Freelance to Founder
See the real cost of your meetings. Calculate by attendee count, hourly rate, duration, and frequency.
Per Meeting
$250.00
$4.17/minute
Weekly
$1,250.00
Monthly
$5,412.50
Yearly
$65,000.00
The same meeting compounds quickly from one session to weekly, monthly, and yearly cost.
Reality check
This is what you're collectively "spending" in 60 minutes with 5 people at $50/hr.
Contract, discovery endpoints, and developer notes for agent use.
Always available for agents
Tool contract JSON
https://aibizhub.io/contracts/meeting-cost-calculator.jsonStable input and output contract for this exact tool.
Human review
People can use the browser page to sense-check outputs and charts, but agents should still execute against the contract and discovery endpoints.
{
"tool": "meeting_cost",
"attendees": 6,
"avg_hourly_rate": 75,
"duration_minutes": 60,
"frequency": "weekly"
} No. Start with /agent-tools.json, then follow the tool's contract URL. The page UI is for human review, not parameter discovery.
Every tool opens in Quick Start first. Advanced Controls keeps the same scenario, reveals more assumptions or diagnostics, and every tool keeps AI integrations inline below the instructions.
Open it when a human wants to sense-check the output, review the chart, or keep exploring related tools after the calculation finishes.
Use an average loaded rate that includes salary, benefits, and overhead. If attendees have different rates, use a weighted average.
This works best for recurring meetings (standups, reviews, planning sessions). One-off meetings are harder to pattern.
It's easy to dismiss a 1-hour meeting as 'free,' but with 5 people at $50/hr, that's $250. This tool makes the cost visible.
Fewer attendees, shorter duration, or async-first communication all help. Sometimes a 15-minute meeting is better than 60.
Yes. AI Biz Hub tools are free, no-signup browser tools. Inputs stay in your browser unless you choose to share a URL.
No. Outputs are business planning estimates — not legal, tax, or accounting advice.
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