At 8 requests/user/day (totaling 2,400 queries/mo), running Agentic workflow on MiniMax-01 (4M Context) costs $13.176 / month ($1.318 / user / mo).
Agentic workflow for a 10 active users (alpha / internal testing) audience means 80 requests per day on average, each carrying 40,000 input and 1,500 output tokens at a 65% cacheable share — so the effective per-request cost on MiniMax-01 (4M Context) is $0.00549, of which $9.984/mo comes back from prompt caching. Per active user that's $1.318/mo — the number to hold against your pricing tier and gross margin. Charging at least $6.588/user/mo keeps gross margin at or above 80%.
Quick answer
For 10 Active Users, Agentic workflow on MiniMax-01 (4M Context) is modeled at 2,400 requests per month, costing $13.176 per month or $1.318 per active user.
Method & trust
This projection combines the selected active-user tier, requests per user per day, input/output tokens per request, and the modeled cache share. It is an operating estimate, not a provider invoice; production traffic and retries should be measured against it.
Total expected API invoice for 10 Active Users generating 2,400 queries.
Direct inference cost per MAU to model your SaaS pricing tiers and gross margins.
Savings generated by exploiting 65% cache hits on prompt context.
| Model | Provider | Monthly Spend (10 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-01 (4M Context) (Current) | minimax | $13.176 | $1.318 | $158.112 | 4,000,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $122.88 | $12.288 | $1,474.56 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $153.60 | $15.36 | $1,843.20 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $87.12 | $8.712 | $1,045.44 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $69.96 | $6.996 | $839.52 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $87.12 | $8.712 | $1,045.44 | 128,000 |
At 8 queries per user/day with MiniMax-01 (4M Context), the estimated cost is $1.318 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 10 Active Users is $13.176.
Assuming a 65% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $9.984 per month ($119.808/year) on MiniMax-01 (4M Context).
With a direct COGS of $1.318 per user/month on MiniMax-01 (4M Context), charging at least $6.588 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.