At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 1,125,000 queries/mo), running Translation on AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini costs $3,600.00 / month ($1.44 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 2,500 Active Users generating 1,125,000 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 (2,500 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini (Current) | ai21 | $3,600.00 | $1.44 | $43,200.00 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | openai | $8,398.125 | $3.359 | $100,777.50 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | openai | $31,492.969 | $12.597 | $377,915.625 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.4 nano | openai | $8,707.50 | $3.483 | $104,490.00 | 128,000 |
| GPT-4o mini | openai | $4,492.969 | $1.797 | $53,915.625 | 128,000 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | anthropic | $35,803.125 | $14.321 | $429,637.50 | 1,000,000 |
At 15 queries per user/day with AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini, the estimated cost is $1.44 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 2,500 Active Users is $3,600.00.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $0.00 per month ($0.00/year) on AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini.
With a direct COGS of $1.44 per user/month on AI21 Jamba 1.5 Mini, charging at least $7.20 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.