Interactive Tool

AI Cost Forecasting Calculator

Project the 12-month total cost of ownership for your AI system — including API costs, infrastructure, human review, and engineering maintenance.

1. Model & Provider Configuration

Provider *

Model Tier *

Avg input tokens per request

Avg output tokens per request

Monthly request volume *

Expected monthly growth rate (%)

Hosting Type *

Monthly compute cost (USD)

Vector Database

Vector DB monthly cost (USD)

Additional storage for caching/logs (GB)

Human review percentage (%)

Reviewer hourly rate (USD)

Avg review time per item (minutes)

Monthly maintenance/engineering hours

Engineering hourly rate (USD)

Month 1 Total

Month 12 Total

12-Month Cumulative

Cost per Operation

Proportion of each cost category

Total monthly cost accounting for growth

Same workload cost across providers for your selected model tier

Provider	Model	Input $/1M	Output $/1M	Month 1 API Cost	12-Mo API Cost