At 40 requests/user/day (totaling 1,200,000 queries/mo), running AI coding assistant on QwQ 32B (Reasoner) costs $5,529.60 / month ($5.53 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 1,000 Active Users generating 1,200,000 queries.
Direct inference cost per MAU to model your SaaS pricing tiers and gross margins.
Savings generated by exploiting 60% cache hits on prompt context.
| Model | Provider | Monthly Spend (1,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QwQ 32B (Reasoner) (Current) | qwen | $5,529.60 | $5.53 | $66,355.20 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $42,048.00 | $42.048 | $504,576.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $52,560.00 | $52.56 | $630,720.00 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $21,648.00 | $21.648 | $259,776.00 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $19,272.00 | $19.272 | $231,264.00 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $21,648.00 | $21.648 | $259,776.00 | 128,000 |
At 40 queries per user/day with QwQ 32B (Reasoner), the estimated cost is $5.53 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 1,000 Active Users is $5,529.60.
Assuming a 60% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $3,110.40 per month ($37,324.80/year) on QwQ 32B (Reasoner).
With a direct COGS of $5.53 per user/month on QwQ 32B (Reasoner), charging at least $27.648 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.