What AI Legal Assistant costs a white-label partner

Your spend on AI Legal Assistant is a lifetime licence, not a monthly subscription that scales with each client you add. That shape matters for a reseller because the cost lands once and then sits against every engagement you win afterwards, rather than repeating every time a new client comes on.

The tiers on softwareprogrammer.app split by usage and by whether you bring your own key. A usage tier bundles the model access into the licence, while the BYO key tier assumes you supply the key and pay the model provider directly. Each route moves the money to a different place.

For a white-label partner, the licence is the visible line. The model cost behind it may sit with you or with the provider depending on tier, and your own margin has to absorb whichever one you choose. Read the published table before you quote a client.

Moving up a tier changes what you can put in front of a client. The lower tier suits occasional use where you draft a plan or a document now and then, while the higher tiers are built for heavier use across more matters and more clients under your own brand.

The BYO key tier is the different shape. Instead of the model access being bundled, you bring the key and the provider bills you for consumption. That can suit a reseller who already holds provider credits and wants the licence to cover the workflow rather than the tokens.

What does not change between tiers is the output itself: action plans, document drafts, deadline and evidence checklists, and escalation routes. The tier decides how much of that you can run and who pays for the model calls behind it.

The objection you raised is the right one to raise. A licence that forbids client use is useless to a reseller, because the whole point is to sell the outcome under your own name rather than hand a client a login. Settle that question before you look at tiers at all.

Ask the publisher directly what the licence permits for resale and white-label use, and get the answer in writing. The published tier table tells you what each level costs; it does not by itself answer the client-use question, so treat that as a separate check you must complete.

If the licence allows client use, the rest of the cost question becomes simpler. You are then comparing a one-off licence against the work it replaces: drafting, checklist building and mapping the agencies and steps that apply. That comparison is yours to make with your own numbers.

Start from volume. If you expect occasional client matters, the lower lifetime tier is the natural fit and keeps your commitment small. If you expect steady work across several clients under your brand, the higher tier is the one to weigh against the extra it costs.

Then decide who pays for the model. A bundled usage tier keeps the model cost inside the licence, which makes your client pricing easier to set. The BYO key tier moves that cost to your provider account, which can suit you if you already hold credits and prefer to control consumption.

Compare the two only after the licence question is settled. A cheaper tier that forbids client use costs you more in the end than a higher tier that permits it. Read the published table, confirm the licence, then choose the tier that matches your expected volume.