How do I use the Starter API tier API Pricing Calculator?

Open the calculator with Starter API tier pre-selected, enter your usage assumptions, and read the monthly cost estimate instantly.

Are Starter API tier prices accurate?

Presets use published list pricing approximations. Verify on the official provider pricing page before budgeting or contracting.

Is the Starter API tier API Pricing Calculator free?

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Starter API tier API Pricing Calculator

Free starter api tier api pricing calculator — estimate monthly costs with preset pricing. Browser-based, no signup. Verify rates with your provider before budgeting.

Pricing disclaimer: Pricing on this page may be incorrect, incomplete, or out of date. These are unofficial estimates only — not quotes from AWS, Azure, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, DigitalOcean, or any other provider. You must check the official company website for accurate pricing before budgeting, purchasing, or making architecture decisions.

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How it works

Enter input/output tokens, price per million, and monthly requests for cost per call and month.

About Starter API tier API Pricing Calculator

Informational only — not professional advice. Report an error.

Starter API tier API Pricing Calculator pre-selects Starter API tier pricing defaults for faster cost estimates.

Starter API tier API Pricing Calculator models starter api tier usage with 10,000 free calls/month and $1 per 1,000 billable requests.

Enter your monthly call volume to see billable usage, effective cost per call, and total monthly API spend.

Negotiate volume discounts above 1M calls/month — enter your blended rate for enterprise contracts.

Quick tips

Count input tokens for the full context window sent to the model, not just the latest user message.
Output tokens typically cost 3–5× more than input — cap max_tokens in production.
Use ~1.3 tokens per English word as a quick napkin estimate before you have real usage logs.
Multiply daily requests by 30 for monthly cost; add 20–30% buffer for retries and growth.
Compare models with the LLM Cost Estimator once you have stable per-request token counts.

Formulas

inputCost = (inputTokens ÷ 1,000,000) × inputPricePerMillion
outputCost = (outputTokens ÷ 1,000,000) × outputPricePerMillion
costPerRequest = inputCost + outputCost
monthlyCost = costPerRequest × requestsPerMonth

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FAQ

Where do prices come from?

Enter current provider pricing — use presets for common models.

Are cached tokens included?

No — enter average tokens per live request.

How do I estimate monthly requests?

Multiply daily users × requests per user × 30.

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Pricing shown by this estimator may be incorrect, incomplete, rounded, regionally wrong, or out of date. List prices, free tiers, committed-use discounts, reserved instances, savings plans, egress fees, support fees, taxes, and promotional rates change frequently and often differ by account, region, and contract.

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