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
3,856 billable of 3,856 expected
Free usage
$5/m
50 free users · $1 credits · 26 session cap
Paid cutoff
2,570 interactions
$10 credits · 257 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.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2.5
Moonshot AI · 3,815 sampled interactions
$0.389
median per 100
$0.039 / 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
2,570
paid interactions included per customer · $10 credits
257
paid mean per customer · 26 sessions
257
free interactions included per user · $1 credits
26
free mean per user · 3 sessions
1 paid user is expected to exceed the cap, creating about 648 extra interactions. Extra credits price at $0.486 per 100 interactions. Free usage stays inside the free amount by 11,567 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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