One price. No retainer.
No surprises.
Firstspec is a fixed-price studio. You pay once, you get a working MVP in two weeks, and you own all of it. No hourly billing, no monthly retainer, no scope creep.
Firstspec builds your MVP for one fixed price: $999 as a launch price, normally $2,500. That covers both weeks, product clarity and the full build, a live product deployed to your own domain, and complete ownership of the code at handoff. No retainer, no hourly billing, no equity, no hidden fees.
Last updated: July 2026
One offer. One price.
The entire two-week engagement, from the first clarity call to a live product you own, for a single number.
Two weeks from now, you could have a real product in your users' hands. Not a prototype, not a pitch deck. A working MVP, scoped by a product expert and built to launch.
Free call first. We'll tell you honestly if your idea is ready.
Everything in the build, and what we leave out on purpose.
The price is the same for everyone. Here is exactly what it covers, and the things it does not, so nothing is a surprise later.
Included in every build
One fixed price, start to finish.
Not included, on purpose
These keep the two weeks focused on one thing: a working first version.
Need one of these? We will point you to the right person for it. We would rather do one thing properly than everything halfway.
A retainer bills your uncertainty. A fixed price does not.
Most studios put you on a retainer or an hourly rate, which quietly turns "build my MVP" into a monthly bill and a team you cannot walk away from. Firstspec works the other way.
The meter keeps running. Scope grows, the invoice grows, and the incentive is to keep you engaged, not to finish. When it costs more than planned, that lands on your budget.
One number, agreed before we start. If the work takes longer than expected, that is on us, not on you. The incentive is to scope it well and ship it, because the price does not move.
The same MVP, priced across the market.
Rough market ranges for getting a first version built. The number matters less than what you get for it, and who decides what to build.
| Option | Typical cost | Who decides what to build | Clarity before building | If it is wrong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doing it yourself | Your time | You, without a framework | None | Weeks or months lost |
| Freelancer | $3,000-$8,000 | You. They execute | None | Rebuild, and the money is gone |
| Dev shop | $10,000-$20,000 | You. They execute the brief | None | $10,000 to $20,000 gone |
| No-code agency | $15,000+ | You. Faster execution | Rarely | High spend, wrong scope |
| Firstspec | $999, then $2,500 | Us, with real PM experience | Built into week one | Caught before any code |
Ranges are typical market figures for a first version, not quotes from specific companies. Your own third-party costs, like a domain or usage-based fees, are separate and stay in your name.
The price only goes up from here.
The $999 launch price exists for one reason: to build the first case studies. It is not the long-term price, and it is honest about that.
For the first few founders, while Firstspec builds its first case studies. Same work, introductory price.
Once the launch cohort is full. Still well below what a dev shop charges for the same first version.
The price climbs with the portfolio and the results behind it. Founders who start now keep the launch price.
The questions founders actually ask about price.
Is $999 really the full price? +
Why is it this cheap? What is the catch? +
What happens when the launch price ends? +
Do you take equity or a cut of my company? +
Are there any hidden costs? +
What if my idea is not ready to build? +
Lock in the launch price.
Book a free call. We'll tell you honestly whether your idea is ready to build, and what to cut if it is not. If it is a fit, you keep the $999 price.
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