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Calculate API Costs — OpenAI, Claude, and More
Estimate monthly API costs based on request volume, token usage, and model selection.
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Models
Per call: $0.001-0.01। Per token (AI): $1-60/M tokens। Free tier: 1K-10K calls。 AI APIs (GPT, Claude): $1-60/M tokens। 1M tokens ≈ 750K words। Indian startups: optimize with caching, right-sized models, batching।
India Startups
Bangalore, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad: AI startup hubs। API costs in INR: $15/M tokens ≈ ₹1,250/M। Caching saves 30-70%。
⚡ CalcWolf Insight
The single biggest API cost mistake: using GPT-4 or Claude Opus for every request. Route simple tasks (classification, formatting, short answers) to cheap models (Haiku, GPT-4o-mini) and reserve expensive models for complex reasoning. This hybrid routing approach cuts costs 60-80% with minimal quality impact.
Frequently asked questions
AI API cost?▾
Light: $0.25-1/M tokens। Premium: $15-60/M। Choose model wisely。
Reduce?▾
Caching (30-70% save)। Smaller model for simple tasks। Batch requests。
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