Free planning tool
Compare API and GPU costs.
Enter token usage, API prices and GPU rental rates to compare budgets and find a cost crossover.
Dashed GPU segments have unverified throughput or exceed the entered benchmark capacity. Hardware does not scale automatically.
Edit model prices & GPU setups Up to 3 of each
Editable reference prices dated 6 October 2026. Check current rates, availability and model/GPU compatibility.
Advanced workload & billing assumptions
Enter capacity for each GPU setup in its expanded settings. Use input and output throughput from the same benchmark. Token volume does not describe peak load or latency.
Hourly, daily, weekly & monthly budget
Cost crossover for each API / GPU pair
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USD estimates. Taxes, engineering, storage, egress and startup costs are excluded unless included in your rates or overhead.
Using the results
Check the cost and the capacity.
Token volume and time periods
The chart uses combined input and output tokens per selected period, with separate API prices for input, output and cached input. A month is 30 days / 720 hours. Switching periods keeps average hourly usage constant.
GPU billing and throughput
GPU rental covers a configured setup. Higher token volume does not automatically add hardware. Dashed lines show unverified throughput or demand above the benchmark limit you entered.
Use input and output speeds from the same representative benchmark. Limits depend on the token mix and active processing hours; latency, context length and concurrency still need checking. Processing-only billing excludes startup, warmup and billing rounding.
Making a fair comparison
Compare task quality as well as cost. Include billed reasoning tokens in output. Check memory for model weights, runtime and attention caches, plus host RAM, networking, availability and operating effort.
Preset prices and sources
Presets are editable reference prices dated 6 October 2026. They are not live quotes or confirmed bookings. Model and GPU choices are independent; check compatibility and current rates before committing.
GLM price source ↗ · DeepSeek price source ↗ · Runpod pricing ↗ · Crusoe pricing ↗
Next steps
Go beyond the cost estimate.
Test cheaper model alternatives on your real task, or submit a GPU requirement for a sourcing review.