AI projects scale varies significantly depending on what kind of project you want to implement (just a proof of concept or a prototype, MVP or a fully functional model/software integrated into other systems), and level of its complexity (please refer to our “challenges” section). In general, you should aim for 1 month for a prototype/PoC, and for 3 to 6 months for an MVP. These are almost always the necessary steps during the AI software development process, after which you get a precise estimate for the following phases.