At 20 requests/user/day (totaling 1,500,000 queries/mo), running Content generation on GPT-5.3 Codex costs $26,733.00 / month ($10.693 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 2,500 Active Users generating 1,500,000 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 (2,500 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.3 Codex (Current) | openai | $26,733.00 | $10.693 | $320,796.00 | 256,000 |
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 | deepseek | $626.64 | $0.2507 | $7,519.68 | 128,000 |
| Codestral 2501 | mistral | $1,882.80 | $0.7531 | $22,593.60 | 256,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $4,512.00 | $1.805 | $54,144.00 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $1,255.20 | $0.5021 | $15,062.40 | 128,000 |
| DeepInfra — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | deepinfra | $528.00 | $0.2112 | $6,336.00 | 128,000 |
At 20 queries per user/day with GPT-5.3 Codex, the estimated cost is $10.693 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 2,500 Active Users is $26,733.00.
Assuming a 30% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $567.00 per month ($6,804.00/year) on GPT-5.3 Codex.
With a direct COGS of $10.693 per user/month on GPT-5.3 Codex, charging at least $53.466 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.