Use case
Estimate the cost of AI-driven research, summarization and competitive analysis.
Research and synthesis workflows are input-heavy and benefit from long-context models. Costs scale with document volume and depth of analysis.
Tokens / event
10K – 100K
Events / user / day
5 – 25
Typical cost range
$0.10 – $2.00 per report
Recommended models
3
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Embedded in core workflows. Mixed adoption.
AI-assisted tasks
3 / 3Annual estimate
$15.2K
Total token OpEx for 50 employees · Claude Sonnet 4
Recommended models for this workload
- Claude Sonnet 4 cost calculator — $3 in / $15 out per 1M tokens.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro cost calculator — $1.25 in / $10 out per 1M tokens.
- GPT-5 cost calculator — $5 in / $15 out per 1M tokens.
Frequently asked questions
›Which model is best for long-document synthesis?
Gemini 2.5 Pro for documents above 200K tokens; Claude Sonnet 4 or GPT-5 for shorter documents requiring deeper reasoning.
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