{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "surface_type": "guide_answer",
  "guide_id": "internal-ai-assistant-cost-per-employee",
  "question": "How do I estimate internal AI assistant cost per employee?",
  "canonical_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/guides/internal-ai-assistant-cost-per-employee",
  "related_tool_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/tools/ai-break-even-price",
  "formula": "cost_per_employee_month = active_share * cost_per_active_user_month; required_price_per_employee = cost_per_employee_month / (1 - target_margin_pct / 100)",
  "assumptions": [
    "Active share means monthly active employees divided by total employees covered by the rollout",
    "Cost per active user month already includes the full workflow stack under one pricing snapshot context",
    "Seat price should be checked against employee-level economics, not active-user economics alone"
  ],
  "example": "An active share of 0.38 and 9.50 cost per active user month gives 3.61 cost per employee-month; at 75 percent target margin the required price is 14.44."
}