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
7,231 billable of 7,231 expected
Free usage
$5/m
50 free users · $1 credits · 48 session cap
Paid cutoff
4,820 interactions
$10 credits · 482 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.
ChatGPT 5.4 nano
OpenAI · 76,964 sampled interactions
$0.207
median per 100
$0.021 / 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
4,820
paid interactions included per customer · $10 credits
482
paid mean per customer · 48 sessions
482
free interactions included per user · $1 credits
48
free mean per user · 5 sessions
1 paid user is expected to exceed the cap, creating about 1,214 extra interactions. Extra credits price at $0.259 per 100 interactions. Free usage stays inside the free amount by 21,692 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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