AI Subscription vs API
Compare your subscription quote with token-equivalent API spend and a daily break-even.
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Results
Review the inputs, then run to create a readable result and complete export. Editing cancels active work and clears stale results.
Formula, sources and limits
Messages = conversations × turns × days. Break-even messages/day = subscription ÷ (cost/turn × active days). API and subscription features, caps, routing and quality differ; no equivalent-service claim. Rates, limits, subscriptions and latency defaults are illustrative custom assumptions, not current vendor quotes or benchmarks. Check official sources and replace them. Each text field ≤32,768 UTF-16 units, total input ≤128 KiB, output ≤1 MiB; local job timeout 30s.
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How to use this tool
Load the safe sample, review every labeled assumption, then run. Edit any field to clear old results. Copy or download the complete result. Processing stays in this tab.
When not to use it
Messages = conversations × turns × days. Break-even messages/day = subscription ÷ (cost/turn × active days). API and subscription features, caps, routing and quality differ; no equivalent-service claim. Rates, limits, subscriptions and latency defaults are illustrative custom assumptions, not current vendor quotes or benchmarks. Check official sources and replace them. Each text field ≤32,768 UTF-16 units, total input ≤128 KiB, output ≤1 MiB; local job timeout 30s.