Costs

How much does a brand identity cost in 2026?

A brand identity typically costs $50 to $1,000 for a marketplace logo, $2,000 to $10,000 from a freelancer, $10,000 to $50,000 from a design studio, and $50,000 to $250,000 or more from a large agency. The difference is mostly strategy, how complete the system is, and who does the work.

Typical ranges, by who does it.

Who does it Typical costTypical timelineBest for
Logo marketplace $50 to $1,000DaysA placeholder mark
Freelancer $2,000 to $10,0002 to 6 weeksLogo, colour, and type for an early company
Design studio $10,000 to $50,0004 to 8 weeksStrategy plus a full identity system
Agency $50,000 to $250,000+3 to 9 monthsLarge rebrands with research and rollout

What a full identity includes

A logo is one part. A working identity system usually covers:

  • Positioning and messaging the design is built on
  • A logo suite: primary, stacked, and a small mark
  • A colour system with usage rules
  • Typography for web and print
  • A brand guide your team can follow
  • Templates: deck, social, email signature
  • All source files, with full ownership

Why strategy changes the price

The cheapest identities skip strategy and go straight to visuals, which is why they often look fine and say nothing. Paying for positioning first means the identity is built around what makes you different, so it lasts through the next funding round instead of needing a redo.

How 4080 Studio prices brand work

We scope brand projects to the work, starting with founder sessions on positioning. A typical identity takes four to six weeks and includes the full system and source files, and you own everything. Send us the project and we will send a quote.

Featured works

Moxie project

Moxie

An operating layer for tradable digital claims and contingent assets

Scope
Brand, Product
Industry
SaaS
Status
Live
  • One brand that works across sports, music, and gaming
  • Made owning feel like belonging, not investing
LeadNova project

LeadNova

AI agents for profitable player acquisition and retention in iGaming

Scope
Website
Industry
AI & Marketing
Status
Live
  • Marketing site designed and built end to end
  • Storyline homepage with a framed product video hero
  • Feature pages for campaign launch, creative intelligence, monitoring, and retention
Slice project

Slice

The new bank for next India

Scope
Website, Product
Industry
FinTech
Status
Live
  • Designed and launched in four weeks with Slice's internal engineering team
  • Built as one connected journey through India, across 30+ hero iterations
  • Since launch, Slice reported 2.3× revenue growth, first-year profitability, and a $100M raise
DSMT project

DSMT

A hands-on sound production studio and academy

Scope
Brand, Website
Industry
EdTech
Status
Live
  • Strategy, brand identity, and website from scratch
  • The studio now looks established and easier to trust
  • People who once hesitated now sign up
Mass project

Mass

Operating system for AI-operated companies

Scope
Brand, Product
Industry
AI & Infrastructure
Status
Live
  • Brand identity and product design
Momentum project

Momentum

The institutional layer for AI-native businesses

Scope
Brand, Product
Industry
AI & Infrastructure
Status
Live
  • Brand identity and product design
  • Launching soon
India Villages project

India Villages

An interactive map of village boundaries across India, built on Survey of India data

Scope
Product, Website
Industry
Public data
Status
Live
  • Data explorer designed and built end to end
DesignTrash project

DesignTrash

A curated, opinionated index of 1,000+ design tools, with an AI stack finder

Scope
Product, Website
Industry
Design tools
Status
Live
  • Directory and AI stack finder designed and built end to end
Auxilia project

Auxilia

Building scalable software systems and reliable hardware infrastructure

Scope
Brand, Website
Industry
Tech Solutions, Hardware Infra
Status
Live
  • New brand and website for their software and hardware work
  • Empathic AI & Automation Visit site
  • Sentinel HealthTech Visit site
  • Layerbit Data & Analytics Visit site
  • The Index of AI AI tools Visit site
  • Attention Stacks EdTech Shared on request
  • Sensoria Research Shared on request
  • Coinshift Web3 & Crypto Shared on request
  • Tayze Web3 & Crypto Shared on request
  • Zee Media & Entertainment Shared on request
  • NR2 Infotech IT Infrastructure Shared on request
  • Elysium Creator & Media Shared on request
  • Polakim Gaming Shared on request
  • Auralis Web3 & Crypto Shared on request

Straight answers.

How much does a logo cost?

A logo alone costs anywhere from $50 on a marketplace to $5,000 or more from an experienced designer. A full identity, with the logo suite, colour, type, and guidelines, starts around $2,000 from freelancers and typically runs $10,000 to $50,000 from a studio.

How much does a rebrand cost?

A startup rebrand covering strategy and identity typically costs $10,000 to $50,000 with a studio, more if the website is redesigned at the same time. Large company rebrands with research and rollout across many products often exceed $100,000.

Is a cheap logo worth it?

For a test or a side project, yes. For a company that will raise, hire, and sell on its brand, a cheap logo usually gets replaced within a year or two, so you end up paying twice.

Want a real number for your brand? Tell us where the company is and we will send a quote.