AI API Markup & Pricing Calculator
Set a resale price and see your margin per request.
Results update automatically as you type.
Result
$0.0800 price per request
$0.0600 margin · $6,000.00/month profit
- API cost / request
- $0.0200
- Markup
- 300.0%
- Your price / request
- $0.0800
- Gross margin / request
- $0.0600
- Monthly gross profit
- $6,000.00
Reselling AI in your product? Enter your API cost per request and a markup to see your customer price, margin and monthly gross profit.
How this is calculated
This calculator uses the business formulas described in our methodology. All figures are estimates for planning; verify current pricing with each provider before relying on them.
Worked example (defaults)
With the default inputs above, here is the result:
Result
$0.0800 price per request
$0.0600 margin · $6,000.00/month profit
- API cost / request
- $0.0200
- Markup
- 300.0%
- Your price / request
- $0.0800
- Gross margin / request
- $0.0600
- Monthly gross profit
- $6,000.00
Frequently asked questions
What markup should I use?+
Enough to cover infrastructure, support and profit — many SaaS products mark API costs up several times over.
Is per-request pricing best?+
It's simple, but seat-based or usage-tier pricing may fit your product better. Compare with our per-seat calculator.