At 10 requests/user/day (totaling 15,000 queries/mo), running RAG / search-augmented answers on Cohere Command A+ costs $240.00 / month ($4.80 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 50 Active Users generating 15,000 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 (50 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere Command A+ (Current) | cohere | $240.00 | $4.80 | $2,880.00 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | openai | $555.00 | $11.10 | $6,660.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | openai | $1,387.50 | $27.75 | $16,650.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Standard | openai | $555.00 | $11.10 | $6,660.00 | 512,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | openai | $3,330.00 | $66.60 | $39,960.00 | 512,000 |
| o3-pro (Frontier Reasoning) | openai | $1,920.00 | $38.40 | $23,040.00 | 1,000,000 |
At 10 queries per user/day with Cohere Command A+, the estimated cost is $4.80 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 50 Active Users is $240.00.
Assuming a 50% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $135.00 per month ($1,620.00/year) on Cohere Command A+.
With a direct COGS of $4.80 per user/month on Cohere Command A+, charging at least $24.00 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.