At 10 requests/user/day (totaling 3,000,000 queries/mo), running RAG / search-augmented answers on Together AI — Llama 4 Maverick costs $9,750.00 / month ($0.975 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 10,000 Active Users generating 3,000,000 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 (10,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Together AI — Llama 4 Maverick (Current) | together | $9,750.00 | $0.975 | $117,000.00 | 1,000,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | openai | $111,000.00 | $11.10 | $1,332,000.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | openai | $277,500.00 | $27.75 | $3,330,000.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Standard | openai | $111,000.00 | $11.10 | $1,332,000.00 | 512,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | openai | $666,000.00 | $66.60 | $7,992,000.00 | 512,000 |
| o3-pro (Frontier Reasoning) | openai | $384,000.00 | $38.40 | $4,608,000.00 | 1,000,000 |
At 10 queries per user/day with Together AI — Llama 4 Maverick, the estimated cost is $0.975 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 10,000 Active Users is $9,750.00.
Assuming a 50% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on Together AI — Llama 4 Maverick.
With a direct COGS of $0.975 per user/month on Together AI — Llama 4 Maverick, charging at least $4.875 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.