💰Interactive Tool
LLM Cost Estimator
Estimate monthly costs for LLM-powered features. Compare pricing across GPT-4o, Claude, and open-source models to find the best fit.
Usage Parameters
Total API calls across all users per day
System prompt + user message (~1 word = 1.3 tokens)
Model response length (~1 word = 1.3 tokens)
Input / Output pricing per 1M tokens
For per-user cost calculation
20%
Prompt caching reduces input token costsGPT-4o Cost Estimate
OpenAIMonthly Cost
$60.00
15000 queries/month
Cost per Query
$0.0040
per API call
Cost per User / Month
$0.06
1,000 users
Annual Projection
$720.00
Model Comparison
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Monthly | Per Query | Per User | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GPT-4o OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $60.00 | $0.0040 | $0.06 | $720.00 |
GPT-4o-miniCheapest OpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $3.60 | $0.0002 | $0.0036 | $43.20 |
Claude Sonnet Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | $85.50 | $0.0057 | $0.09 | $1.0K |
Claude Haiku Anthropic | $0.25 | $1.25 | $7.13 | $0.0005 | $0.0071 | $85.50 |
Llama 3.1 70B (hosted) Self-hosted / Replicate | $0.50 | $0.75 | $6.38 | $0.0004 | $0.0064 | $76.50 |
Monthly Cost Comparison
GPT-4o$60.00/mo
GPT-4o-mini$3.60/mo
Claude Sonnet$85.50/mo
Claude Haiku$7.13/mo
Llama 3.1 70B (hosted)$6.38/mo