AI Coding Bootcamp Pricing: What You Actually Get

If you're researching coding bootcamps, you've seen the prices: $15,000-$20,000 for 12-16 weeks of full-time instruction. Then you see our price: $500 for a 2-hour intensive session. The difference is dramatic, but there's a bigger story behind it.

I spent 4 months copy/pasting code from ChatGPT. Nothing worked. I was frustrated, spending hours trying to integrate what AI gave me, debugging errors I didn't understand, and getting nowhere. I almost quit.

Then I learned agent orchestration—using Cursor, Claude, and proper AI management systems. In the next 4 months, I built a production dating app worth $160k-230k. Without knowing how to code.

The difference isn't just philosophy. It's about skipping the trial and error hell. Traditional bootcamps teach you to write code from scratch in 2020's paradigm. I'm teaching you to orchestrate AI to build applications in 2025's reality. One takes months of frustration. The other takes hours to learn and weeks to master.

This article breaks down exactly what you get for $500, how it compares to traditional options, and why the price difference isn't about quality—it's about efficiency.

What $500 Gets You

The 2-Hour Live Session (1-on-1)

This isn't a recorded course or a group webinar. It's a private, intensive working session tailored to your specific goals. Here's what happens:

What's Included Beyond the Session

• Full session recording: Rewatch any time you need a refresher or want to review specific techniques
• Custom prompt library: The exact prompts we used in your session, documented for reuse
• Code review checklist: The QA framework customized for your tech stack
• 2 weeks of follow-up support: Slack/email access for questions as you build
• Tool setup guidance: Help getting Claude, Cursor, and your deployment pipeline configured

How Traditional Bootcamps Price

Let's look at what you're actually paying for in a traditional bootcamp:

What You're Paying For

Traditional bootcamps spend weeks on:

• JavaScript fundamentals and syntax
• CSS and HTML deep dives
• Algorithm and data structure exercises
• Framework-specific patterns (React, Node.js)
• Interview preparation and resume building

This made sense in 2020. In 2025, AI handles most of this. You need to understand these concepts, but you don't need months of rote practice to be productive.

More importantly, traditional bootcamps don't teach you what I struggled with for 4 months: how to actually integrate AI-generated code, debug it when it breaks, and manage AI as a development team. That's the missing piece—and that's what I teach.

The ROI Comparison

Why Our Approach Costs Less

1. We Don't Teach What AI Does Better

Traditional bootcamps teach you to write code from scratch because that's how coding worked for 50 years. We teach you to orchestrate AI because that's how building works now.

This cuts learning time by 90%. You're not memorizing syntax or practicing algorithms. You're learning the meta-skills: how to architect, how to prompt, how to review, how to deploy.

2. Intensive Format, Not Extended Program

We compress bootcamp value into 2 hours because we focus on what matters: the workflow. You don't need 12 weeks of supervised practice. You need the framework, then you practice on your own projects (which is better learning anyway).

3. 1-on-1 Means Higher Value Per Minute

Traditional bootcamps teach cohorts of 20-30 students. We do 1-on-1 sessions. Every minute is relevant to your specific project and goals. No time wasted on topics that don't apply to you.

4. No Physical Infrastructure

Traditional bootcamps have classrooms, staff, and overhead. We're online, lean, and focused. Lower costs mean we can charge less while maintaining quality.

What About "Free" Alternatives?

YouTube Tutorials and Courses

Cost: $0-$100
Time investment: 40-100 hours of watching, another 100+ hours of practice
Success rate: Low (most people get stuck and quit)

The problem isn't quality—there's great free content. The problem is lack of structure, accountability, and personalized guidance when you get stuck.

Self-Learning with AI

Cost: $20-40/month for AI tools
Time investment: 60-120 hours of trial and error
Success rate: Moderate (you'll eventually figure it out)

This works if you have time to spare and don't mind dead ends. Our intensive gives you the distilled workflow so you avoid the 80% of mistakes everyone makes when learning AI development.

The Hidden Costs of Cheap

The most expensive option isn't the one with the highest price tag—it's the one that wastes your time without results.

I've talked to dozens of people who spent 3-6 months on free tutorials, got frustrated, then hired a $15K bootcamp. Total cost: 6 months + $15K to get what they could have learned in a focused 2-hour session + 2 weeks of practice.

Time has a cost. If you're spending months learning when you could be building, that's expensive—even if you're not writing checks.

Who This Pricing Is For

You Should Invest in This If:

• You have a specific product you want to build
• Your time is valuable (you'd rather learn efficiently than cheaply)
• You want personalized guidance, not generic tutorials
• You're serious about shipping something in the next 30 days
• You value owning the skill versus just having someone build for you

You Should Try Free Resources If:

• You have unlimited time and patience for trial-and-error
• You're just exploring casually, not building seriously
• $500 is a significant financial burden
• You prefer asynchronous learning over live instruction

Pricing Transparency

There are no upsells. No hidden fees. No "pay more for advanced modules." It's $500 for everything listed above.

If you need more than 2 weeks of follow-up support, I offer ongoing mentorship at $200/hour. But most people don't need it—the 2-hour intensive + 2 weeks of support is enough to get you fully autonomous.

Payment Plans and Options

• Full payment: $500 upfront
• Split payment: $250 to book, $250 before the session
• Refund policy: If within the first 30 minutes you feel this isn't valuable, full refund—no questions asked

What Past Students Say About the Value

The Bottom Line

$500 isn't cheap. But compared to the alternatives—$15K bootcamps, months of trial-and-error, or hiring developers at $100+/hour—it's the highest ROI option for learning to build with AI.

You're not paying for information. Information is free. You're paying for:

• The distilled workflow that took me hundreds of hours to develop
• Personalized guidance on your specific project
• Real-time feedback when you inevitably hit roadblocks
• The confidence to ship production code, not just complete tutorials

Traditional bootcamps charge $15K+ because their model is expensive and their timeline is long. We charge $500 because AI development is genuinely faster to learn—when you learn it right.

The question isn't whether $500 is worth it. The question is whether 3-6 months of your time fumbling through free tutorials is worth saving $500.