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API Cost Calculator

Estimate the monthly cost of a pay-per-call API from your expected call volume.

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Monthly Cost

$250.00

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How it's calculated

Formula

Monthly Cost=Calls1,000×Price per 1,000Monthly\ Cost = \dfrac{Calls}{1{,}000} \times Price\ per\ 1{,}000
Calls
— Expected API calls per month

What is the API Cost Calculator?

Many APIs price on a per-1,000-calls (or per-1,000-tokens) basis — this calculator projects total monthly cost from expected usage volume.

How to use it

  1. 1 Enter your expected number of API calls per month.
  2. 2 Enter the price per 1,000 calls from your provider's pricing page.

Worked examples

500,000 calls at $0.50 per 1,000

That's $250.00 per month.

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Limitations

  • •Doesn't account for tiered/volume-discount pricing — if your provider offers discounts at higher volumes, actual cost may be lower than a flat-rate estimate.

Frequently asked questions

What if my API is priced per request, not per 1,000?

Multiply your per-request price by 1,000 and enter that as the 'price per 1,000 calls' value.