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8 out of 10 AI vendors won't tell you what their tool costs until they've got you on a sales call. That's not a feature. That's a red flag. A new 2026 research report evaluated 20 AI tools built spe
8 out of 10 AI vendors won't tell you what their tool costs until they've got you on a sales call.
That's not a feature. That's a red flag.
A new 2026 research report evaluated 20 AI tools built specifically for small law firms. Only one offered a genuine free tier. The rest? Hidden pricing, demos designed to close, and contracts you're signing before you know if the tool even fits your workflow.
Sound familiar? It should. This is exactly how most business owners end up with a $200/month subscription collecting dust.
The insight worth stealing from this research: the tool that wins isn't the one with the best feature list. It's the one you can actually test before committing. If a vendor won't show you pricing upfront, they're not confident you'll stay once you see it.
Here's your one action this week: before your next AI demo, send one email asking for published pricing. If they dodge it, you just saved yourself months of regret.
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Which AI vendor gave you the runaround on pricing, or promised the world and disappeared after the sale?
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Twenty AI tools evaluated, ten featured. Only one offers a genuine free tier; eight hide pricing behind a sales call.