{
  "use_case_id": "shelf-scanning",
  "use_case": "Retail shelf scanning",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "month",
  "country": "DE",
  "currency": "USD",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 3000,
    "high": 3000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "based_on": 1
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "No benchmark specific to DE; the range uses benchmarks from other regions. Local prices can differ a lot.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 month.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Simbe Tally shelf-scanning robot subscription, per store per month depending on the number of stores (as reported by The Spoon at the Tally 3.0 launch)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 2000,
        "high": 4000,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per month"
      },
      "region": "US",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://thespoon.tech/simbe-robotics-announces-new-tally-3-0-shelf-scanning-robot/",
      "as_of": "2020-10-22",
      "older_price": true,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 2000,
        "high": 4000,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": false
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Zippedi shelf-scanning robots (robot as a service; the retailer rents the whole robot, or buys it and pays only for the service): about USD 3,000 per store per month, varying with the number of stores and services contracted, per Diario Financiero (Chile) news report, 2026-02-28; secondary source",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 3000,
        "high": 3000,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per month"
      },
      "region": "global",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://www.df.cl/df-mas/punto-de-partida/el-salto-a-europa-de-los-robots-de-zippedi",
      "as_of": "2026-02-28",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 3000,
        "high": 3000,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "month"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-27"
}