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
2,474 billable of 2,474 expected
Free usage
$5/m
50 free users · $1 credits · 16 session cap
Paid cutoff
1,649 interactions
$10 credits · 165 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.
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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.
Sonar
Perplexity · 3,685 sampled interactions
$0.606
median per 100
$0.061 / 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
1,649
paid interactions included per customer · $10 credits
165
paid mean per customer · 16 sessions
165
free interactions included per user · $1 credits
16
free mean per user · 2 sessions
1 paid user is expected to exceed the cap, creating about 416 extra interactions. Extra credits price at $0.758 per 100 interactions. Free usage stays inside the free amount by 7,422 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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