diff --git a/qualtran/surface_code/algorithm_summary.py b/qualtran/surface_code/algorithm_summary.py
index fc3f76587..ec40160ac 100644
--- a/qualtran/surface_code/algorithm_summary.py
+++ b/qualtran/surface_code/algorithm_summary.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 class AlgorithmSummary:
     """Properties of a quantum algorithm that impact its physical cost
 
-    Counts of different properities that affect the physical cost of
+    Counts of different properties that affect the physical cost of
     running an algorithm (e.g. number of T gates).
     All counts default to zero.
 
@@ -41,3 +41,49 @@ class AlgorithmSummary:
     toffoli_gates: float = _PRETTY_FLOAT
     rotation_gates: float = _PRETTY_FLOAT
     rotation_circuit_depth: float = _PRETTY_FLOAT
+
+    def __mul__(self, other: int) -> 'AlgorithmSummary':
+        if not isinstance(other, int):
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"Multiplication isn't supported between AlgorithmSummary and non integer type {type(other)}"
+            )
+
+        return AlgorithmSummary(
+            algorithm_qubits=self.algorithm_qubits * other,
+            measurements=self.measurements * other,
+            t_gates=self.t_gates * other,
+            toffoli_gates=self.toffoli_gates * other,
+            rotation_gates=self.rotation_gates * other,
+            rotation_circuit_depth=self.rotation_circuit_depth * other,
+        )
+
+    def __rmul__(self, other: int) -> 'AlgorithmSummary':
+        return self.__mul__(other)
+
+    def __add__(self, other: 'AlgorithmSummary') -> 'AlgorithmSummary':
+        if not isinstance(other, AlgorithmSummary):
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"Addition isn't supported between AlgorithmSummary and type {type(other)}"
+            )
+        return AlgorithmSummary(
+            algorithm_qubits=self.algorithm_qubits + other.algorithm_qubits,
+            measurements=self.measurements + other.measurements,
+            t_gates=self.t_gates + other.t_gates,
+            toffoli_gates=self.toffoli_gates + other.toffoli_gates,
+            rotation_gates=self.rotation_gates + other.rotation_gates,
+            rotation_circuit_depth=self.rotation_circuit_depth + other.rotation_circuit_depth,
+        )
+
+    def __sub__(self, other: 'AlgorithmSummary') -> 'AlgorithmSummary':
+        if not isinstance(other, AlgorithmSummary):
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"Subtraction isn't supported between AlgorithmSummary and type {type(other)}"
+            )
+        return AlgorithmSummary(
+            algorithm_qubits=self.algorithm_qubits - other.algorithm_qubits,
+            measurements=self.measurements - other.measurements,
+            t_gates=self.t_gates - other.t_gates,
+            toffoli_gates=self.toffoli_gates - other.toffoli_gates,
+            rotation_gates=self.rotation_gates - other.rotation_gates,
+            rotation_circuit_depth=self.rotation_circuit_depth - other.rotation_circuit_depth,
+        )
diff --git a/qualtran/surface_code/algorithm_summary_test.py b/qualtran/surface_code/algorithm_summary_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..619b4d601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qualtran/surface_code/algorithm_summary_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#  Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+import pytest
+
+from qualtran.surface_code.algorithm_summary import AlgorithmSummary
+
+
+def test_mul():
+    assert AlgorithmSummary(t_gates=9) == 3 * AlgorithmSummary(t_gates=3)
+
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        _ = complex(1, 0) * AlgorithmSummary(rotation_gates=1)
+
+
+def test_addition():
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        _ = AlgorithmSummary() + 5
+
+    a = AlgorithmSummary(
+        algorithm_qubits=7,
+        measurements=8,
+        t_gates=8,
+        toffoli_gates=9,
+        rotation_gates=8,
+        rotation_circuit_depth=3,
+    )
+    b = AlgorithmSummary(
+        algorithm_qubits=4,
+        measurements=1,
+        t_gates=1,
+        toffoli_gates=4,
+        rotation_gates=2,
+        rotation_circuit_depth=1,
+    )
+    assert a + b == AlgorithmSummary(
+        algorithm_qubits=11,
+        measurements=9,
+        t_gates=9,
+        toffoli_gates=13,
+        rotation_gates=10,
+        rotation_circuit_depth=4,
+    )
+
+
+def test_subtraction():
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        _ = AlgorithmSummary() - 5
+
+    a = AlgorithmSummary(
+        algorithm_qubits=7,
+        measurements=8,
+        t_gates=8,
+        toffoli_gates=9,
+        rotation_gates=8,
+        rotation_circuit_depth=3,
+    )
+    b = AlgorithmSummary(
+        algorithm_qubits=4,
+        measurements=1,
+        t_gates=1,
+        toffoli_gates=4,
+        rotation_gates=2,
+        rotation_circuit_depth=1,
+    )
+    assert a - b == AlgorithmSummary(
+        algorithm_qubits=3,
+        measurements=7,
+        t_gates=7,
+        toffoli_gates=5,
+        rotation_gates=6,
+        rotation_circuit_depth=2,
+    )
diff --git a/qualtran/surface_code/rotation_cost_model.py b/qualtran/surface_code/rotation_cost_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04e594efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qualtran/surface_code/rotation_cost_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#  Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+import abc
+import math
+
+from attrs import frozen
+
+from qualtran.surface_code.algorithm_summary import AlgorithmSummary
+
+
+class RotationCostModel(abc.ABC):
+    """Analytical estimate of the complexity of approximating a rotation given an error budget."""
