Long-form creative writing session
You send a 10,000 token prompt and receive an 8,000 token story. Calculation: (10,000 / 1,000,000 * $0.15) + (8,000 / 1,000,000 * $0.50) = $0.0015 + $0.0040 = $0.0055. This single request costs half a cent.
You send a 10,000 token prompt and receive an 8,000 token story. Calculation: (10,000 / 1,000,000 * $0.15) + (8,000 / 1,000,000 * $0.50) = $0.0015 + $0.0040 = $0.0055. This single request costs half a cent.
Processing a batch of 500,000 input tokens with short 500 token responses. Calculation: (500,000 / 1,000,000 * $0.15) + (500 / 1,000,000 * $0.50) = $0.075 + $0.00025 = $0.07525. You pay strictly for the throughput volume.
A multi-step agent workflow using 25,000 input tokens and generating 12,000 output tokens. Calculation: (25,000 / 1,000,000 * $0.15) + (12,000 / 1,000,000 * $0.50) = $0.00375 + $0.006 = $0.00975. Errors and refusals during this chain cost nothing.