Batch API Savings Calculator

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google price batch work at half the standard rate. Estimate the saving from the share of your work that can wait.

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Batch prices are half the standard prices on OpenAI's, Anthropic's and Google's pricing pages, checked October 30, 2026.

What can move to batch

Evaluations, backfills, enrichment, nightly reports and moderation queues. Read which jobs should use the Batch API.

How much does the Batch API save?

Half the standard price on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

What can't run on batch?

Anything a user is waiting on, and multi-step agent loops that need each answer before the next call.

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