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Fractional CPO Cost Calculator
What this calculates
This calculator benchmarks any fractional CPO quote against the Fractional Rates Index: 1,127 providers surveyed in 2026, of whom 129 publish prices. Pick your market and billing unit, enter the quote, and see the published median, the market band, and the full-time comparison. No email required.
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Published median: $5,000
Middle half of the market: $2,000 to $10,000
Full published band: $299 to $50,000
Based on 122 published offerings from 61 providers. Fractional Rates Index, 2026.
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How this calculator works
Every figure comes from the Fractional Rates Index, a survey of 1,127 fractional executive providers conducted in 2026. Only 211 of them, 19%, publish any price; the benchmarks here are computed from those published prices, floor values, by currency and billing unit. Nothing is estimated, modeled or interpolated. Small samples are shown with their sizes.
What the calculator cannot tell you
Price without scope is half an answer. Two quotes at $5,000 a month can differ threefold in hours, and the index shows hours-included is published on barely a tenth of offerings. Use the benchmark to frame the conversation, then compare hours, seniority and ownership before deciding anything on price alone.