At 10 requests/user/day (totaling 300,000 queries/mo), running RAG / search-augmented answers on Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B costs $1,534.50 / month ($1.535 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 1,000 Active Users generating 300,000 queries.
Direct inference cost per MAU to model your SaaS pricing tiers and gross margins.
Savings generated by exploiting 50% cache hits on prompt context.
| Model | Provider | Monthly Spend (1,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B (Current) | groq | $1,534.50 | $1.535 | $18,414.00 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $4,440.00 | $4.44 | $53,280.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $5,550.00 | $5.55 | $66,600.00 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $2,640.00 | $2.64 | $31,680.00 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $2,310.00 | $2.31 | $27,720.00 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $2,640.00 | $2.64 | $31,680.00 | 128,000 |
At 10 queries per user/day with Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B, the estimated cost is $1.535 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 1,000 Active Users is $1,534.50.
Assuming a 50% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B.
With a direct COGS of $1.535 per user/month on Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B, charging at least $7.673 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.