At 20 requests/user/day (totaling 600,000 queries/mo), running Content generation on Grok Build 0.1 costs $1,804.80 / month ($1.805 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 1,000 Active Users generating 600,000 queries.
Direct inference cost per MAU to model your SaaS pricing tiers and gross margins.
Savings generated by exploiting 30% cache hits on prompt context.
| Model | Provider | Monthly Spend (1,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Build 0.1 (Current) | xai | $1,804.80 | $1.805 | $21,657.60 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $10,693.20 | $10.693 | $128,318.40 | 256,000 |
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 | deepseek | $250.656 | $0.2507 | $3,007.872 | 128,000 |
| Codestral 2501 | mistral | $753.12 | $0.7531 | $9,037.44 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $502.08 | $0.5021 | $6,024.96 | 128,000 |
| DeepInfra — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | deepinfra | $211.20 | $0.2112 | $2,534.40 | 128,000 |
At 20 queries per user/day with Grok Build 0.1, the estimated cost is $1.805 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 1,000 Active Users is $1,804.80.
Assuming a 30% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $115.20 per month ($1,382.40/year) on Grok Build 0.1.
With a direct COGS of $1.805 per user/month on Grok Build 0.1, charging at least $9.024 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.