At 40 requests/user/day (totaling 60,000 queries/mo), running AI coding assistant on Amazon Nova Lite costs $52.56 / month ($1.051 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 50 Active Users generating 60,000 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 (50 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Nova Lite (Current) | amazon | $52.56 | $1.051 | $630.72 | 300,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | openai | $210.24 | $4.205 | $2,522.88 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | openai | $788.40 | $15.768 | $9,460.80 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.4 nano | openai | $216.24 | $4.325 | $2,594.88 | 128,000 |
| GPT-4o mini | openai | $147.60 | $2.952 | $1,771.20 | 128,000 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | anthropic | $931.20 | $18.624 | $11,174.40 | 1,000,000 |
At 40 queries per user/day with Amazon Nova Lite, the estimated cost is $1.051 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 50 Active Users is $52.56.
Assuming a 60% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $19.44 per month ($233.28/year) on Amazon Nova Lite.
With a direct COGS of $1.051 per user/month on Amazon Nova Lite, charging at least $5.256 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.