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Batch vs Real-Time Cost Calculator
Batch vs real-time cost calculator for LLM finance workloads: set jobs, tokens, deadline — see daily and monthly batch API savings vs direct.
- Inputs
- Form inputs / CSV
- Runtime
- Instant
- Privacy
- Client-side · no upload
- API key
- Not required
- Methodology
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1 · Configure the workload
Real-time / day
$33.75
Direct API pricing
Batch / day
$16.88
50% off · SLA 24h
Savings / day
$0.00000
Savings / month
$0.00000
Effective mode
Real-time
Effective $33.75/day
Mode suggestion
Real-time required — deadline 12h < batch SLA 24h
2 · Per-provider comparison (cheapest model per provider at your workload)
| Provider | Model | Real-time / day | Batch / day | SLA | Deadline OK? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic | Claude Haiku 4.5 | $11.25 | $5.63 | 24h | no |
| openai | GPT-5 mini | $21.00 | $10.50 | 24h | no |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $4.13 | $2.06 | 24h | no |
"Deadline OK?" flips to no when your deadline is shorter than the vendor's batch SLA — in that case batch is forced off the table and you pay real-time prices.
How the math works
cost_per_job_realtime = input × price_in + output × price_out cost_per_job_batch = cost_per_job_realtime × (1 - batch_discount) cost_per_day = cost_per_job × jobs_per_day use_batch = supports_batch AND deadline_hours >= batch_sla_hours savings_per_day = use_batch ? realtime - batch : 0
Pricing and batch SLAs verified 2026-04-23 against vendor docs. See methodology for sources and when batch is not a valid choice.
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