Forecasting
Cost Calculator
Estimate monthly and annual AI platform costs across ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot using license, utilization, and consumption assumptions.
Step 1
Choose a Platform
Step 2
Input Cost Data
Licensing & Utilization
Enter the number of licenses purchased and expected utilization rate.
Licenses and utilization are being set by the custom scenario builder. Edit license and active-user counts in Scenario Details, or choose Low, Medium, or High to edit these fields here.
Subscription & Consumption Costs
Enter the cost per license, number of credits included, and overage costs.
Step 3
Define Consumption Assumptions
Consumption Scenarios
Select a predefined scenario or build your own. To learn more about how ChatGPT credits work, check out the ChatGPT rate card.
Details
Monthly Scenario Details
View forecast by function and edit assumptions when Custom is selected.
One or more functions have 0 credits/user with active licenses. This will result in no consumption cost for those functions.
Forecast Results
Subscription & Consumption Cost Summary
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Step 2
Input Cost Data
Licensing
Enter the number of Copilot licenses purchased.
Subscription Costs
Enter the monthly subscription cost per license.
Forecast Results
Subscription Cost Summary
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Subscription & Consumption Costs
Enter the monthly subscription cost per license and any expected token grants. To view detailed pricing, visit Claude's API pricing guide.
Step 3
Define Consumption Assumptions
Consumption Scenarios
Select a predefined scenario or build your own. Predefined scenarios model scenarios using cost ranges by function based on industry research.
Details
Monthly Scenario Details
View forecast by function and edit assumptions when Custom is selected.
One or more functions have $0 spend/user with active licenses. This will result in no consumption cost for those functions.
Forecast Results
Subscription & Consumption Cost Summary
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Step 2
Input Cost Data
Claude
Enter the monthly subscription cost per license and any expected token grants.
Copilot
Enter the monthly subscription cost per license.
ChatGPT
Enter the cost per license, number of credits included, and overage costs.
Step 3
Monthly Scenario Details
Scenario by Function
For each function, enter licenses, utilization, and consumption per user for each tool. Claude uses Spend/User ($), ChatGPT uses Credits/User.
| Function | Tool | Licenses | Utilization (%) | Active Users | Consumption/User |
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