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LLM Reasoning & Inference Cost Calculator

Evaluates hidden chain-of-thought token costs and monthly budget scaling for reasoning models versus standard large language models.

Formula: Cost = P_in * T_in + P_out * (T_cot + T_visible)

Model Parameters

req/day
tokens
tokens
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$/1M
$/1M

Outputs & Underwriting Summary

Calculation Status
OPTIMIZED INFERENCE BUDGET
Verified Model
Total Monthly API Spend
$2,644.80
Monthly Volume: 1,320.00M tokens
Unit Cost & Reasoning Ratio
$8.816 / 1k
Reasoning (CoT) Overhead: 89.7%
Reasoning tokens constitute 89.7% of output token volume, driving $2,562.30 of the $2,644.80 monthly spend.