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LLM Strategy & Pricing

Model pricing, per-operation recommendations, and cost optimization strategies

Model ▲ Provider ▲ Input $/1M ▲ Output $/1M ▲ Context ▲ Speed Best For

Tier 1 — Bulk/Fast

$0.005–$0.06
Domain analysis (batch)
Flash ~$0.008
Augment/tool suggestions
Flash-Lite ~$0.005
Niche re-rolls / CSM
Flash ~$0.01
Brand name generation
Haiku ~$0.06

Tier 2 — Quality Generation

$0.10–$1.00
Site copy (16 sections)
GPT-4o ~$0.50–1.00
Sales letters
GPT-4o ~$0.15
Marketing docs
GPT-4o ~$0.10–0.20
Tool/calculator generation
GPT-4o ~$0.15

Tier 3 — Precision/Legal

$0.20–$0.40
Legal docs (NDA, ToS, Privacy)
Sonnet ~$0.20–0.40
Business plans
GPT-4.1 ~$0.30
Contracts
Sonnet ~$0.20

Tier 4 — Research & Validation

$0.15–$0.25
Competitive analysis
Sonar Pro ~$0.20
Market validation
Sonar Pro ~$0.15
Reference material
Sonar Pro ~$0.20
Article generation with sources
Sonar Pro ~$0.25
50
Current (GPT-4o Only)
$125.00
@ $2.50/domain
Optimized (Multi-Model)
$60.00
@ $1.20/domain
Savings
$65.00
52% saved
Cost Breakdown by Tier
T1 Bulk/Fast
$0.04
T2 Quality
$0.75
T3 Legal
$0.25
T4 Research
$0.20

Prompt Caching

Gemini offers 90% discount on cached system prompts. GPT-4o also supports cached input tokens at reduced rates. Cache your system prompts and reuse across domains.

Gemini GPT-4o

Batch API

50% discount for async processing on both Gemini and OpenAI. Perfect for bulk domain analysis where results aren't needed instantly.

Gemini OpenAI

Model Fallback Chain

Try Flash first, if quality score is low, auto-escalate to Pro or GPT-4o. Most requests succeed on cheaper models — only pay premium when needed.

Flash → Pro → GPT-4o

Context Reuse

GPT-4.1's 1M context window: feed the entire package into one call for coherent, cross-referenced business plans instead of fragmented multi-call outputs.

GPT-4.1

Perplexity for Validation

Use Perplexity to validate AI-generated business docs against real market data. Sourced citations add credibility and catch hallucinated claims.

Sonar Pro
Current Pipeline
GPT-4o for everything
$2.50
per domain (all operations)
Analysis$0.30
Site copy$1.00
Sales + marketing$0.45
Legal + business$0.50
Research$0.25
Optimized Pipeline
Multi-model strategy
$1.20
per domain (52% savings)
T1 Bulk (Flash/Haiku)$0.08
T2 Quality (GPT-4o)$0.55
T3 Legal (Sonnet/4.1)$0.27
T4 Research (Sonar)$0.20
Image gen (DALL-E)$0.10
Visual Cost Comparison (per domain)
Current (GPT-4o only) $2.50
100%
Optimized (Multi-model) $1.20
48%
At 100 domains/month: Save $156/mo ($1,872/year)