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AI Document Summarization Cost Calculator

Calculate how much it costs to summarize documents, reports, and articles with AI.

How We Calculate This

Document summarization typically involves sending large chunks of text (8,000+ tokens for a multi-page document) and receiving a concise summary (~1,000 tokens). Organizations processing 100 documents per day need models with large context windows.

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Input tokens per request

Typical: 8,000

Output tokens per request

Typical: 1,000

Requests per day

Typical: 100

💰 Cheapest Option

$1.98/mo

Mistral Small 3.2 (Mistral AI)

⚡ Total Models Compared

across 8 providers

📊 Potential Savings

100%

cheapest vs most expensive

Model	Per Request	Daily	Monthly	Yearly
Mistral Small 3.2 Mistral AI	$0.000660	$0.066	$1.98	$24.09
GPT-5 nano OpenAI	$0.000800	$0.08	$2.40	$29.20
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite Google	$0.000900	$0.09	$2.70	$32.85
GPT-4.1 nano OpenAI	$0.001200	$0.12	$3.60	$43.80
Gemini 2.0 Flash Google	$0.001200	$0.12	$3.60	$43.80
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Google	$0.001200	$0.12	$3.60	$43.80
Llama 3.1 8B Meta (via Together AI)	$0.001620	$0.162	$4.86	$59.13
GPT-4o mini OpenAI	$0.001800	$0.18	$5.40	$65.70
Mistral Small 4 Mistral AI	$0.001800	$0.18	$5.40	$65.70
Command R Cohere	$0.001800	$0.18	$5.40	$65.70
Gemini Embedding 2 Google	$0.001800	$0.18	$5.40	$65.70
Grok 4.1 Fast xAI	$0.002100	$0.21	$6.30	$76.65
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek	$0.002660	$0.266	$7.98	$97.09
DeepSeek R1 V3.2 DeepSeek	$0.002660	$0.266	$7.98	$97.09
GPT-5.4 nano OpenAI	$0.002850	$0.285	$8.55	$104.025
Grok 3 Mini xAI	$0.002900	$0.29	$8.70	$105.85
Llama 4 Maverick Meta (via Together AI)	$0.003010	$0.301	$9.03	$109.865
Grok Code Fast 1 xAI	$0.003100	$0.31	$9.30	$113.15
Codestral Mistral AI	$0.003300	$0.33	$9.90	$120.45
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview Google	$0.003500	$0.35	$10.50	$127.75
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Google	$0.003500	$0.35	$10.50	$127.75
GPT-5 mini OpenAI	$0.004000	$0.40	$12.00	$146.00
GPT-4.1 mini OpenAI	$0.004800	$0.48	$14.40	$175.20
Gemini 2.5 Flash Google	$0.004900	$0.49	$14.70	$178.85
Mistral Medium 3 Mistral AI	$0.005200	$0.52	$15.60	$189.80
Mistral Medium 3.1 Mistral AI	$0.005200	$0.52	$15.60	$189.80
Devstral 2 Mistral AI	$0.005200	$0.52	$15.60	$189.80
Mistral Large 3 Mistral AI	$0.005500	$0.55	$16.50	$200.75
Magistral Small Mistral AI	$0.005500	$0.55	$16.50	$200.75
Gemini 3 Flash Google	$0.007000	$0.70	$21.00	$255.50
Llama 3.3 70B Meta (via Together AI)	$0.007920	$0.792	$23.76	$289.08
Llama 3.1 70B Meta (via Together AI)	$0.007920	$0.792	$23.76	$289.08
Claude 3.5 Haiku Anthropic	$0.0104	$1.04	$31.20	$379.60
GPT-5.4 mini OpenAI	$0.0105	$1.05	$31.50	$383.25
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	$0.013	$1.30	$39.00	$474.50
o4-mini OpenAI	$0.0132	$1.32	$39.60	$481.80
o3-mini OpenAI	$0.0132	$1.32	$39.60	$481.80
o1-mini OpenAI	$0.0132	$1.32	$39.60	$481.80
