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Compare monthly AI costs, estimated ad earnings and the balance left over. Every amount uses the monthly interaction volume you choose.
| EconomicsChoose a model in each column | OpenAISurplus after inference | GoogleSurplus after inference | AnthropicPartial subsidy | DeepSeekSurplus after inference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly inference costEstimated AI spend per month | $35.00 | $155.00 | $350.00 | $89.96 |
| Monthly ad revenueEstimated ad earnings per month | $220.50 | $220.50 | $220.50 | $220.50 |
| Inference coveredShare of AI cost paid by ads · capped at 100% | 100% | 100% | 63% | 100% |
| Monthly balanceAd revenue minus inference cost | +$185.50 | +$65.50 | −$129.50 | +$130.54 |
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One interaction is one user query. Multiple AI calls increase inference cost. The illustrative ad revenue estimate is the same for every model and scales with the number of user interactions.
Monthly inference cost
(Input tokens × input price + (output + reasoning tokens) × output price) × calls × monthly interactions / 1,000,000. Prices are in USD per million tokens. Input includes prompts, history, RAG and tools.
Monthly balance = monthly ad revenue − monthly inference cost. Positive means ads cover inference with money left over; negative means some inference cost remains unpaid. All three amounts use the same monthly volume. Infrastructure and other expenses are excluded.
An economic simulation. Ad revenue is illustrative, not guaranteed; validate it with your own traffic. Model quality and latency are not compared. No cache, batch, search fees or volume discounts are included. Reasoning defaults to zero; use measured billed tokens for your application. Displayed values are rounded; calculations use full precision.
Price snapshot: October 3, 2026. Values reproduce the supplied workbook and have not been independently reverified for this page. DeepSeek USD prices use the workbook’s illustrative rate of 6.67 CNY / USD. Gemini Flash 3.7/3.8 and Argon use the workbook’s promotional or introductory pricing. Missing prices and exceeded input tiers have no subsidy calculation.
Use the estimate to plan your free tier. Validate actual costs and ad performance with your own traffic.
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