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send a brief, get a fixed quote

Software built for you, at a fixed price

FIM Studio is managed software delivery. You send a brief. We scope it, quote it, and build it — and the whole run lives in one project room you can watch, milestone by milestone.

Fixed quotes · 30% deposit to start · 70% on approval

01How it works

Request to delivery, in five steps

One brief in, one finished product out. The scope is fixed before the build starts, so the price you approve is the price you pay.

  1. 01

    Request

    Send a brief. A paragraph and a goal is enough to start.

  2. 02

    Review

    We scope it and come back with questions, not guesses.

  3. 03

    Quote

    A fixed price for a fixed scope. 30% deposit starts the build.

  4. 04

    Build

    Milestones move as the work lands. You watch each one close.

  5. 05

    Track & deliver

    Approve the result, pay the remaining 70%, take delivery.

Rather drive it yourself? FutureX is the other engine — a terminal AI coding agent you point at your own repo. Same platform, same account.

02Project room

Watch the build, milestone by milestone

Every studio project gets a room. Progress, milestones, payment terms, meetings, messages, and files live in it — updated as the work lands, not in a Friday status email.

Milestones are set per project when the quote is agreed, so the scope you signed off on is the scope you watch advance. The panel here is an illustration with sample milestones — yours are written for your build.

ProgressMilestonesPaymentsMeetings

Illustration of a project room — sample data, not a live project

03Pricing

Fixed price software development, quoted per project

Studio is priced by scope, not by hour or by seat. You see the number before anything is built, and it does not move unless you ask for something new.

Studio

Managed delivery, quoted per project.

Fixedper scope

30% deposit · 70% on approval

  • Fixed-scope quote before any work starts
  • 30% deposit to start, 70% on approval
  • Live milestone progress in your project room
  • Meetings, messages, and files in one place
  • No retainers and no per-seat fees
Send a brief

Building it yourself instead? See FutureX pricing — usage-based, from $1 per 1M tokens.

What you never pay

  • No monthly retainer.
  • No per-seat licences.
  • No hourly billing — the scope carries the price.
  • No surprise invoice at the end. The quote is the price.

A hire-a-dev-team alternative

Studio is what you use when you need one thing built and do not want to hire for it: no recruiting, no onboarding, no headcount to carry afterwards. You buy the outcome, at a price you agreed to first.

Track record

120+projects shipped
9 yrsshipping software

04FAQ

Scope, price, and delivery — answered

The questions people ask before they send the studio a brief. For the CLI side of the platform, the FutureX docs cover the rest.

What is FIM Studio?

FIM Studio is managed software delivery. You send a brief, we scope it and return a fixed-price quote, and the build runs while you track milestones, meetings, messages, and files in one project room. It is the done-for-you engine of the FIM platform; FutureX, the terminal AI coding agent, is the do-it-yourself one.

How does fixed price software development work here?

Every studio project is quoted for a fixed scope before any work starts. You approve the price, pay a 30% deposit to begin, and pay the remaining 70% on approval of the finished work. No retainers, no per-seat fees, and no hourly billing.

How do I start a project?

Create a FIM account and send a brief from the portal. A short paragraph describing what you need is enough. We review it, come back with questions, and turn it into a fixed-scope quote you can accept or decline.

How do I know the project is on track?

Every studio project gets its own room in the portal. It shows live milestone progress, the meetings scheduled, the messages exchanged, and the files delivered — so status is something you look at, not something you have to ask for.

Is FIM Studio an alternative to hiring a dev team?

Yes. Studio is for teams that need one thing built without recruiting, onboarding, or committing to a retainer: you describe the outcome, approve a fixed price, and track delivery to handover. If you would rather build it yourself, the same platform gives you FutureX, a terminal AI coding agent billed by usage from $1 per 1M tokens.

tell us what you need built

Send a brief. Get a fixed quote.

A paragraph is enough to start. We come back with questions, then a fixed-scope price — and you decide from there.

Fixed quotes · 30% deposit · 70% on approval