At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 45,000,000 queries/mo), running Translation on Codestral 2501 costs $281,137.50 / month ($2.811 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 100,000 Active Users generating 45,000,000 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 (100,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codestral 2501 (Current) | mistral | $281,137.50 | $2.811 | $3,373,650.00 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $3,805,593.75 | $38.056 | $45,667,125.00 | 256,000 |
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 | deepseek | $96,547.50 | $0.9655 | $1,158,570.00 | 128,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $693,000.00 | $6.93 | $8,316,000.00 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $187,425.00 | $1.874 | $2,249,100.00 | 128,000 |
| DeepInfra — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | deepinfra | $77,400.00 | $0.774 | $928,800.00 | 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 100,000 Active Users is $281,137.50.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $9,112.50 per month ($109,350.00/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.