Codex Mini OpenAI	$0.018	$1.80	$54.00	$657.00
GPT-5.1 OpenAI	$0.02	$2.00	$60.00	$730.00
GPT-5 OpenAI	$0.02	$2.00	$60.00	$730.00
Gemini 2.5 Pro Google	$0.02	$2.00	$60.00	$730.00
Magistral Medium Mistral AI	$0.021	$2.10	$63.00	$766.50
Grok 4.20 xAI	$0.022	$2.20	$66.00	$803.00
o4-mini Deep Research OpenAI	$0.024	$2.40	$72.00	$876.00
GPT-4.1 OpenAI	$0.024	$2.40	$72.00	$876.00
o3 OpenAI	$0.024	$2.40	$72.00	$876.00
GPT-5.2 OpenAI	$0.028	$2.80	$84.00	$1,022.00
GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI	$0.028	$2.80	$84.00	$1,022.00
Gemini 3.1 Pro Google	$0.028	$2.80	$84.00	$1,022.00
Gemini 3 Pro Google	$0.028	$2.80	$84.00	$1,022.00
GPT-4o OpenAI	$0.03	$3.00	$90.00	$1,095.00
Command R+ Cohere	$0.03	$3.00	$90.00	$1,095.00
Llama 3.1 405B Meta (via Together AI)	$0.0315	$3.15	$94.50	$1,149.75
GPT-5.4 OpenAI	$0.035	$3.50	$105.00	$1,277.50
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic	$0.039	$3.90	$117.00	$1,423.50
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic	$0.039	$3.90	$117.00	$1,423.50
Claude Sonnet 4 Anthropic	$0.039	$3.90	$117.00	$1,423.50
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Anthropic	$0.039	$3.90	$117.00	$1,423.50
Grok 4 xAI	$0.039	$3.90	$117.00	$1,423.50
Grok 3 xAI	$0.039	$3.90	$117.00	$1,423.50
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	$0.065	$6.50	$195.00	$2,372.50
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic	$0.065	$6.50	$195.00	$2,372.50
GPT-4 Turbo OpenAI	$0.11	$11.00	$330.00	$4,015.00
o3 Deep Research OpenAI	$0.12	$12.00	$360.00	$4,380.00
o1 OpenAI	$0.18	$18.00	$540.00	$6,570.00
Claude Opus 4 Anthropic	$0.195	$19.50	$585.00	$7,117.50
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic	$0.195	$19.50	$585.00	$7,117.50
Claude 3 Opus Anthropic	$0.195	$19.50	$585.00	$7,117.50
GPT-5 Pro OpenAI	$0.24	$24.00	$720.00	$8,760.00
o3-pro OpenAI	$0.24	$24.00	$720.00	$8,760.00
GPT-5.2 pro OpenAI	$0.336	$33.60	$1,008.00	$12,264.00
GPT-5.4 Pro OpenAI	$0.42	$42.00	$1,260.00	$15,330.00
o1 Pro OpenAI	$1.80	$180.00	$5,400.00	$65,700.00

💡 Cost-Saving Tips for Document Summarizer

•Use models with 128K+ context windows for long documents
•Chunk very large documents and summarize in stages for cost savings
•Gemini Flash is excellent value for summarization tasks
•Consider async processing with batch APIs for non-urgent summaries

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest way to summarize documents with AI?▼

Gemini 2.0 Flash and DeepSeek V3 offer the best value for document summarization, costing under $0.50/day for 100 documents. They handle long contexts well at a fraction of flagship model prices.

Can AI summarize a 100-page PDF?▼

Yes, but you need a model with a large context window. Gemini 2.0 Flash (1M tokens), Claude Opus 4.6 (200K tokens), and GPT-5.2 (1M tokens) can handle very long documents in a single request.

How many tokens is a typical document?▼

A single page of text is roughly 300-400 tokens. A 10-page report is ~3,500 tokens. A 50-page document is ~17,500 tokens. Token count varies by formatting and language.

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