At 20 requests/user/day (totaling 30,000,000 queries/mo), running Content generation on o1-mini costs $180,840.00 / month ($3.617 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| o1-mini (Current) | openai | $180,840.00 | $3.617 | $2,170,080.00 | 128,000 |
| 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 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | anthropic | $395,040.00 | $7.901 | $4,740,480.00 | 1,000,000 |
At 20 queries per user/day with o1-mini, the estimated cost is $3.617 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 50,000 Active Users is $180,840.00.
Assuming a 30% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $3,960.00 per month ($47,520.00/year) on o1-mini.
With a direct COGS of $3.617 per user/month on o1-mini, charging at least $18.084 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.