Know which AI workflows to keep on APIs, move private, simplify, or stop.
Sobrn audits one or two real workflows and gives you a clear recommendation: closed APIs, open-weight models, private cloud, hybrid architecture, or no AI at all. Written report. €2,000 fixed. EU-only.
€2,000 · 2–3 weeks · 1–2 workflows · Written report · EU-only
Best fit for teams dealing with
- Customer support workflows touching user data.
- Internal knowledge assistants using private documents.
- Legal, finance, or compliance document review.
- AI features blocked by security or customer requirements.
- Rising OpenAI / Anthropic API costs.
- Uncertainty about whether open-weight models are good enough.
The four architectures we compare per workflow
The audit names which one wins on your workflow — including “no AI” when that is the honest answer.
| Option | When it fits | Risk | Cost | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closed API | Best model quality, low setup | Data & vendor exposure | Variable | Low |
| Open-weight | More control, cheaper at scale | Quality varies | Medium | Medium |
| Private cloud | Sensitive data, control needed | Ops burden | Medium / high | High |
| No AI | Workflow does not justify AI | Lowest risk | Lowest | Low |
The audit gives you
One written report. Recommendation named on page one. The rest is the argument behind it.
Workflow map
Every manual, software, and AI step in the workflow you scope — end-to-end.
AI usefulness review
Where AI actually moves the needle, and where a rule, template, or removed step would do the job.
Data sensitivity assessment
What data flows through each step, what can leave your perimeter, and what cannot.
Closed API vs open-weight vs private deployment comparison
Side-by-side on your workflow, with assumptions written down.
Cost, risk, and speed model
Modelled fully loaded for each option at your stated volume. We show the math.
Go / no-go recommendation
One sentence on page one: keep on API, move private, simplify, or stop using AI for it.
Practical implementation path if it is worth doing
If the recommendation is to change architecture, the report names the first three steps — not a 90-slide roadmap.
Founder-led, vendor-neutral analysis
Sobrn is a small European practice focused on practical AI workflow decisions. We do not resell GPUs, hosting, cloud credits, or model subscriptions. The recommendation is based on the workflow, data sensitivity, cost, and deployment reality — not vendor incentives.
- Founder-led review. You speak with the practitioner who writes the report.
- Qualifying requests answered personally.
- EU-based; no subprocessors outside the EEA for site and intake.
- Mutual NDA before detail on request.
If you have a specific workflow in mind, book a fit call.
30 minutes. Founder-led. We will tell you quickly whether the audit is worth your money.