What does a violation of the EU AI Act cost?

The EU AI Act provides for fines of up to €35 million or 7% of worldwide annual turnover. Set turnover and company size to see which range applies to your company.

Worldwide annual turnover

SME or start-up
For SMEs and start-ups, the lower of the two maximum amounts applies per category; for all other companies the higher one (Art. 99(6)).

Maximum fines for your company

Prohibited practices (Art. 5)

e.g. social scoring, manipulative systems, emotion recognition in the workplace (Art. 99(3))

Violations of high-risk and other obligations

e.g. missing technical documentation, oversight or registration (Art. 99(4))

Incorrect or incomplete information to authorities

e.g. in information requests from market surveillance authorities (Art. 99(5))

For context

These amounts mark the upper end of the statutory range. For comparison: EU AI Act compliance advice from a specialised law firm typically runs to €50,000–150,000. Building the required documentation up front costs a fraction of the amounts shown here, and it is the basis for being able to answer supervisory authorities.

Which of your AI systems are affected?

The free gap assessment classifies each system in about 2 minutes: your role, the risk class, transparency obligations, and which evidence should be in place.

Free gap report

When which obligations apply (As of: July 2026)

February 2025 Bans on certain AI practices (Art. 5) apply
August 2025 Obligations for providers of GPAI models
August 2026 Transparency obligations (Art. 50), deployer obligations and governance structure
Aug 2026 → likely Dec 2027 High-risk systems under Annex III: formally August 2026; the Digital Omnibus (2026) proposes postponing to December 2027, subject to publication in the EU Official Journal
Aug 2027 → likely Aug 2028 High-risk AI in regulated products (Annex I); August 2028 under the Omnibus proposal

Deadlines may change through the Digital Omnibus; the version published in the EU Official Journal is authoritative.

This tool is not a substitute for legal advice. Consult a specialised lawyer for binding assessments. The calculation shows the statutory maximum ranges under Art. 99 EU AI Act; actual fines are set case by case.