Shift Key
Build software at the speed of AI. With the certainty of a human.
AI builds it fast. A human makes sure it works. You get a receipt proving both.
No account needed. Estimate in minutes.
Why Shift Key exists
The industry has a problem. These are the notes we kept coming back to.
Agencies still charge pre-AI rates
The average agency hasn’t adjusted pricing since before AI tools became mainstream. Tasks that took a team two weeks now take a single developer two days — but the quote stays the same. You’re subsidizing a business model that hasn’t caught up.
AI cut the work in half, but the invoice stayed the same.
Sound familiar?
"I tried AI, and it wasn't enough"
You used ChatGPT or Cursor to build something. It sort of worked — but the code was messy, the design was off, and you spent more time fixing it than it would have taken to start from scratch.
"Agencies quoted me $5,000+"
AI has fundamentally changed what this work should cost. You shouldn’t pay pre-AI rates for work that AI can accelerate by 10x.
"Freelancer platforms are a gamble"
A 5-star rating tells you nothing about quality. Did the developer actually write the code, or just paste it from ChatGPT? There’s no way to know.
How it works
From idea to deployed product in four steps.
Describe your idea
Start a conversation with our AI consultant. Describe what you need, answer a few questions, and get a structured spec with a cost estimate.
OP-2491
OP-1037
OP-3284
Matched with the right operator
Your project is routed to a ranked operator with the right skills. Matching is based on real performance data.
Running tests...
Built and tested
Your project is built in an isolated workspace with AI assistance and human oversight. Automated tests run before you ever see it.
AI vs. Human
Delivered with proof
You receive your finished product along with a transparent receipt documenting everything.
Describe your idea
Start a conversation with our AI consultant. Describe what you need and get a spec with a cost estimate.
OP-2491
OP-1037
OP-3284
Matched with the right operator
Your project is routed to a ranked operator with the right skills.
Running tests...
Built and tested
Built in an isolated workspace with AI assistance and human oversight.
AI vs. Human
Delivered with proof
You receive your finished product along with a transparent receipt.
Transparent pricing
You pay for exactly two things: the human expertise and the AI compute. No markups, no mystery line items.
Operator time
Priced by the operator’s skill tier. More experienced operators cost more, but work faster and produce higher-quality output.
AI compute
The actual cost of the AI tools used during the build, passed through at cost. No markup.
Platform fee
10%of the subtotal. Half of every platform fee goes into a community dividend pool shared with operators.
Every project has a price cap
Your estimate includes a maximum price. If the build takes less time, you pay less. You never pay more than the cap.
Typical project
$100 – $300
Every project comes with a receipt
Not just an invoice. A complete story of how your project was built.
Project Receipt
FitTrack — Landing Page
Jan 14, 2026
OP-2491
AI / Human
Quality
94
Total
$167.64
cap $195.00
For developers
Operators earn skill-based rates and share 50% of platform fees.
Your ranking is based on real performance data, not reviews. Better operators earn more per hour and get matched with higher-value projects automatically.
Questions
See what your project would cost
Talk to our AI consultant. Get a spec and estimate in minutes.
Questions? david@shiftkeyai.com