What is an AI workload?
Define the functional and nonfunctional shape of an AI system.
AI Engineering tool
AI Workload Planner
Estimate token cost and cost per successful request from traffic, token shape, and first-attempt success.
Runs in your browser with editable illustrative assumptions. It does not call a model, send entered content to a server, or produce a current market quote.
Interactive calculator
AI workload planner
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$/M tokens
$/M tokens
Estimate workload economics from traffic, token shape, and accepted outcomes—not token price alone.
Input-token cost$120.00
Output-token cost$150.00
Cost per successful request$0.00
Rates are illustrative defaults. Add retries, caching, tools, reserved capacity, and human review when comparing a production architecture.
Starting values are illustrative defaults you can edit — not live ComputeTape Market benchmark prices. Replace them with a real quote.
How to use it
Make the assumption visible
Start with the workload users create, then model how success rate, input size, output size, and routing affect recurring spend.
- Change one assumption at a time when comparing designs.
- Record the prompt, workload, or permission version beside the result.
- Treat the output as a planning aid and validate it against representative work before making a production decision.