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Estimate a use case

Choose a costing path

Each path asks for what drives its cost and returns the same result: monthly TCO, a unit cost, first-month outlay and, where there is a baseline, forecast cash and resource value, with payback.

  • Packaged tool

    You are buying seats or a SaaS tier, such as a workplace or coding assistant.

    Full monthly cost, cost per active user or per accepted outcome, unused seat cost.

    Unit costPer active user or accepted outcome, your choice

  • Custom workflow

    You are building on model APIs and services, with people reviewing the output.

    Full monthly cost, cost per accepted outcome, cash and resource value, payback and what moves the result most.

    Unit costPer accepted outcome

  • Serving choice

    You are deciding between pay-per-token and running a model on dedicated capacity.

    Monthly cost of each option, copies needed and the break-even volume.

    Unit costPer million tokens

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