AI API monthly cost calculator
Estimate AI inference and token costs from your request volume, input/output tokens, caching and batch usage. Compare up to four models and their channels in USD. This is a budget calculator, not a connected billing dashboard.
1. Usage
Daily usage is converted using a 30-day month.
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Channels without a published cache price use the regular input price.
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Assumes the common 50% Batch discount; confirm channel eligibility before use.
30K
requests/mo
30M
input/mo
15M
output/mo
2. Models and region
Claude Sonnet 4.61/4
Monthly cost comparison
Paid channels are sorted by USD-normalised monthly cost.
| Model | Channel | Input price | Output price | Cache | Est. monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | OpenRouterGlobal | $1.50/1M | $7.50/1M | $0.15 | $157.50Lowest paidUSD normalised |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | OpenRouterGlobal | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | $0.30 | $315.00USD normalised |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | AnthropicGlobal | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | $0.30 | $315.00USD normalised |