diff --git a/app/(marketing)/hire/page.tsx b/app/(marketing)/hire/page.tsx
index ceb338a5..e0a881d6 100644
--- a/app/(marketing)/hire/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(marketing)/hire/page.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default async function HirePage({
         <li className="card p-4">
           <strong>Scoped from your scan</strong>
           <p className="mt-1 text-[var(--color-muted)]">
-            We price the work off what the report actually found, at $100/hour.
+            We price the work off what the report actually found, at $400/hour/agent.
             Most engagements run two to three weeks.
           </p>
         </li>
diff --git a/lib/audit/quote.ts b/lib/audit/quote.ts
index 6de490c0..b1d819ec 100644
--- a/lib/audit/quote.ts
+++ b/lib/audit/quote.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 import type { Finding } from "./types";
 
-/** Blended hourly rate, USD. */
-export const HOURLY_RATE_USD = 100;
+/** Standard price per agent-hour, USD. */
+export const HOURLY_RATE_USD = 400;
 
 /** Score we commit to reaching across every engine in the report. */
 export const TARGET_SCORE = 90;
diff --git a/lib/markdown.ts b/lib/markdown.ts
index ffc2336d..1763f950 100644
--- a/lib/markdown.ts
+++ b/lib/markdown.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ function quoteBlock(q: Quote, target?: string): string {
         <div class="kicker">Want us to fix this for you?</div>
         <div class="amount">${formatUsd(q.amountUsd)} <span class="unit">USD${q.cappedForScoping ? "+" : ""}</span></div>
         <div class="promise">
-          Estimated <strong>${formatHours(q.totalHours)}</strong> at ${formatUsd(q.rateUsd)}/hour to take
+          Estimated <strong>${formatHours(q.totalHours)} of agent time</strong> at ${formatUsd(q.rateUsd)}/agent-hour to take
           ${escapeHtml(host)} to a <strong>${q.targetScore}%+ score across the board</strong>.
         </div>
         <div class="split">
diff --git a/tests/quote.test.ts b/tests/quote.test.ts
index 1cd27c87..73d5298e 100644
--- a/tests/quote.test.ts
+++ b/tests/quote.test.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ function f(check_key: string, status: Finding["status"] = "fail"): Finding {
 }
 
 describe("quote: pricing basics", () => {
-  it("bills at $100/hour and promises 90%+", () => {
-    expect(HOURLY_RATE_USD).toBe(100);
+  it("bills at $400/hour/agent and promises 90%+", () => {
+    expect(HOURLY_RATE_USD).toBe(400);
     expect(TARGET_SCORE).toBe(90);
     const q = quoteFromFindings([f("homepage.title")]);
-    expect(q.rateUsd).toBe(100);
+    expect(q.rateUsd).toBe(400);
     expect(q.targetScore).toBe(90);
-    expect(q.amountUsd).toBe(Math.round((q.totalHours * 100) / 100) * 100);
+    expect(q.amountUsd).toBe(q.totalHours * 400);
   });
 
   it("always splits hours into AI-assisted and manual", () => {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe("quote: guardrails", () => {
     );
     expect(q.cappedForScoping).toBe(true);
     expect(q.totalHours).toBeLessThanOrEqual(120);
-    expect(q.amountUsd).toBeLessThanOrEqual(12_000);
+    expect(q.amountUsd).toBeLessThanOrEqual(48_000);
   });
 
   it("does not flag a normal report for scoping", () => {