At 20 requests/user/day (totaling 30,000,000 queries/mo), running Content generation on Databricks DBRX Instruct costs $79,200.00 / month ($1.584 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 50,000 Active Users generating 30,000,000 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 (50,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks DBRX Instruct (Current) | databricks | $79,200.00 | $1.584 | $950,400.00 | 32,768 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $467,040.00 | $9.341 | $5,604,480.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $583,800.00 | $11.676 | $7,005,600.00 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $180,840.00 | $3.617 | $2,170,080.00 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $178,860.00 | $3.577 | $2,146,320.00 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $180,840.00 | $3.617 | $2,170,080.00 | 128,000 |
At 20 queries per user/day with Databricks DBRX Instruct, the estimated cost is $1.584 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 50,000 Active Users is $79,200.00.
Assuming a 30% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on Databricks DBRX Instruct.
With a direct COGS of $1.584 per user/month on Databricks DBRX Instruct, charging at least $7.92 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.