AI API monthly cost calculator
Enter your real request pattern and compare every available channel for up to four models. Native prices stay in their published currency; ranking is normalised to USD.
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
GPT 5.6 Sol1/4
Monthly cost comparison
Paid channels are sorted by USD-normalised monthly cost.
| Model | Channel | Input price | Output price | Cache | Est. monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT 5.6 Sol | XiuRouterGlobal | $0.35/1M | $2.10/1M | $0.04 | $42.00Lowest paidUSD normalised |
| GPT 5.6 Sol | XycAiChina | ¥4.93/1M | ¥29.60/1M | ¥0.49 | $85.80¥592.02 native |
| GPT 5.6 Sol | OpenRouterGlobal | $1.00/1M | $5.00/1M | $0.10 | $105.00USD normalised |
| GPT 5.6 Sol | OpenRouterGlobal | $2.00/1M | $10.00/1M | $0.20 | $210.00USD normalised |
| GPT 5.6 Sol | OpenAIGlobal | $4.00/1M | $20.00/1M | $0.40 | $420.00USD normalised |
| GPT 5.6 Sol | Azure OpenAIGlobal | $5.00/1M | $30.00/1M | $0.50 | $600.00USD normalised |