Free AI cost tools for builders

Know your AI costs
before you build.

Real pricing. 30+ models. No guessing. From token calculators to agent cost estimators — NumStack gives you the numbers you need to build confidently.

11 Calculators. All Free.

9 AI/LLM tools + 2 financial calculators. No signup required.

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Token Cost Calculator

Calculate and compare AI API costs across 30+ models. Input your usage pattern, see monthly projections.

30+ modelsMonthly projectionsCost comparisonFree
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Model Selector

Tell us your use case, budget, and requirements. Get the top 3 AI models ranked for your situation with cost estimates and rationale.

Use-case matchingCost estimatesTop 3 recommendationsFree
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Agent Cost Calculator

Estimate true costs for multi-step AI workflows. Accounts for tool calls, retries, and context growth.

Multi-step workflowsTool call overheadOptimization tipsFree
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Prompt Optimizer

Reduce token usage without losing quality. Get 3 optimized variants with before/after comparison and monthly savings estimate.

3 optimization strategiesBefore/after comparisonMonthly savingsFree
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Chatbot Cost at Scale

How much will your customer-facing chatbot cost at scale? Inference, hosting, vector DB, monitoring, and ROI vs human support.

Cost per conversationModel comparisonHuman support ROIFree
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Agent Workflow Calculator

Model multi-step LLM pipelines stage by stage. Add up to 10 steps, pick models per step, and see total cost with swap scenarios.

Up to 10 pipeline stepsPer-step model selectionSwap scenariosFree
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Fine-Tuning ROI

Fine-tune, prompt engineer, or build RAG? Data-driven break-even analysis with cost projections across all three approaches.

Fine-Tune vs RAG vs PromptingBreak-even analysisROI chartFree
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Latency & Throughput

Set your RPS target and latency SLA — get instance recommendations, p50/p95/p99 estimates, and AWS vs GCP cost comparison.

RPS + latency sizingAWS & GCP instancesp50/p95/p99 estimatesFree
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Vector DB Cost

Compare Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Supabase, and Chroma side-by-side. One-time embedding cost + monthly storage + query breakdown.

5 providers comparedEmbedding + storage costsUse-case recommendationsFree
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Paycheck Calculator

See exactly how much you take home after taxes. Supports all 50 states with accurate federal and state rates.

50 statesTax breakdownMultiple periodsFree
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Tax Refund Calculator

Estimate your tax refund or amount owed. Includes deductions, dependents, credits, and capital gains for 2026.

Child creditsCapital gainsDeductionsFree
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AI Models

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AI Calculators

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Real pricing

Built for people who build with AI

Everyone from solo hackers to finance teams uses NumStack.

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Solo Builders

Know your AI spend before you launch. Don't get surprised by a $500 API bill on your first product.

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Engineering Teams

Compare models to find the best cost/performance ratio for your specific token usage patterns.

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Finance & Ops

Get budget-ready cost projections with daily, monthly, and annual breakdowns per model.

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API Integrators

Automate cost tracking in your CI/CD pipeline using the NumStack REST API.

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Use it in your code

The NumStack API lets you calculate costs programmatically. Free tier is 10 calls/day — no key required. Pro is $4/month for 1,000 calls/day.

bash
curl -X POST https://numstack.net/api/calculators/token-cost \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "inputTokens": 1000,
    "outputTokens": 500,
    "requestsPerDay": 100
  }'

# Response → monthly cost: $22.50

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