At 8 requests/user/day (totaling 2,400 queries/mo), running Agentic workflow on Pixtral Large costs $101.28 / month ($10.128 / user / mo).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixtral Large (Current) | mistral | $101.28 | $10.128 | $1,215.36 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | openai | $307.20 | $30.72 | $3,686.40 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | openai | $768.00 | $76.80 | $9,216.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Standard | openai | $307.20 | $30.72 | $3,686.40 | 512,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | openai | $1,843.20 | $184.32 | $22,118.40 | 512,000 |
| o3-pro (Frontier Reasoning) | openai | $1,084.80 | $108.48 | $13,017.60 | 1,000,000 |
At 8 queries per user/day with Pixtral Large, the estimated cost is $10.128 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 10 Active Users is $101.28.
Assuming a 65% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $112.32 per month ($1,347.84/year) on Pixtral Large.
With a direct COGS of $10.128 per user/month on Pixtral Large, charging at least $50.64 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.