Affiliate Disclosure

The Short Version

CostFlowAI keeps its core cost calculators free, forever. To help support the site, some of the links we provide are paid links — meaning we may earn a commission if you click them and make a purchase. This never costs you anything extra, and it never changes the price you pay.

Our estimates and recommendations are not influenced by these commissions. We point you toward materials and tools because they fit the project you just estimated — not because of what we earn.

What Is a Paid Link?

CostFlowAI shows product links in one place: the "Shop the tools & materials" section that appears below your calculator results, and below the article body on those cost guides that map to a specific trade. Every link in that section is an affiliate (paid) link. When you click one and complete a purchase, the retailer may pay us a small commission. You pay the same price you would have paid otherwise.

Some of these links open a search for the item at the retailer rather than one fixed product page, and others open the retailer's own landing page. Either way, what you see — selection, price, availability — is the retailer's, shown on the retailer's site.

Programs We Participate In

These are all of the affiliate programs CostFlowAI currently participates in — not a selection:

• Amazon Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, CostFlowAI earns from qualifying purchases.
• Ohio Power Tool (tools & equipment), reached through the Impact affiliate network
• Greenworks (outdoor power equipment), reached through the Impact affiliate network

The retailers and programs we work with may change over time, and this page is updated when they do. If a program is not listed above, we are not in it and earn nothing from it.

How We Choose What to Link

We recommend tools and materials based on what your estimate actually calls for and what a working crew on that trade actually reaches for. Commission rates do not determine our recommendations, and no retailer pays for placement in that list.

We deliberately do not publish prices, ratings, or stock levels for those products. Any figure we cached would go stale; the retailer's own page is the only place those are current, so that is where you see them.

Your Estimate Is Always Free

The presence of paid links never gates, limits, or alters your cost estimate. Every core calculator on CostFlowAI is, and will remain, free to use in full. For more on how we handle your data, see our Privacy Policy.

Questions

If you have any questions about this disclosure or our affiliate relationships, contact us at costflowai@gmail.com.