At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 225,000 queries/mo), running Translation on Codestral 2501 costs $1,405.688 / month ($2.811 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 500 Active Users generating 225,000 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 (500 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codestral 2501 (Current) | mistral | $1,405.688 | $2.811 | $16,868.25 | 256,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $19,027.969 | $38.056 | $228,335.625 | 256,000 |
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 | deepseek | $482.738 | $0.9655 | $5,792.85 | 128,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $3,465.00 | $6.93 | $41,580.00 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $937.125 | $1.874 | $11,245.50 | 128,000 |
| DeepInfra — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | deepinfra | $387.00 | $0.774 | $4,644.00 | 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 500 Active Users is $1,405.688.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $45.563 per month ($546.75/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.