| Usage Level | o3 | Claude Opus 4 | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light (100 calls/day) | $7.80 | $22.50 | Save $14.70 with o3 |
| Medium (1K calls/day) | $144.00 | $420.00 | Save $276.00 with o3 |
| Heavy (10K calls/day) | $1,800.00 | $5,250.00 | Save $3,450.00 with o3 |
| Enterprise (100K/day) | $21,600.00 | $63,000.00 | Save $41,400.00 with o3 |
o3 is 67% cheaper overall. o3 costs $2/M input vs Claude Opus 4 at $5/M input.
At 800 input + 400 output tokens per call: o3 costs $48.00 and Claude Opus 4 costs $140.00.
With a proxy like Tokonomics, switching is a one-line config change. Route different features to different models and track costs per model automatically.