At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 45,000 queries/mo), running Translation on Codestral 2501 costs $281.138 / month ($2.811 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 100 Active Users generating 45,000 queries.
Direct inference cost per MAU to model your SaaS pricing tiers and gross margins.
Savings generated by exploiting 15% cache hits on prompt context.
| Model | Provider | Monthly Spend (100 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codestral 2501 (Current) | mistral | $281.138 | $2.811 | $3,373.65 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $3,805.594 | $38.056 | $45,667.125 | 256,000 |
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 | deepseek | $96.548 | $0.9655 | $1,158.57 | 128,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $693.00 | $6.93 | $8,316.00 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $187.425 | $1.874 | $2,249.10 | 128,000 |
| DeepInfra — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | deepinfra | $77.40 | $0.774 | $928.80 | 128,000 |
At 15 queries per user/day with Codestral 2501, the estimated cost is $2.811 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 100 Active Users is $281.138.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $9.112 per month ($109.35/year) on Codestral 2501.
With a direct COGS of $2.811 per user/month on Codestral 2501, charging at least $14.057 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.