Cost lab

Stop guessing what your AI agents will cost.

Estimate usage, compare model pricing, and understand spend using Pickaxe's built-in cost analytics engine.

Passive income profit

Twelve-month view using the current monthly estimate.

62.3%
margin
Annual cost
$624
Model cost plus Pickaxe plan cost
Annual revenue
$1.8K
Subscription and extra-credit revenue
Annual profit
+$1,030
After model, plan, and payment fees
Model cost
$15.00/m
3,397 billable of 3,397 expected
Free usage
$5/m
50 free users · $1 credits · 23 session cap
Paid cutoff
2,265 interactions
$10 credits · 226 sessions before overage
Net payments
$138/m
10% fee removed, $37/m Gold plan not included
Creator profit
+$85.83/m
62.3% margin after model and plan cost

Monthly revenue and expense

Revenue and expense lines from zero to estimated users.

$153.15/m
revenue /m

Paid user usage histogram

10% of paid users are calibrated to exceed the cap; the chart uses 10 equal buckets up to the cap, then one over-cap bucket.

1
users over cap

Calculator

Set the model, audience, limits, and pricing for the estimate.

1. Model

Pick the model cost basis that drives the usage expense.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google Gemini · 28,940 sampled interactions
$0.442
median per 100
$0.044 / session
2. Audience and usage

Estimate the monthly user base and customer pricing.

3. Included limits

Decide whether the user cap is expressed as credits or direct uses.

Limit systemcredits
4. Pricing and fees

Set customer pricing, overage markup, and the Pickaxe plan cost.

Usage cutoff
2,265
paid interactions included per customer · $10 credits
226
paid mean per customer · 23 sessions
226
free interactions included per user · $1 credits
23
free mean per user · 2 sessions
1 paid user is expected to exceed the cap, creating about 571 extra interactions. Extra credits price at $0.552 per 100 interactions. Free usage stays inside the free amount by 10,192 interactions.

Payments and margin /m

Monthly revenue, model cost, Pickaxe cost, and profit.

Model spread

Representative low, middle, and high cost models.

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