At 8 requests/user/day (totaling 12,000 queries/mo), running Agentic workflow on DeepSeek V3 (Chat) costs $32.928 / month ($0.6586 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 50 Active Users generating 12,000 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 (50 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V3 (Chat) (Current) | deepseek | $32.928 | $0.6586 | $395.136 | 64,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | openai | $61.44 | $1.229 | $737.28 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | openai | $230.40 | $4.608 | $2,764.80 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.4 nano | openai | $62.34 | $1.247 | $748.08 | 128,000 |
| GPT-4o mini | openai | $59.40 | $1.188 | $712.80 | 128,000 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | anthropic | $289.20 | $5.784 | $3,470.40 | 1,000,000 |
At 8 queries per user/day with DeepSeek V3 (Chat), the estimated cost is $0.6586 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 50 Active Users is $32.928.
Assuming a 65% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $39.312 per month ($471.744/year) on DeepSeek V3 (Chat).
With a direct COGS of $0.6586 per user/month on DeepSeek V3 (Chat), charging at least $3.293 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.