At 4 requests/user/day (totaling 6,000 queries/mo), running Document summarization on AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini costs $31.44 / month ($0.6288 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 50 Active Users generating 6,000 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 (50 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini (Current) | ai21 | $31.44 | $0.6288 | $377.28 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | openai | $31.62 | $0.6324 | $379.44 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | openai | $118.575 | $2.372 | $1,422.90 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.4 nano | openai | $31.80 | $0.636 | $381.60 | 128,000 |
| GPT-4o mini | openai | $23.535 | $0.4707 | $282.42 | 128,000 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | anthropic | $154.50 | $3.09 | $1,854.00 | 1,000,000 |
At 4 queries per user/day with AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini, the estimated cost is $0.6288 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 50 Active Users is $31.44.
Assuming a 10% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini.
With a direct COGS of $0.6288 per user/month on AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini, charging at least $3.144 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.