EU AI Act enforcement begins Aug 2, 2026

Your AI Act compliance audit in 10 days,
not 4 weeks  not $15,000.

Plumbline delivers a complete AI Act compliance audit in ten business days for $1,500 flat. Full tool inventory, jurisdiction risk classification (EU AI Act, Colorado SB 205, NYC AEDT), governance policy, consumer disclosures, and a 30-day implementation checklist.

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EU AI Act: live Aug 2, 2026 · up to 7% of global revenue
Colorado SB 205: in effect since Feb 2026
10days
From kickoff to delivered audit. Law firms take 4–6 weeks.
$1,500flat
Big-Law charges $5,000–$15,000 for equivalent program development.
60–80%
Of AI tools your team uses are missed by self-report. Our scan finds them.
3jurisdictions
EU AI Act, Colorado SB 205, NYC AEDT — classified per tool, per use.
Process

Ten business days, kickoff to delivery.

A predictable engagement. We're transparent about what happens, when, and what we need from you. Most of the work happens on our side — you'll spend about an hour total.

Engagement timeline

Your time required: ~60 min over 10 days
Day 1
Kickoff call (15 min)Confirm scope, jurisdictions, team list, workspace access.
15 min · you
Day 1–2
Workspace scanRead-only inventory of AI tools authorized across Google Workspace, M365, Slack.
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Day 2
Async team interviews dispatched4–6 team members receive a 10-minute form. Their answers fill the gaps the scan misses.
~50 min · team
Day 3–4
Inventory consolidatedScan + interviews cross-referenced. You receive a draft tool list to confirm.
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Day 5
Jurisdiction classificationEach tool classified per EU AI Act Annex III, Colorado SB 205, NYC AEDT, applicable state laws.
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Day 6–7
Documentation draftingDPIA templates, governance policy, consumer disclosures, vendor verification list.
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Day 8
Operator reviewSenior review of every document before it reaches you. Nothing ships without sign-off.
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Day 9
DeliveryNotion workspace + downloadable PDFs. Implementation checklist with owner assignments.
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Day 10
Walkthrough call (30 min)We walk you through findings, you ask anything, we adjust if needed.
30 min · you
Sample audit

See exactly what you'll receive.

Below is a real sample audit built for a fictional 75-person Shopify retailer. Same structure, depth, and templates a paying customer gets — only the company is invented.

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What you get

Seven artifacts that hand-off cleanly to your legal counsel.

AI tool inventory

Every AI tool your team actually uses — including shadow tools nobody told leadership about.

Jurisdiction risk matrix

EU AI Act, Colorado SB 205, NYC AEDT — risk classification per tool, per use case.

Governance policy

Internal AI governance policy template, adapted to your company size and industry.

Consumer disclosures

Ready-to-deploy disclosure copy for your site, chatbots, AI-influenced decisions.

Vendor verification

Per-vendor compliance status check, outreach templates for the ones who haven't published.

30-day rollout

Day-by-day implementation checklist with owner assignments and regulator deadlines.

Walkthrough call

30-minute call to walk you through findings + 30 days of email support after delivery.

Why we're a fraction of the price

A focused methodology — not billable-hour bloat.

Law firms quote by the hour for general counsel work that includes a lot you don't need. We do one thing — AI Act audits — and we ship them in days, not weeks. That's the entire pricing difference.

PlumblineFocused AI Act audit · 10 business days · flat fee
$1,500
$1,500
Boutique law firmMid-market compliance program · 4–6 weeks · hourly
$5,000
$5,000
Big-Law full program$200–500/hr × 30–60 hours billed
$15,000
$15,000

Source: Path Optimization, "AI Compliance for Small Business 2025/2026" — typical legal-firm rates for AI compliance program development. We deliver the same scope of work for a fraction of the price because the engagement is narrowly scoped, the methodology is repeatable, and the deliverables don't need to be rebuilt from scratch each time.

Pricing

One number. No retainer. No hourly surprise.

$1,500 flat · per company · all-in
  • Full AI tool inventory
  • Jurisdiction risk classification
  • Async team interviews
  • Governance policy template
  • Consumer disclosure templates
  • Vendor verification checklist
  • 30-day implementation checklist
  • 30-min walkthrough call
  • 30 days email support
  • 10 business days from kickoff
Guarantee. If our audit misses a Colorado SB 205 or EU AI Act obligation that surfaces in your first compliance review by a qualified third party, we refund the full audit fee.
Honest answers

Questions we'd be asking too.

Do you have other customers we can reference?
Not yet. Plumbline launched in May 2026 — you'd be among the first audits we deliver. The sample on this page is fictional and built to demonstrate exactly what you'd receive. First-customer offer: if you're not satisfied with the deliverable, 20% refund plus we'll redo whatever you flag. After delivery, we'll ask permission to use the work as a real case study (with your name and the option to redact details).
My company is small. Do we actually need this?
Probably, but not always. Colorado SB 205 applies to any company making consequential decisions about Colorado residents. EU AI Act applies if you sell anything in the EU. If you're under 10 employees with no EU customers and no AI in hiring decisions, you can likely skip — we'll tell you that on the intro call instead of selling you an audit you don't need.
Why isn't this $300 like other audit services?
The cheap audits ($300–500) are questionnaire-only and don't inventory shadow AI usage. Self-reported surveys miss 60–80% of the AI tools actually in use. The workspace scan plus async team interviews is the only way to find them, and that's most of the value.
Are you a law firm?
No. Plumbline is not a law firm and the audit is not legal advice. We work alongside your legal counsel — the deliverables are designed to be reviewable by an attorney in under an hour, much cheaper than having the attorney build the inventory from scratch.
How do we get started?
Book a 15-minute intro call. We confirm scope, jurisdictions, and team size. If we're a fit, we send an engagement letter and invoice. Payment in full starts the clock. From kickoff to delivery is 10 business days.
What happens to my data?
Workspace-scan access is read-only via OAuth and revoked at delivery. Team-interview responses are stored encrypted and deleted 90 days after engagement close. We never share, sell, or use your data to train models. See privacy.

August 2 is on the calendar.

EU AI Act enforcement begins in weeks. Colorado SB 205 already applies. About an hour of your team's time over ten days, for $1,500, gets you ready.

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