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Token Flow Calculator

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From the Line of Sight article: The New Math of AI →

Warning: Margin Negative
0.0% Gross Margin
1
Token Flow
tokens
tokens
%
Token Iceberg
Visible 950t
Hidden 2,217t
Total / session: 3,167 tokens
2
Cost Structure
$
tokens
$
3
Pricing
$
$
%
Unit Economics
API Cost / Credit
$0.0075
raw token cost only
Total Cost / Credit
$0.0085
API + infrastructure
Sale Price / Credit
$0.0050
your current price
Gross Margin on Credits
Negative
Losing money per credit
Price for 60% Margin
$0.0213
↑ raise by $0.0163
Margin Waterfall (per 1,000 credits)
Revenue
+$5.000
API Tokens
$-7.500
Infra Overhead
$-1.000
Gross Profit
$-3.500
Revenue per 1k credits: $5.00Cost to serve: $8.50Gross profit: $-3.50
LTV:CAC Matrix by Churn Rate
At $40/mo avg revenue · 0.0% gross margin · Max CAC = LTV / 3 for 3:1 ratio
Annual ChurnCustomer LTVMax CAC (3:1)CAC CushionVerdict
5%$0.00$0.00
Difficult
10%$0.00$0.00
Difficult
15%$0.00$0.00
Difficult
20%$0.00$0.00
Difficult
25%$0.00$0.00
Difficult
30%$0.00$0.00
Difficult
= Industry baseline (20% annual churn). Highlighted row is your benchmark.
Pricing Diagnosis
You are losing $0.0035 per credit. Raise price to $0.0213 to reach 60% margin, or reduce token cost per credit through model optimization or caching.
Breakeven analysis: At $40/mo subscription, customer must consume 8,000 credits to cover your costs of $68.00. Net per account at breakeven: $-28.00/mo.
Line of Sight · Token Flow Calculator · Based on Bessemer VP AI Pricing Playbook (2026) & Ibbaka Credit Pricing Guide (2025)
All values are illustrative models based on public pricing data and industry benchmarks.

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