Human SDR vs PreCallAI
True cost per qualified meeting
cost / meeting = loaded monthly cost ÷ meetings booked
Compare the fully-loaded cost of an in-house SDR against PreCallAI’s pay-per-meeting model, at the same output volume.
In-house SDR
PreCallAI (pay per qualified meeting)
Results
$655
SDR cost / meeting
$450
PreCallAI / meeting
1.5×
PreCallAI cheaper per meeting
than fully-loaded SDR cost
$205
Saved per meeting
$8,194
Monthly savings at parity volume
Loaded cost includes salary, benefits overhead, tooling, and management. A typical SDR books 12–25 qualified meetings/month; PreCallAI engagements scale without headcount.
Base salary is usually the smallest line item in a fully-loaded SDR cost. Add dialer/CRM tooling, management overhead, ramp time (typically 2-3 unproductive months for a new hire), and attrition, and the real cost per qualified meeting is often 2-3x what the salary alone suggests — before accounting for the meetings you don't get during ramp or between hires.
See it in action
60dB — 41% target accounts with a meeting
Frequently asked questions
What counts as the 'fully loaded' cost of an SDR?
Base salary plus commission/bonus, benefits, tooling (dialer, CRM seat, data provider), management time, and ramp — the first 2-3 months where a new SDR books few or no meetings.
How does pay-per-meeting pricing compare structurally?
It removes ramp cost and idle-capacity risk entirely — you pay only for meetings that meet your qualification bar, with no fixed headcount cost sitting idle between campaigns.
Prefer we run the numbers?
Share your list and criteria — we’ll model the whole campaign before call one.