At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 4,500,000 queries/mo), running Translation on Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B costs $32,827.50 / month ($3.283 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 10,000 Active Users generating 4,500,000 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 (10,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B (Current) | groq | $32,827.50 | $3.283 | $393,930.00 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $335,925.00 | $33.593 | $4,031,100.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $419,906.25 | $41.991 | $5,038,875.00 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $131,793.75 | $13.179 | $1,581,525.00 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $130,865.625 | $13.087 | $1,570,387.50 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $131,793.75 | $13.179 | $1,581,525.00 | 128,000 |
At 15 queries per user/day with Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B, the estimated cost is $3.283 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 10,000 Active Users is $32,827.50.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B.
With a direct COGS of $3.283 per user/month on Groq LPU — Llama 3.3 70B, charging at least $16.414 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.