AI Cost Per 1,000 Requests Calculator
Price a workload per 1,000 (or per million) requests.
With the default inputs, $0.4500 per 1,000 requests — $0.000450 per request. Enter your own numbers below to recompute instantly; the full step-by-step math is shown under the worked example.
Results update automatically as you type.
- Per request
- $0.000450
- Per 1,000 requests
- $0.4500
- Per 10,000 requests
- $4.50
- Per 1,000,000 requests
- $450.00
Enter a typical request's input and output tokens to see the cost per request, per 1,000, per 10,000 and per million requests — handy for pricing an API or endpoint.
How this is calculated
We cost one typical request (input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price) then scale it to per-1,000, per-10,000 and per-million requests. It's the same token math expressed in the unit most people price APIs in.
Is this a good result? What to do next
The per-1,000 figure is easy to compare across models and to set pricing tiers against. If you're reselling an endpoint, make sure your tier price sits comfortably above this cost — and add a buffer for retries, failed calls and moderation that this doesn't include.
Typical planning ranges
- Mini model per 1k
- cents to low dollars
- Mid-tier per 1k
- single to low double digits
- Per 1M
- magnifies small per-request gaps
Ranges are typical planning figures to sanity-check your result, not authoritative benchmarks. Your numbers will vary with use case, volume, and vendor.
How to improve this number
- Use a cheaper model or shorter output to lower the per-1k cost.
- Cache stable input across requests.
- Batch non-real-time traffic for the discount.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting retries, tool calls and moderation overhead.
- Setting pricing tiers below the true per-1k cost.
When to use a different approach
To add revenue and see margin, use the gross margin per request calculator. For a full monthly bill with volume, use the LLM API cost calculator.
Worked example (defaults)
With the default inputs above, here is the result:
- Per request
- $0.000450
- Per 1,000 requests
- $0.4500
- Per 10,000 requests
- $4.50
- Per 1,000,000 requests
- $450.00
Sources & references
Frequently asked questions
Why price per 1,000 requests?+
It's an easy unit to reason about when comparing models or setting API pricing tiers.
Does this include retries?+
No. Add a buffer for retries, failed calls and moderation if they apply to your workload.
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