At 4 requests/user/day (totaling 1,200 queries/mo), running Document summarization on Cohere Command R+ costs $82.20 / month ($8.22 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 10 Active Users generating 1,200 queries.
Direct inference cost per MAU to model your SaaS pricing tiers and gross margins.
Savings generated by exploiting 10% cache hits on prompt context.
| Model | Provider | Monthly Spend (10 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere Command R+ (Current) | cohere | $82.20 | $8.22 | $986.40 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | openai | $158.10 | $15.81 | $1,897.20 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | openai | $395.25 | $39.525 | $4,743.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Standard | openai | $158.10 | $15.81 | $1,897.20 | 512,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | openai | $948.60 | $94.86 | $11,383.20 | 512,000 |
| o3-pro (Frontier Reasoning) | openai | $603.60 | $60.36 | $7,243.20 | 1,000,000 |
At 4 queries per user/day with Cohere Command R+, the estimated cost is $8.22 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 10 Active Users is $82.20.
Assuming a 10% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on Cohere Command R+.
With a direct COGS of $8.22 per user/month on Cohere Command R+, charging at least $41.10 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.