AI Token Cost Calculator
Estimate the cost of a text workload across a curated set of OpenRouter models. Enter exact token counts or a total input figure with a cache-hit rate; the calculator separates uncached input, cached input and output charges.
Token cost calculator
Manual selection · not based on your local time
All times outside the published peak windows
USD per 1M tokens
USD per 1M tokens
USD per 1M tokens
Token usage
Enter whole token counts. Cache-hit rate is calculated from the input figures, not entered separately in exact mode.
Estimated API cost
$0.0698
1,000,000 input · 50,000 output tokens
Cache hit rate
75%
Uncached input
$0.0375
250,000 tokens
Cached input
$0.00225
750,000 tokens
Output
$0.03
50,000 tokens
Without caching
$0.18
Estimated savings
$0.1103
Total input
1,000,000
Compared with charging all input at the uncached rate.
Peak comparison
Off-peak / standard
$0.0698
Peak
$0.1395
Difference
+$0.0698 (+100%)
OpenRouter time-based override · Peak: Mon–Fri, 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC. Difference is peak minus off-peak / standard.