Budget planning

How many API requests fit your token budget?

Choose a model, enter the monthly budget and token shape of one request, and see the request volume that budget can support.

Editable assumptions

Set the budget and request shape

Uses standard input and output rates from the tracked model records.

Estimated monthly capacity
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requests within the reserved budget

Cost / request$0.00
Spendable budget$0.00
Input / output mixInput

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Measure a real prompt

Use representative input rather than a word-count shortcut. Output length should reflect the answer your application actually returns.

Count prompt tokens

Turn capacity into monthly cost

Use request volume, cache behavior, and workload assumptions when you need a broader estimate than one request.

Open monthly cost calculator

Compare a lower-cost route

Routing routine traffic can change capacity, but verify quality, latency, retries, and tool-call behavior separately.

Model routing cost
FAQ

Questions teams ask before choosing

What does a token budget planner calculate?

It divides a monthly budget by the estimated input and output token cost of one request, then shows how many requests the budget can support under those assumptions.

Does this include retries or tool calls?

No. The result covers the input and output token charges entered in the form. Retries, tool calls, caching, storage, batch terms, and other separately billed features need to be added to a fuller workload estimate.

Why does output token length matter so much?

Output rates are often higher than input rates, so long generated answers can use a large share of the budget even when the prompt is short. Test representative output lengths before setting a production limit.