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
$624.00
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
4,127 billable of 4,127 expected
Free usage
$5/m
50 free users · $1 credits · 28 session cap
Paid cutoff
2,751 interactions
$10 credits · 275 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.
Grok 4.1 Fast Reasoning
xAI Grok · 84,191 sampled interactions
$0.363
median per 100
$0.036 / 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
2,751
paid interactions included per customer · $10 credits
275
paid mean per customer · 28 sessions
275
free interactions included per user · $1 credits
28
free mean per user · 3 sessions
1 paid user is expected to exceed the cap, creating about 693 extra interactions. Extra credits price at $0.454 per 100 interactions. Free usage stays inside the free amount by 12,382 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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