At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 450,000 queries/mo), running Translation on o1-mini costs $13,179.375 / month ($13.179 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| o1-mini (Current) | openai | $13,179.375 | $13.179 | $158,152.50 | 128,000 |
| 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 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | anthropic | $28,642.50 | $28.643 | $343,710.00 | 1,000,000 |
At 15 queries per user/day with o1-mini, the estimated cost is $13.179 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 1,000 Active Users is $13,179.375.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $185.625 per month ($2,227.50/year) on o1-mini.
With a direct COGS of $13.179 per user/month on o1-mini, charging at least $65.897 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.