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How Much Will AI Assistant Cost?
Pick your use case, adjust your settings, and see real-time cost estimates. Most users pay $1–6/month. Compare with ChatGPT and find your cheapest setup.
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LightRegularHeavyPower
500K tokens/day
Estimated Monthly Total
$8/mo
58% cheaper than ChatGPT Plus
API cost$2/mo
Hosting$6/mo
Deep Dive
AI Models Are Getting Expensive →
How most people overpay by 90% — and how to fix it
vs ChatGPT Plus$20/mo
Save $12/mo
58% cheaper
vs ChatGPT Pro$200/mo
Save $192/mo
96% cheaper
What you could do with the savings
Saving $2298/yr vs ChatGPT Pro — That's 3 months of rent in Belgrade
Cost Tips
- → Gemini Flash & DeepSeek V3 are the cheapest cloud models
- → Chinese models (DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi) offer great value
- → Ollama = free but needs your own hardware
- → Contabo VPS gives the most RAM for the price
- → Sub-agents multiply token usage ~2×
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