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AI agent ROI calculator
Build an agent token stack (system, tools, retries, output), price it on the catalog, and compare monthly spend to human VA hours.
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$0.100/1M in · $0.500/1M out
Volume and human baseline
Results
- Input tokens / task ≈ 6,400 · output ≈ 750
- Agent cost / task: $0.001
- Agent / month: $5.075
- Human VA / month: $18750.00
- Estimated savings vs VA: $18744.925 / month
Sources and references
Official documentation used for definitions, counting methods, or rate cards. Always confirm critical budgets on the provider page.
FAQ
- What is the retry tax?
- Failed or regenerated turns multiply both tool tokens and output. The retry factor models that cascade without claiming Exact production telemetry.
- Does this include tool API fees?
- No. Only LLM token cost from the selected catalog model. Add search, browser, or sandbox fees separately.
- When does an agent beat a VA?
- When token stack cost stays below VA hours at your quality bar. Reprice after you measure real steps and cache hit rates.