At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 450,000 queries/mo), running Translation on Databricks DBRX Instruct costs $5,805.00 / month ($5.805 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 1,000 Active Users generating 450,000 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 (1,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks DBRX Instruct (Current) | databricks | $5,805.00 | $5.805 | $69,660.00 | 32,768 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $33,592.50 | $33.593 | $403,110.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $41,990.625 | $41.991 | $503,887.50 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $13,179.375 | $13.179 | $158,152.50 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $13,086.563 | $13.087 | $157,038.75 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $13,179.375 | $13.179 | $158,152.50 | 128,000 |
At 15 queries per user/day with Databricks DBRX Instruct, the estimated cost is $5.805 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 1,000 Active Users is $5,805.00.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on Databricks DBRX Instruct.
With a direct COGS of $5.805 per user/month on Databricks DBRX Instruct, charging at least $29.025 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.