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title: Cromus for AI Founders — Pre-Execution Workflow Intelligence
description: AI founders use Cromus to govern AI workflows before execution, simulate costs across models, and ship portable skill packs. Start with a 7-day free trial — full Builder access, no credit card required.
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# Cromus for AI Founders

> Ship AI products with cost visibility, governance, and portability — before the first API call.

AI founders face a unique challenge: they're building products on AI infrastructure they don't control, with pricing that changes, model deprecations that break production, and customers who expect predictable quality and cost.

Cromus gives founders the pre-execution intelligence layer to govern AI workflows before they run.

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## What AI founders use Cromus for

### Cost predictability
Before committing to a model or architecture, simulate per-run and monthly costs across all viable model options. Know what your product will cost at 100 runs/day vs. 10,000 runs/day before you launch.

### Model independence
Compile workflows to portable SKILL.md files that export to LangGraph, CrewAI, n8n, Ollama, and 8 other frameworks. When a model is deprecated or a better option appears, re-export rather than re-architect.

### Governance for enterprise sales
Enterprise customers ask about AI governance before signing. SKILL.md, ETHOS.md, and MEMORY.md give founders a concrete governance story — with free validators customers can run themselves.

### Workflow credibility
Croms™ scores and Ops Efficiency Scores are auditable, deterministic metrics. Use them to demonstrate workflow quality in pitches, case studies, and technical due diligence.

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## The founding member opportunity

AI founders who join early lock in the Founding Member rate: **$19/month forever**.

25 spots available. No annual price reviews. No tier creep.

[See if you qualify →](/founding-partners)

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## Practical workflow

1. Paste your product's core SOP into the Cromus compiler
2. Get an AI-readiness score and compilation into SKILL.md
3. Simulate cost across all model options — find the right cost-quality mode for your use case
4. Apply Croms™ optimization recommendations
5. Export a ZIP skill pack your team can deploy to any framework

The entire process takes under 15 minutes for a typical product workflow. No API keys, no LLM calls, deterministic output.

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## Related pages

- [Pricing →](/pricing)
- [Interactive Demo →](/demo)
- [Founding Partners →](/founding-partners)
- [Workflow Intelligence as a Service →](/workflow-intelligence-as-a-service)