At 4 requests/user/day (totaling 1,200 queries/mo), running Document summarization on GLM 5.2 (Zhipu) costs $61.80 / month ($6.18 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.2 (Zhipu) (Current) | zai | $61.80 | $6.18 | $741.60 | 1,000,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $63.24 | $6.324 | $758.88 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $79.05 | $7.905 | $948.60 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $34.518 | $3.452 | $414.216 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $33.693 | $3.369 | $404.316 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $34.518 | $3.452 | $414.216 | 128,000 |
At 4 queries per user/day with GLM 5.2 (Zhipu), the estimated cost is $6.18 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 10 Active Users is $61.80.
Assuming a 10% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $5.40 per month ($64.80/year) on GLM 5.2 (Zhipu).
With a direct COGS of $6.18 per user/month on GLM 5.2 (Zhipu), charging at least $30.90 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.