Our editorial standard
We prefer official sources, dated evidence and visible assumptions. We do not publish invented model support or “exact” costs when inputs are estimated.
About AI Cost Lab
Independent tooling for the economics of production AI.
AI Cost Lab helps builders understand what model choices, context design, caching, retrieval and agent architecture mean for real operating cost.
Our product direction
The calculators are the public layer of a broader AI cost-intelligence vision: usage analysis, cost allocation, anomaly detection, model-routing economics and cost-quality evaluation.
Independence
AI Cost Lab is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or Mistral. Provider names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Corrections and partnerships
Source-backed corrections are welcome. Commercial relationships must be clearly labeled and never alter the pricing registry or editorial conclusions.