At 8 requests/user/day (totaling 24,000 queries/mo), running Agentic workflow on GLM 5.2 (Zhipu) costs $1,156.80 / month ($11.568 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 100 Active Users generating 24,000 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 (100 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.2 (Zhipu) (Current) | zai | $1,156.80 | $11.568 | $13,881.60 | 1,000,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $1,228.80 | $12.288 | $14,745.60 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $1,536.00 | $15.36 | $18,432.00 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $871.20 | $8.712 | $10,454.40 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $699.60 | $6.996 | $8,395.20 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $871.20 | $8.712 | $10,454.40 | 128,000 |
At 8 queries per user/day with GLM 5.2 (Zhipu), the estimated cost is $11.568 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 100 Active Users is $1,156.80.
Assuming a 65% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $1,123.20 per month ($13,478.40/year) on GLM 5.2 (Zhipu).
With a direct COGS of $11.568 per user/month on GLM 5.2 (Zhipu), charging at least $57.84 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.