Find a currently available model
Open the Routara model catalog and select a model with an active route. Note the exact model ID and the current input and output prices per million tokens. Price displays are estimates until a request is billed.
Estimate a bounded test
Estimate cost as (input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price) / 1,000,000 when both prices use per-million-token units. For example, 1,000 input and 200 output tokens cost 0.001 × the input rate plus 0.0002 × the output rate. Other media units need their own formula.
Verify actual usage
Send one request with a small max_tokens limit. Compare the response usage, model, and account activity with the estimate. If an account has no eligible trial allowance, add funds before testing; avoid repeated retries against a billing error.
Before you ship
- Do not compare image or video units with per-token text prices.
- Confirm prices again when deploying; provider rates can change.
- Use response usage and account records to validate the estimate.