AI agent pricing

AI Agent Cost Calculator

Use this AI agent cost calculator to plan spend for workflows where one user task may trigger multiple LLM interactions.

Calculate AI Agent Cost Cost

Estimate AI agent costs for multi-step workflows with repeated model calls, tool results, context and final outputs.

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Characters: 0Words: 0Estimated input tokens: 0Estimated token count

Output tokens are estimated based on the selected summary type and input length.

Number of AI summarization requests expected each month.

Advanced Settings
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Tokens used by the system prompt or recurring instructions in every interaction.

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Percentage of input tokens expected to use provider prompt caching.

Compare the Same Workload Across Models

Compare model pricing, per-interaction cost, and monthly difference using the same current calculator values.

Paste sample content above to compare model costs.

AI agents often cost more than one prompt

An AI agent may call a model several times to plan, use tools, read results and produce a final answer. A good MVP estimate should model the average tokens per step and the number of steps per task.

Use the calculator by pasting the average context for one agent step, then multiply monthly interactions by expected agent steps or runs.

Agent stepTokens to includeCost risk
PlanningGoal, constraints and available toolsUsually small but repeated
Tool result analysisTool output and previous contextCan grow quickly
Final responseSummarized context and answerOutput tokens matter most

AI Agent Cost Calculator FAQ

How should I estimate multi-step agent cost?

Estimate the average cost of one model call, then multiply by the average number of model calls per agent task.

Does this include tool API costs?

No. It estimates model token cost only, not third-party API calls or workflow infrastructure.

What reduces AI agent cost?

Limit unnecessary steps, summarize tool outputs, cache stable instructions and use cheaper models for simple planning steps.