Creative Genius vs McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice
Big consulting bills $400K for a slide deck. We bill $40K and ship working code. Different products entirely.
Side-by-side
Creative Genius
Pros
- Working production code, not strategy slides
- 10x lower cost
- Direct contact with the engineer building your system, not a 4-layer account team
- Fixed price, not T&M creep
Trade-offs
- No name-brand boardroom cover if that's what you're buying
- Don't do org-change consulting
Pricing
$8K–$150K per project. 90%+ of work shipped under $60K.
McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice
Pros
- Brand recognition with conservative boards
- Org-change consulting in addition to tech
- Massive bench for parallel global rollouts
Trade-offs
- $200K–$2M+ engagements for what should cost $40K–$80K
- Engineers writing your code are 2–3 years out of school
- 12-month engagements deliver a slide deck and a recommendation, not running software
Pricing
$200K minimum engagement. $800K–$2M typical for one production AI workflow.
Pick Creative Genius if…
- You want working software, not a strategy deck
- You're a $10M–$500M company that needs to actually move
- You'd rather spend the savings on a second workflow
Pick McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice if…
- You're a Fortune 100 and the board wants a McKinsey logo on the deck
- You have org-change scope that needs change-management bench
- Budget is not a real constraint
Our honest verdict
Big consulting wins on boardroom cover and global-rollout bench. For everything else — and for any mid-market company — agencies like us ship the same outcome in 1/10 the time at 1/10 the cost.
FAQs
Is Creative Genius cheaper than McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice?
Depends. $8K–$150K per project. 90%+ of work shipped under $60K. vs $200K minimum engagement. $800K–$2M typical for one production AI workflow.. The honest answer is in the verdict at the bottom of this page — neither is always cheaper. We pick based on what's right for your situation.
When should I pick McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice over Creative Genius?
You're a Fortune 100 and the board wants a McKinsey logo on the deck Plus: You have org-change scope that needs change-management bench Plus: Budget is not a real constraint
When does Creative Genius beat McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice?
You want working software, not a strategy deck Also: You're a $10M–$500M company that needs to actually move Also: You'd rather spend the savings on a second workflow
Can you work alongside McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice?
Often yes. We're not religious about being the only provider. If you've already invested in McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte AI practice and want us to fill specific gaps, we'll scope to that.
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