Hypothesis · 0 runs
Customer Inbox
Resolve an order or service question
Identity, consent and current order state are resolved before AI writes or interprets an answer.
4
AI steps
9K
Input / step
55%
Test share
Modelled monthly net
€114
AI cost benchmark lab
How much AI are you paying for that shouldn't be AI?
Compare model consumption with a governed DataInbox design. Every number is traceable to a model price, an editable workload assumption and, once runs begin, measured evidence.
- Current provider price snapshots
- Normalised by Inbox type
- Cost per successful outcome
- Transparent assumptions
Modelled estimates only · measured DataInbox runs: 0
Price snapshot · verified 2026-08-23
Provider prices in USD and their EUR equivalent per 1 million tokens.
Input is what you send. Reused input is cached context. Output is the answer. EUR uses ECB €1 = $1.1699 on 2026-08-21.
OpenAIGPT-5.6 SolInput$4€3.42Reused input$0.4€0.34Output$20€17.10OpenAIGPT-5.6 TerraInput$2€1.71Reused input$0.2€0.17Output$12€10.26OpenAIGPT-5.6 LunaInput$0.2€0.17Reused input$0.02€0.02Output$1.2€1.03AnthropicClaude Sonnet 5Input$2€1.71Reused input$0.2€0.17Output$10€8.55AnthropicClaude Opus 5Input$5€4.27Reused input$0.5€0.43Output$25€21.37GoogleGemini 3.7 FlashInput$0.75€0.64Reused input$0.075€0.06Output$3.75€3.21
Calculated and recorded in DataInbox
Evidence before claims
One benchmark contract for every Inbox.
We compare the same business outcome, quality threshold and failure definition. Token reduction only counts when the outcome still succeeds and the required evidence remains available.
- 01
Fix the outcome
Define success, quality and the allowed human or system escalation.
- 02
Meter the baseline
Capture every call, token, tool, retry, latency and successful completion.
- 03
Box deterministic work
Move known state, policy, routing and validation out of the model.
- 04
Run the same workload
Publish cost per successful outcome with the full run configuration.
Normalised run designs
One workload shape per Inbox type.
Each card models 10,000 successful outcomes per month using GPT-5.6 Terra. Reduction shares are test hypotheses, not product claims. Select a model to see why model choice matters.
Hypothesis · 0 runs
Workflow Inbox
Progress a repeatable approval workflow
Known routing, state transitions and validations move to rules; AI remains available for exceptions.
8
AI steps
14K
Input / step
82%
Test share
Modelled monthly net
€1,490
Hypothesis · 0 runs
Content Inbox
Answer from governed business knowledge
Current, audience-specific knowledge is selected before the model receives only the relevant context.
3
AI steps
18K
Input / step
45%
Test share
Modelled monthly net
€129
Hypothesis · 0 runs
Agent Inbox
Complete a bounded multi-step agent task
The agent reasons where needed while policy, state, termination and permitted actions remain deterministic.
10
AI steps
20K
Input / step
65%
Test share
Modelled monthly net
€2,721
Avoidable AI cost calculator
Change every assumption. See every consequence.
This is an inference-cost estimate, not a guaranteed ROI. Implementation, external tools, storage, people and failure impact are intentionally excluded.
Workflow Inbox
Progress a repeatable approval workflow
Current AI estimate
€2,177
$2,546.43 at ECB reference rate
With DataInbox
€687
AI €392 + Small Business €295
Current AI€2,177
Remaining AI + DataInbox€687
Modelled net impact
€1,490 / month
€17,878 per year · 68% lower combined runtime cost.
The monthly license is covered after approximately 5.0 days of avoided AI consumption.
1.3B
Current tokens
231.4M
Remaining tokens
50K
Business messages
Team subscription comparison
Translate seats into a business number.
Only reduce seats that no longer require a personal AI workspace after the workflow is governed. This is a scenario, not an automatic DataInbox saving.
Seat list price
€17 / user
$20 · annual billing · minimum 2 seats.
Current seat cost
€855 / month
50 paid accounts at the verified list price.
Scenario after redesign
€171 / month
10 personal AI accounts retained.
Combined opportunity
€2,174 / month
Seat difference €684 plus modelled runtime impact €1,490.
Compare your real workload
Turn this estimate into an evidence-based comparison.
Send us the current calculator settings. We will help define a like-for-like test with successful outcomes, quality and retries measured, not just token volume.
Price basis
USD / 1M
Provider list prices verified 2026-08-23.
FX basis
€1 = $1.1699
ECB reference rate from 2026-08-21; informational, not transactional.
Run status
0 measured
All Inbox reduction shares remain hypotheses until repeated runs complete.
Primary KPI
€/outcome
Cost only counts when the defined business outcome succeeds.
Sources and boundaries
Transparent enough to challenge.
Provider prices can change without notice. Before any public benchmark or customer calculation, the snapshot must be re-verified and the full run record preserved.
Price sources
OpenAI API pricing, Anthropic pricing, and Gemini API pricing. The calculator uses standard text-token rates only; tool, grounding, regional, priority and storage fees are excluded.
Exchange-rate source
ECB euro reference rates. The reference rate is informational and remains editable in the versioned data model.
Why the test matters
Agentic token-consumption research reports large run-to-run variation, while the AWS Agentic AI Lens recommends rule-based routing where model reasoning is unnecessary. These sources motivate the benchmark; they do not prove a DataInbox reduction.