{"id":242,"date":"2026-07-11T21:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.neomeric.com\/mvp-cost-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T21:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T17:16:24","slug":"mvp-cost-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neomeric.com\/blog\/mvp-cost-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Guide: The Australian AI MVP Cost Guide 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nm-guide-hero\">\n<div class=\"nm-guide-copy\">\n<p class=\"nm-eyebrow\">FREE GUIDE \u00b7 2026 EDITION<\/p>\n<h1>The Australian AI MVP Cost Guide<\/h1>\n<p class=\"nm-lede\">Quotes for the same product range from $8k to $180k. 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