Enter your request volume. Get exact daily, monthly, and annual API costs for every major model — with caching support and shareable links.
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Based on your volume and cost inputs
We'll suggest the best model for your volume once you enter your usage.
Cheap models can mean slower p95 latency. Factor in time-to-first-token when picking a model for user-facing apps — a $0.10/day savings isn't worth 8s waits.
Rate limit errors, timeouts, and provider outages trigger retries. Budget 5–15% extra tokens for retry logic in production systems — especially at high volume.
Caching saves money but adds engineering time. You need stable system prompts, cache-aware routing, and hit-rate monitoring. Real savings take 2–4 weeks to tune.
Default rate limits on new accounts are low. Tier upgrades require spend history or manual review — plan ahead if you're ramping to high volume fast.
Enterprise agreements, HIPAA/FedRAMP variants, or EU data residency can add 20–50% to base API costs — not shown in any public pricing page.
Batch APIs (Claude, OpenAI) offer 50% discounts for async workloads. If your use case tolerates 24h latency, you can cut costs in half — invisible in standard pricing.