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
28,462 billable of 28,462 expected
Free usage
$5/m
50 free users · $1 credits · 190 session cap
Paid cutoff
18,975 interactions
$10 credits · 1,897 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.

Z.ai
GLM 5.3 Flash
Z.ai · 10 sampled interactions
$0.053
median per 100
$0.005 / 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
18,975
paid interactions included per customer · $10 credits
1,897
paid mean per customer · 190 sessions
1,897
free interactions included per user · $1 credits
190
free mean per user · 19 sessions
1 paid user is expected to exceed the cap, creating about 4,780 extra interactions. Extra credits price at $0.066 per 100 interactions. Free usage stays inside the free amount by 85,386 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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