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def rotation_cost(self, error_budget: float) -> AlgorithmSummary:
+        """Cost of a single rotation."""
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def prepartion_overhead(self, error_budget) -> AlgorithmSummary:
+        """Cost of preparation circuit."""
+
+
+@frozen
+class RotationLogarithmicModel(RotationCostModel):
+    r"""A linear model in the log of the error budget with no preparation cost.
+
+    $$
+    \#T = -\textrm{slope} \log_2{\textrm{budget}} + \textrm{overhead}
+    $$
+
+    Attributes:
+        slope: The coefficient of $log_2{budget}$.
+        overhead: The overhead.
+        gateset: A human-readable description of the gate set (e.g. 'Clifford+T').
+        approximation_protocol: A description or reference to the approximation protocol
+            (e.g. `Diagonal: https://arxiv.org/abs/1403.2975`)
+        reference: A human-readable description of the source of the model
+            (e.g. 'https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.5320').
+    """
+    slope: float
+    overhead: float
+    gateset: str | None = None
+    approximation_protocol: str | None = None
+    reference: str | None = None
+
+    def rotation_cost(self, error_budget: float) -> AlgorithmSummary:
+        return AlgorithmSummary(
+            t_gates=math.ceil(-self.slope * math.log2(error_budget) + self.overhead)
+        )
+
+    def prepartion_overhead(self, error_budget) -> AlgorithmSummary:
+        return AlgorithmSummary()
+
+
+@frozen
+class ConstantWithOverheadRotationCost(RotationCostModel):
+    r"""A rotation cost of bitsize - 2 toffoli per rotation independent of the error budget.
+
+    This model assumes a state $\ket{\phi}$ has been prepared using a standard technique, then
+    each rotation is applied with bitsize digits of accuracy using bitsize - 2 Toffoli gates.
+    $$
+    \ket{\phi} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2^{b}}} \sum_{k=0}^{2^b-1} e^{-2\pi i k/2^b} \ket{k}
+    $$
+    Where $b$ is the bitsize/number of digits of accuracy.
+
+    reference: https://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.1.020312
+
+    Attributes:
+        bitsize: Number of digits of accuracy for approximating a rotation.
+        overhead_rotation_cost: The cost model of preparing the initial rotation.
+        reference: A human-readable description of the source of the model
+            (e.g. 'https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.5320').
+    """
+
+    bitsize: int
+    overhead_rotation_cost: RotationCostModel
+    reference: str | None = None
+
+    def rotation_cost(self, error_budget: float) -> AlgorithmSummary:
+        return AlgorithmSummary(toffoli_gates=max(self.bitsize - 2, 0))
+
+    def prepartion_overhead(self, error_budget) -> AlgorithmSummary:
+        return self.bitsize * self.overhead_rotation_cost.rotation_cost(error_budget / self.bitsize)
+
+
+BeverlandEtAlRotationCost = RotationLogarithmicModel(
+    slope=0.53,
+    overhead=5.3,
+    gateset='Clifford+T',
+    approximation_protocol='Mixed fallback:https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.10064',
+    reference='https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.07629:D2',
+)
diff --git a/qualtran/surface_code/rotation_cost_model_test.py b/qualtran/surface_code/rotation_cost_model_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94a193c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qualtran/surface_code/rotation_cost_model_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#  Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+import pytest
+
+import qualtran.surface_code.rotation_cost_model as rcm
+from qualtran.surface_code.algorithm_summary import AlgorithmSummary
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'model,want',
+    [
+        (rcm.BeverlandEtAlRotationCost, AlgorithmSummary(t_gates=7)),
+        (
+            rcm.ConstantWithOverheadRotationCost(
+                bitsize=13, overhead_rotation_cost=rcm.RotationLogarithmicModel(1, 1)
+            ),
+            AlgorithmSummary(toffoli_gates=11),
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_rotation_cost(model: rcm.RotationCostModel, want: float):
+    assert model.rotation_cost(2**-3) == want
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'model,want',
+    [
+        (rcm.BeverlandEtAlRotationCost, AlgorithmSummary()),
+        (
+            rcm.ConstantWithOverheadRotationCost(
+                bitsize=13, overhead_rotation_cost=rcm.RotationLogarithmicModel(1, 1)
+            ),
+            AlgorithmSummary(t_gates=104),
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_preparation_overhead(model: rcm.RotationCostModel, want: float):
+    assert model.prepartion_overhead(2**-3) == want