Published rate
Fractional CAIO
$7,500-$18,500/mo
Advisor $7,500, Operator $12,500, Embedded $18,500. The page says a three-month minimum, then month to month.
Fractional Chief AI Officer page, accessed 2026-10-28.
Fractional Chief AI OfficerCAIO rankings / Firm profile
CDO Advisors
Last verified 2026-10-28
55
/ 100
Moderate evidence confidence
Mid-market companies that want a fractional Chief AI Officer on a published monthly tier.
Boutique Team, Named Lead
Firm details
- Website
- https://www.cdoadvisors.com/
- HQs
- Not disclosed
The site names Dallas and Houston as markets. It does not label a headquarters street address.
- Typical buyer
- Mid-market companies that want fractional AI leadership on a monthly tier.
- Verticals
- Not disclosed
- Specialties
- Fractional Chief AI Officer retainers at three published tiers.
Best fit
- Buyers who want a published monthly price before the first call.
- Companies that can use a one-day-a-week Advisor tier or a deeper Operator or Embedded tier.
Poor fit
- Buyers who need a named principal and a street address on the firm site.
Pricing
Published rates, firm estimates, and third-party estimates stay in separate rows.
Clients
| Client | Industry | What they did | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No named clients published | |||
Where CDO Advisors ranks
Rank is page-relative. See the methodology.
Evidence notes
- No founding year or named principal is on the pages reviewed.
- The site names Dallas and Houston as markets and does not label a headquarters address.
- The 90-day result line is company-reported.
- Score 55 from ratings of 2, 3, 4, 3, and 2 on Track Record, Segment Fit, Pricing Transparency, Responsiveness, and Credentials. Points equal each weight times the rating divided by 5. First-party evidence is capped at 4.
- AgenticIndex repeats the $7,500 Advisor tier and calls its own scorecard preliminary. This index does not use that score.
Main limitation: The monthly tiers are public. The firm does not name a principal or a headquarters address on the pages reviewed.