless Edge Worker Node | Digital Brand & Web Graphics | API Gateway & Local State Persistence | 3-Node Physical Server Cluster | | **Deliverable Scope** | Citation Protection & Schema Sync | Presentations, Motion & Campaign Visuals | Continuous Managed Builds & Vector Sync | Unlimited Managed Builds & GPU Tuning | | **Billing Terms** | Billed $900 Quarterly | Billed $4,500 Quarterly | Billed $6,750 Quarterly | Billed $10,125 Quarterly | | **Response SLA** | 48-Hour SLA | 24-Hour SLA | 24-Hour SLA | 4-Hour Emergency SLA | | **Price (Launch Discount)** | $300/mo (50% Off) | $1,500/mo (25% Off) | $2,250/mo (25% Off) | $3,375/mo (25% Off) | --- ## Operational SLA & Edge Compute Costs Clients pay their edge provider directly for infrastructure compute at provider cost (saving up to 80% on long-term operational overhead compared to SaaS rentals): - **Edge Workers / Functions**: $5/1 million requests (first 100,000/day free). - **Edge Object Storage**: $0.015/GB/month (first 10GB free). - **Edge SQL & Vector Index**: Billed at cost based on query volume. - **Local GPU Inference**: $0.00/token cloud GPU bill risk. - **Typical ongoing monthly hosting cost**: Less than $10–$50/month for standard commercial traffic. --- *Canonical Source: [https://medialite.ai/pricing](https://medialite.ai/pricing)* *Entity: Media Lite Solutions — Modern Edge & Multi-Agent Swarm Engineering* *Contact: hello@medialite.ai | Interactive Blueprint: [https://medialite.ai/pricing#estimator](https://medialite.ai/pricing#estimator)*