Processing or generating 25,000 words (approximately 33,325 tokens) with Databricks DBRX Instruct ranges from $0.004999 (cached input) to $0.06 (full generation).
Quick answer
For 25,000 words, Databricks DBRX Instruct processes approximately 33,325 tokens. That costs $0.02 as uncached input, $0.004999 with the modeled cache discount, or $0.06 when generated as output.
Method & trust
The estimate converts the selected English word count with the model tokenizer family, then applies the published input/output price per million tokens. Real prompts vary with code, formatting, language, and system instructions.
You send 25,000 words as prompt context, documentation, or background knowledge.
Databricks DBRX Instruct drafts a complete 25,000 words article, chapter, or code module.
20,000 words input prompt + 5,000 words output reply.
| Model | Provider | Input Cost (25,000 words) | Cached Input Cost | Output Cost (25,000 words) | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks DBRX Instruct (Current) | databricks | $0.02 | $0.004999 | $0.06 | 32,768 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | openai | $0.064 | $0.0064 | $0.384 | 1,050,000 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorse | openai | $0.08 | $0.008 | $0.48 | 256,000 |
| o3-mini | openai | $0.0352 | $0.0176 | $0.1408 | 200,000 |
| o4-mini | openai | $0.0352 | $0.0088 | $0.1408 | 256,000 |
| o1-mini | openai | $0.0352 | $0.0176 | $0.1408 | 128,000 |
For Databricks DBRX Instruct (tiktoken_cl100k tokenizer), 25,000 words is approximately 33,325 tokens (an average ratio of 1.33 tokens per word in English). Code, technical vocabulary, and non-English scripts will have higher token densities.
Sending 25,000 words as input costs $0.02 (or $0.004999 with prompt caching). Generating 25,000 words as output costs $0.06. Output tokens are more expensive because autoregressive token generation requires significantly more computation per token.
Yes! If your input text is part of a repeated context, prompt caching saves 50% to 90% (costing $0.004999). For non-urgent asynchronous batch processing, 24-hour batch queues provide a flat 50% discount across all tokens (costing $0.009998 for input, $0.03 for output).
At an average human reading speed of 250 words per minute, 25,000 words takes approximately 100 minutes to read. In contrast, Databricks DBRX Instruct can process or generate this text in seconds.