AI Request Budget Calculator
Affordable whole requests equal budget divided by estimated per-request token cost, rounded down. The calculation assumes the same average input and output usage for each request.
Formula & method
Per-request cost = (input tokens × input rate + output tokens × output rate) ÷ 1,000,000; requests = floor(budget ÷ cost).Worked example
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Available budget | 25 ¤ |
| Input tokens per request | 1,000 |
| Output tokens per request | 500 |
| Input rate per million tokens | 2 ¤ |
| Output rate per million tokens | 6 ¤ |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Estimated cost per request | 0.005 ¤ |
| Affordable whole requests | 5,000 |
| Budget left after those requests | 0 ¤ |
Compare scenarios
The first input changes while the other example inputs stay fixed. These are arithmetic scenarios, not forecasts.
| Compare scenarios | Available budget ¤ | Estimated cost per request | Affordable whole requests | Budget left after those requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −20% | 20 | 0.005 ¤ | 4,000 | 0 ¤ |
| Example | 25 | 0.005 ¤ | 5,000 | 0 ¤ |
| +20% | 30 | 0.005 ¤ | 6,000 | 0 ¤ |
Assumptions & limits
Rates are illustrative, user-supplied values. Retries, variable output length, cache rules, tools, taxes and non-token charges can reduce actual capacity. This tool does not create an account spending cap or prevent an API from billing more.
Displayed results are rounded. Calculations use unrounded JavaScript numbers; small floating-point differences are possible.
Use the same currency and reporting period for every monetary input. This tool does not fetch prices, exchange rates or account data.
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