Cached vs Uncached OpenAI Cost

See how prompt caching saves money. Adjust the sliders to estimate your savings.

Model (standard short-context pricing)

System message tokens: 10,000

User input tokens (per request): 500

Output tokens (per request): 300

Total requests: 1,000

Cache hit rate (%): 70

Without Caching

$29.25

for 1,000 requests

With Caching

$20.50

Save $8.75 (29.9%)

System message: $16.25 (with 70% cache hit)

User input: $1.25 (never cached)

Output: $3.00