At 200 requests/user/day (totaling 30,000,000 queries/mo), running Data extraction & tagging on Claude Sonnet 5 costs $173,400.00 / month ($34.68 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 5,000 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 20% cache hits on prompt context.
| Model | Provider | Monthly Spend (5,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Current) | anthropic | $173,400.00 | $34.68 | $2,080,800.00 | 1,000,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $188,400.00 | $37.68 | $2,260,800.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $235,500.00 | $47.10 | $2,826,000.00 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $92,400.00 | $18.48 | $1,108,800.00 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $89,100.00 | $17.82 | $1,069,200.00 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $92,400.00 | $18.48 | $1,108,800.00 | 128,000 |
At 200 queries per user/day with Claude Sonnet 5, the estimated cost is $34.68 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 5,000 Active Users is $173,400.00.
Assuming a 20% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $21,600.00 per month ($259,200.00/year) on Claude Sonnet 5.
With a direct COGS of $34.68 per user/month on Claude Sonnet 5, charging at least $173.40 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.