At 15 requests/user/day (totaling 2,250,000 queries/mo), running Translation on Amazon Nova Premier costs $118,462.50 / month ($23.693 / user / mo).
Total expected API invoice for 5,000 Active Users generating 2,250,000 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 (5,000 Active Users) | Cost / User / Mo | Annual Spend | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Nova Premier (Current) | amazon | $118,462.50 | $23.693 | $1,421,550.00 | 1,000,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | openai | $419,906.25 | $83.981 | $5,038,875.00 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.6 Cyber | openai | $1,049,765.625 | $209.953 | $12,597,187.50 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Standard | openai | $419,906.25 | $83.981 | $5,038,875.00 | 512,000 |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | openai | $2,519,437.50 | $503.888 | $30,233,250.00 | 512,000 |
| o3-pro (Frontier Reasoning) | openai | $1,184,625.00 | $236.925 | $14,215,500.00 | 1,000,000 |
At 15 queries per user/day with Amazon Nova Premier, the estimated cost is $23.693 per monthly active user (MAU). Total monthly bill for 5,000 Active Users is $118,462.50.
Assuming a 15% cache hit rate on repeated system and context tokens, prompt caching saves $3,037.50 per month ($36,450.00/year) on Amazon Nova Premier.
With a direct COGS of $23.693 per user/month on Amazon Nova Premier, charging at least $118.462 per user/month ensures an 80%+ software gross margin.