At 40 requests/user/day (totaling 60,000 queries/mo), running AI coding assistant on MiniMax-01 (4M Context) costs $206.88 / month ($4.138 / user / mo).
AI coding assistant for a 50 active users (private beta) audience means 2,000 requests per day on average, each carrying 12,000 input and 2,000 output tokens at a 60% cacheable share — so the effective per-request cost on MiniMax-01 (4M Context) is $0.003448, of which $69.12/mo comes back from prompt caching. Per active user that's $4.138/mo — the number to hold against your pricing tier and gross margin. Charging at least $20.688/user/mo keeps gross margin at or above 80%.
Quick answer
For 50 Active Users, AI coding assistant on MiniMax-01 (4M Context) is modeled at 60,000 requests per month, costing $206.88 per month or $4.138 per active user.
Method & trust
This projection combines the selected active-user tier, requests per user per day, input/output tokens per request, and the modeled cache share. It is an operating estimate, not a provider invoice; production traffic and retries should be measured against it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-01 (4M Context) (Current) | minimax | $206.88 | $4.138 | $2,482.56 | 4,000,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $2,102.40 | $42.048 | $25,228.80 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $2,628.00 | $52.56 | $31,536.00 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $1,082.40 | $21.648 | $12,988.80 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $963.60 | $19.272 | $11,563.20 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $1,082.40 | $21.648 | $12,988.80 | 128,000 |
At 40 queries per user/day with MiniMax-01 (4M Context), the estimated cost is $4.138 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 50 Active Users is $206.88.
Assuming a 60% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $69.12 per month ($829.44/year) on MiniMax-01 (4M Context).
With a direct COGS of $4.138 per user/month on MiniMax-01 (4M Context), charging at least $20.688 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.