AI contract review vs manual.
Speed, cost, and when to use each.

For the rules you define in your playbook, AI review is highly consistent - it will flag the same issue every time without missing it due to fatigue or distraction. A lawyer reviewing the same contract may catch issues the AI doesn't (novel issues, commercial context, negotiation nuances) but may also miss issues that a systematic checklist would catch. The right model: AI review for systematic checking of defined rules, lawyer review for judgment calls on high-stakes contracts.

Get a lawyer for: contracts with total value exceeding your risk tolerance (set your own threshold - many businesses use $500K), any contract you've never seen before with novel structures, mergers, acquisitions, or significant corporate transactions, employment disputes, genuine commercial disputes, and contracts for your most critical business relationships. Kontractually is appropriate for the contracts below your threshold - the high volume, standard agreements that make up the majority of contract activity.

Not fully. Kontractually replaces the systematic review component - checking contracts against standard rules. It doesn't replace legal judgment, negotiation expertise, or strategic advice. For businesses without an in-house lawyer, Kontractually provides a systematic first-pass that a non-lawyer can run, flagging issues that warrant escalation to external counsel. For businesses with in-house lawyers, Kontractually frees up their time from routine checks to focus on complex work.