At 20 requests/user/day (totaling 60,000,000 queries/mo), running Content generation on Codestral 2501 costs $75,312.00 / month ($0.7531 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 100,000 Active Users generating 60,000,000 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 (100,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codestral 2501 (Current) | mistral | $75,312.00 | $0.7531 | $903,744.00 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $1,069,320.00 | $10.693 | $12,831,840.00 | 256,000 |
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 | deepseek | $25,065.60 | $0.2507 | $300,787.20 | 128,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $180,480.00 | $1.805 | $2,165,760.00 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $50,208.00 | $0.5021 | $602,496.00 | 128,000 |
| DeepInfra — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | deepinfra | $21,120.00 | $0.2112 | $253,440.00 | 128,000 |
At 20 queries per user/day with Codestral 2501, the estimated cost is $0.7531 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 100,000 Active Users is $75,312.00.
Assuming a 30% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $3,888.00 per month ($46,656.00/year) on Codestral 2501.
With a direct COGS of $0.7531 per user/month on Codestral 2501, charging at least $3.766 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.