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First Rule vs Provision

Contract review priced two ways: First Rule sells monthly seats for a contract-focused playbook tool; Provision sells per-project Risk Review that reads contracts together with drawings, specs, RFIs and addenda.

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First Rule vs Provision: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowFirst RuleProvision
CategoryAI construction contract reviewContract & document review
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesConstruction-specific contract review and management platform. Users upload a prime contract or subcontract (PDF or Word); its AI assistant, Marten, flags risky clauses against a construction playbook, explains them in plain English with links to the exact clause, answers questions on contracts, specs and change orders, and produces a jobsite-ready summary. Prebuilt playbooks carry risk levels, preferred language and fallback positions, with embedded video guidance from construction attorneys. Clause types named include pay-if-paid, indemnity, liquidated damages and notice requirements. Vendor describes the review as construction-trained and human-backed; higher tiers list organization-specific playbooks, flow-down risk analysis between prime contract and subcontract, and customer-hosted Microsoft Azure deployment.AI preconstruction platform with Chat Agent (source-cited answers from drawings, specs, contracts, RFIs, and addenda), Scope Agent (scope-of-work writing and scope-gap finding), and Risk Review (automated contract analysis that flags risky clauses, missing scope, and commercial exposures with citations, severity levels, default-position comparison, and RFI/redline generation). Vendor claims 95% verified accuracy, that it can read up to 100,000 pages, and that it is SOC 2 Type II certified (vendor claims, not verified). Homepage cites 66,000+ documents processed, 1M+ risks identified, and 50,000+ queries answered.
Who it's forGeneral contractors, subcontractors, owners, design professionals and construction attorneys (vendor wording).General contractors and subcontractors' preconstruction teams.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Apprentice $795/month (1 seat, native construction playbook, Marten). Proficient $1,495/month, 10 seats, listed as available mid-2026. Mastery custom pricing, unlimited seats. Training memberships per seat: $60/seat/mo (1-9), $55 (10-24), $50 (25+). Every plan lists one free contract upload and a 30-day money-back guarantee. (Pricing checked Oct 15, 2026.)Per-project pricing, not per seat. Chat Agent from $50 per project; Risk Review (Chat Agent included) from $100 per project; Scope Agent (Chat Agent included) from $500 per project. Chat Agent is included free with Scope Agent or Risk Review plans; platform and volume pricing through sales. (Pricing re-checked Oct 15, 2026; previously not publicly listed.)
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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