Artificial Intelligence
AI enabled commercial planning directly inside CostrixIQ
Embedded AI inside CostrixIQ, powered by Claude
With a paid Claude license, your team can analyse, validate, and explain complex cost plans directly within CostrixIQ, without exporting data or breaking workflow
Faster Insight
Get answers, summaries, and drivers from complex models in minutes, not hours
Better Decision Quality
Stress-test assumptions, surface inconsistencies, and reduce margin leakage before it becomes real
Stronger Scenario Planning
Compare options, stretch targets, and risk coverage with guided, repeatable analysis
Clearer Communication
Turn complexity into consistent, client and leadership-ready explanations and narratives
Commercial Narrative Generator
Turn the current plan into a crisp summary: assumptions, exclusions, risks, opportunities, and decision points.
Risk & Opportunity Scan
Identify scope gaps, thin allowances, overstated efficiencies, or missing coverage areas.
Stretch Opportunity Planning
Generate stretch options and quantify where upside can realistically come from.
Margin & Sell-Target Reasoning
Explain margin movement by sector, option, or scope package, and highlight what is driving changes.
Trade Package Sanity Checks
Spot anomalies: inconsistent scoping, duplicated allowances, missing descriptions, outlier rates.
Options Comparison
Produce a side-by-side narrative of options: delta cost, delta sell, margin impact, risk notes.
Value Engineering Log Starter
Generate VE ideas aligned to the model and flag likely commercial consequences.
Board-Ready Insights
Create leadership-level commentary: what changed, why it matters, and what decision is required.
How it works
Have a paid Claude Plan - Claude is currently in beta and is available to paid plans including Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise
Install the add-in - Deploy and enable “Claude by Anthropic” via your Microsoft admin or add-in flow
Open CostrixIQ and start prompting - Use Claude alongside the CostrixIQ workbook to analyse, explain, and refine your commercial model
FAQ’s
Do I need Claude to use CostrixIQ? No. Claude is an optional enhancement for teams that want embedded AI assistance.
What Claude plan do I need? Claude availability depends on your plan (currently users require a paid subscription tier)
Is Claude included with a CostrixIQ subscription? No, a separate stand-alone subscription is required to be taken out directly with Anthropic
Will Claude change my data model? It can propose and apply changes, but you stay in control and can review updates
Is this a replacement for an estimator or commercial lead? No. It accelerates analysis and improves clarity, but decisions stay with your team
Can we standardise prompts across the business? Yes. We can provide a CostrixIQ prompt library aligned to your methodology.