Engine-computed reference · 6×5 grid · 30 cells
Batch vs Realtime Savings Reference Grid
The monthly saving from running an overnight batch tier instead of realtime inference, for every combination of daily job volume and output size across this grid, priced on Claude Sonnet 4.6. Each cell is a live run of the Batch vs Realtime Cost Calculator engine; no value on this page was entered by hand.
When a workload can tolerate a 24-hour deadline, the batch tier applies a flat discount, so the absolute monthly saving grows with both job volume and output size. Across this grid the saving runs from $270/month (lightest workload at 1,000 jobs/day, 200 output tokens) up to $112,500/month (heaviest at 100,000 jobs/day, 4000 output tokens). The discount is a constant 50% off the realtime daily cost, and at the 24h deadline every cell on this grid is batch-eligible. For when overnight batching pays off, see batch vs realtime overnight cost. Education only — not investment advice.
Monthly batch savings by jobs per day × output tokens
Rows = jobs per day. Columns = output tokens per job. Each value is the
engine's
savingsPerMonth output in USD.
| jobs/day \ out tok | 200 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $270 | $338 | $450 | $675 | $1,125 |
| 5,000 | $1,350 | $1,688 | $2,250 | $3,375 | $5,625 |
| 10,000 | $2,700 | $3,375 | $4,500 | $6,750 | $11,250 |
| 25,000 | $6,750 | $8,438 | $11,250 | $16,875 | $28,125 |
| 50,000 | $13,500 | $16,875 | $22,500 | $33,750 | $56,250 |
| 100,000 | $27,000 | $33,750 | $45,000 | $67,500 | $112,500 |
Headline metric: monthly batch savings (USD). The CSV download below also carries the realtime daily cost, batch daily cost, and batch eligibility per cell.
Provenance
- Engine
- Batch vs Realtime Cost Calculator
(
batch-vs-realtime-cost-calculator) — computed live from/engines/batch-vs-realtime-cost-calculator.js - Grid
- jobs/day ∈ {1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, 100,000} × output tokens ∈ {200, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000} = 30 cells
- Fixed inputs
- model=claude-sonnet-4-6, input_tokens_per_job=5000, deadline_hours=24
- Computed
- 2026-05-23, recomputed in CI on every build
The engine is deterministic: token accounting and the batch discount are closed-form, so the same input always returns the same output. The full method — the token cost per job, the batch SLA gate, and the discount rate — is documented at the Batch vs Realtime Cost Calculator methodology page. For the broader economics, see batch API economics for finance.
Reference grids are planning aids, not financial, tax, or investment advice. Prices reflect the engine's published rate card and may differ from your billing.