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In short: GPT-5 nano is 26× cheaper than GPT-4.1 per chat message: $0.00023 vs $0.0062 for a typical chat turn (1,500 tokens in, 400 out). On a $9.99 plan, a user can send about 36,134 messages a month on GPT-5 nano before they cost more than they pay, versus 1,369 on GPT-4.1.
| GPT-4.1 | GPT-5 nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Input | $2 | $0.05 |
| Cached input | $0.5 | $0.005 |
| Output | $8 | $0.4 |
| Long prompts | same rate | same rate |
| GPT-4.1 | GPT-5 nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Per message | $0.0062 | $0.00023 |
| Per message, prompt 2/3 cached | $0.0047 | $0.00019 |
| Light user (30 msgs/mo) | $0.186 | $0.0070 |
| Typical user (300 msgs/mo) | $1.86 | $0.0705 |
| Heavy user (3,000 msgs/mo) | $18.60 | $0.705 |
| Break-even on $9.99 | 1,369 msgs/mo | 36,134 msgs/mo |
Red: the user costs more in AI than the $8.49 you keep from a $9.99 plan after a 15% store fee.
Price is only half of it: pick the cheapest model that gives answers your users accept. Many apps route most traffic to the cheaper model and send only hard requests, or only paying users, to the stronger one. Whatever the mix, the number that decides your margin is cost per user, because a few heavy users usually drive most of the bill.
List prices, standard tier, prompts under the long-context threshold. Averages hide your heaviest users: FiscaLLM shows this per real user.
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GPT-5 nano is 26× cheaper than GPT-4.1 per chat message: $0.00023 vs $0.0062 for a 1,500-token prompt and a 400-token reply, at list prices.
About 1,369 a month on GPT-4.1 and 36,134 on GPT-5 nano, before AI cost uses up what you keep after a 15% store fee.
Yes. A common pattern is the cheaper model for most traffic and the stronger one for hard requests or paying users. Track cost per user to see whether the mix pays off.
List prices, standard tier. Batch, priority and regional pricing differ; check each provider for the latest.