Every number, including the ones that cost you money.
Setup, running cost, rate card, payout bands, expansion economics and a twelve-month model. Rates shown are the current partner rate card and are confirmed in Schedule A of the service agreement.
How the gross payout is computed.
Per unit delivered and verified. Not per seat, not per FTE, not per chair — in either direction.
| Unit | Partner rate | Counted from |
|---|---|---|
| Managed franchise network | ₹16,000 / month | Allocation record |
| Supported outlet | ₹580 / month | Outlet register, active status |
| Franchisee support contact | ₹10.50 | Channel log, resolved state |
| Outlet onboarding case | ₹750 | Pipeline closure |
| Compliance audit cycle | ₹190 | Compliance module, cycle closed |
| Qualified lead routed | ₹140 | Development desk handover |
| Quality incentive | up to 8% | Composite score 90+ on the monthly scorecard |
| Worked example — standard band, 10 agents | Volume | Rate | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managed franchise networks | 2 | ₹16,000 | ₹32,000 |
| Supported outlets | 110 | ₹580 | ₹63,800 |
| Franchisee support contacts | 2,200 | ₹10.50 | ₹23,100 |
| Outlet onboarding cases | 12 | ₹750 | ₹9,000 |
| Compliance audit cycles | 110 | ₹190 | ₹20,900 |
| Qualified leads routed | 12 | ₹140 | ₹1,680 |
| Gross payout before incentive | ₹1,50,480 |
Gross bands quoted elsewhere — ₹1,02,000 ramp, ₹1,50,500 standard, ₹2,09,000 extended — are this same calculation run at the volume sets in the proposal. Arithmetic, not a promise.
Running cost, published — then deducted.
Most proposals hide this. A partner who discovers their cost base in month one is a partner who leaves in month three, so it is on the page and it is already taken out of every income figure we quote.
| Line | 10 agents | 25 agents | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform & panel licence | ₹10,500 | ₹21,500 | Fixed, by fleet size |
| Workspace VPS | ₹5,800 | ₹13,000 | 8c/16GB at entry, upgraded at scale |
| AI consumption, prepaid | ₹18,500 | ₹52,000 | Varies with volume, visible in panel |
| Voice channel & numbers | ₹4,200 | ₹13,500 | Helpdesk line, usage-linked |
| Compliance & audit retention | ₹3,500 | ₹5,500 | Fixed |
| Supervisor | Your TL, part-time | ₹39,000 | Full-time from agent 16 |
| Total running cost | ₹42,500 | ₹1,44,500 | Excluding GST |
| Income after running cost | ₹1,08,000 | ₹3,42,000 | At standard band for that fleet size |
Capacity bought out of earnings.
Five more agents when allocated volume justifies them. A block adds about ₹91,000 a month after its own running cost and repays itself in roughly two months, so growth is funded by the operation rather than by you.
From agent 16 a full-time supervisor is required. That cost is in the ladder, not left for you to discover.
| Fleet | Cumulative setup | Gross payout | Running cost | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 agents | ₹3,25,000 | ₹1,50,500 | ₹42,500 | ₹1,08,000 |
| 15 agents | ₹5,15,000 | ₹2,62,500 | ₹63,500 | ₹1,99,000 |
| 20 agents | ₹7,05,000 | ₹3,74,500 | ₹1,23,500 | ₹2,51,000 |
| 25 agents | ₹8,95,000 | ₹4,86,500 | ₹1,44,500 | ₹3,42,000 |
Supervisor cost enters at 20 agents, which is why income flattens there before rising again.
A model you can argue with.
Ten agents, no expansion, allocation reaching standard band in month two. Every income figure below is net of running cost. We will send the same sheet in Excel so you can change the assumptions yourself.
| Month | Band | Gross payout | Running cost | Income | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Setup | — | ₹3,25,000 | −₹3,25,000 | −₹3,25,000 |
| 1 | Ramp | ₹1,02,000 | ₹38,000 | ₹64,000 | −₹2,61,000 |
| 2 | Standard | ₹1,50,500 | ₹42,500 | ₹1,08,000 | −₹1,53,000 |
| 3 | Standard | ₹1,50,500 | ₹42,500 | ₹1,08,000 | −₹45,000 |
| 4 | Standard | ₹1,50,500 | ₹42,500 | ₹1,08,000 | +₹63,000 |
| 5–8 | Standard | ₹1,50,500 / mo | ₹42,500 / mo | ₹1,08,000 / mo | +₹4,95,000 |
| 9–11 | Standard | ₹1,50,500 / mo | ₹42,500 / mo | ₹1,08,000 / mo | +₹8,19,000 |
| 12 | Standard | ₹1,50,500 | ₹42,500 | ₹1,08,000 | +₹9,27,000 |
The setup is recovered in month 4, leaving eight further months of income inside the initial 12-month term — approximately ₹9,27,000 net across year one. Reach extended band earlier, or add a block of agents, and it moves in. Miss the quality threshold and it moves out.
The 45-day allocation commitment
Akontec allocates billable volume to your workspace within 45 days of go-live, or the setup fee is credited back on a pro-rata basis against the shortfall. This is written into the agreement.
It is not a guaranteed return and we will not describe it as one. It commits us to giving you work, not to a number on your bank statement.
Payment & terms
- Setup fee: 60% on signature, 40% at go-live
- Running charges: monthly in advance
- AI consumption: prepaid balance, topped up in the panel
- Payout: monthly in arrears against your invoice
- GST additional at prevailing rates on all lines
- Initial term: 12 months, then rolling
- Exit: 60 days' written notice either side after the initial term
Want to stress-test the model?
We will send the twelve-month sheet in Excel so you can change the volume, the rate and the ramp yourself. A number you cannot test is a number you should not trust.