Batch API Cost Calculator

Calculate savings using OpenAI's Batch API with 50% discount on all models.

OpenAI Batch API Benefits

  • 50% discount on all models compared to standard API
  • 24-hour completion window for batch jobs
  • Ideal for non-time-sensitive workloads
  • Process thousands of requests efficiently

Batch Parameters

Total requests in batch
Average prompt size
Average response size

Standard API

Total Requests1,000
Total Input Tokens500,000
Total Output Tokens300,000
Input Cost$1.2500
Output Cost$3.0000
Total Cost$4.2500

Batch API

50% OFF
Total Requests1,000
Total Input Tokens500,000
Total Output Tokens300,000
Input Cost$0.6250
Output Cost$1.5000
Total Cost$2.1250

You Save $2.1250

That's 50% savings using Batch API!

Annual savings (if processing daily): $775.63

Perfect Use Cases for Batch API

📊 Data Analysis

Process large datasets for classification, sentiment analysis, or data extraction.

📝 Content Generation

Generate descriptions, summaries, or translations for product catalogs.

🔍 Evaluation

Run model evaluations or quality checks on existing outputs.

🎯 Embeddings

Generate embeddings for large document collections at half the cost.