Compare monthly API burn, prompt context caching, and request latency across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini.
Compare monthly API burn and request latency across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and open weights with context caching.
= 304,000 calls/mo
~900 words system prompt + user text
~300 words generated reply
Anthropic & Google prompt caching savings
| Model | Provider | Pricing (In/Out per M) | Cost / 1k Calls | Monthly Burn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 1.5 Flash | $0.07 / $0.30 | $0.18 | $53.58 | |
| GPT-4o mini | OpenAI | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.38 | $114 |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Groq / Open Source | $0.59 / $0.79 | $1.02 | $311.3 |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro | $1.25 / $5.00 | $2.94 | $893 | |
| GPT-4o | OpenAI | $2.50 / $10.00 | $6.25 | $1,900 |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Anthropic | $3.00 / $15.00 | $7.98 | $2,425.92 |
| Workload Profile | Daily Requests | Tokens (In / Out) | Gemini 1.5 Flash | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side Project / MVP | 1,000 reqs/day | 800 / 200 | $0.36/mo | $8.40/mo | Apply |
| Production SaaS | 25,000 reqs/day | 1500 / 500 | $14.80/mo | $345.00/mo | Apply |
| Agentic RAG Pipeline | 100,000 reqs/day | 4000 / 800 | $105.00/mo | $2,160.00/mo | Apply |
| High-Volume Enterprise | 500,000 reqs/day | 2000 / 500 | $262.50/mo | $6,150.00/mo | Apply |
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