Last Updated: April 13, 2026

About Us

CostFinder.ai is a comprehensive US cost intelligence platform covering home services, medical, automotive, pet care, legal, and beauty services across 100+ metropolitan areas. Every cost figure traces back to a verified official source — not an AI estimate.

AI explains — never invents.

Our AI system reads verified cost data from the database and generates plain-English explanations. The AI is architecturally constrained — it can only reference numbers that exist in our verified database. It cannot generate, estimate, or fabricate cost figures. When you read that "roof replacement typically costs $8,000–$14,000", that range came from our data pipeline — not from an AI making a guess.

Coverage

8 Verticals. 400+ Services. 100+ Metros.

CostFinder.ai covers the full breadth of consumer services — from home improvement to medical procedures, auto repair to legal fees.

Home Services

Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing, landscaping, and 100+ more

Medical

Procedures, diagnostics, specialists — based on CMS fee schedule data

Automotive

Repairs and maintenance from certified shop databases

Pet Care

Veterinary procedures, grooming, boarding, and training

Legal

Attorney rates by practice area and state from industry billing reports

Beauty & Personal Care

Salon services, spa treatments, and cosmetic procedures

Fitness

Gym memberships, personal training, fitness classes, and more

Events & Entertainment

Weddings, catering, photography, and event planning

Our Data Sources

7+ Verified Sources. Zero Invented Numbers.

We aggregate data from 7+ independent sources, each chosen for reliability, coverage, and verifiability. Multiple sources per service means cross-referenced confidence.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Government Source

The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program from the U.S. Department of Labor tracks labor costs by occupation across every major metro area. Federal wage data for 800+ occupations — the authoritative source for regional service cost differences.

CMS Physician Fee Schedule

Federal Data

Medicare reimbursement rates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for thousands of medical procedures across all U.S. states. Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI) adjust rates for regional differences, making CMS data the most reliable benchmark for medical cost estimates.

Consumer & Contractor Cost Databases

Consumer Reports

Consumer-reported and contractor cost data aggregated from millions of real projects. Ground-truth data on what home improvement, HVAC, plumbing, and landscaping projects actually cost — not just estimates.

Specialized Industry Databases

Industry Data

Vertical-specific industry databases: certified auto repair cost databases, legal industry billing rate reports, beauty service rate surveys, and cross-vertical consumer cost data.

How It Works

From Source to Your Screen

Every cost figure passes through a four-stage pipeline before you see it.

Collect

Raw cost data is ingested from BLS flat-file downloads, CMS fee schedule releases, and verified industry databases across all 8 verticals.

Verify

Each data point is cross-referenced against at least one other source. Data without full provenance (source + date + traceable link) is rejected.

Enrich

AI generates plain-English explanations of what the data means — why costs vary, what factors affect pricing. Numbers come from data, not AI.

Display

Location-specific cost ranges are served with full source attribution, data density indicators, and freshness timestamps.

400+

Services covered

Official sources

100+

US metros

Verticals

Data Verification

Multi-Source Verification

We require multiple independent data sources before publishing cost estimates for any service in any location. Services below this threshold show a "limited data" indicator rather than potentially misleading single-source figures.

Location intelligence is built on BEA Regional Price Parities and BLS metropolitan wage data, adjusted for 100+ U.S. metros. This means a service estimate in Houston reflects Houston's actual labor market — not a national average.

Every cost figure in our database includes three required fields: the source it came from, the date it was collected, and a traceable link to the original source document. Data without full provenance is not published.

Want full technical details? Read our methodology page for a complete explanation of our data pipeline, density gating, and cost adjustment process.