EFuturesCFO · AI Companies Suite
API Pricing & Token Economics
Model input/output token pricing, cost per inference, tier-level margins, and volume-based pricing strategies for AI API products.
Executive Summary
Tier Economics
Revenue & Margin Trajectory
Margin Levers
Methodology
Gross revenue = Σ (tokens ÷ 1M × price) by input/output. COGS = tokens × unit cost, reduced by cache hit rate × caching savings. Free tier volume earns $0 but still incurs COGS. Enterprise volume applies discount to list price. Blended margin = (Net Revenue − COGS) ÷ Net Revenue. Batch discount applies to eligible volume. Target API gross margins: 60–80% at scale.