# Estimate your usage

Credits are consumed based on model prices and usage patterns (Agent messages, row-by-row bulk processing, and web search). Use the calculators below to estimate how many credits you need on [subscription](https://autosheet.com/docs/resources/pricing/subscription) or [pay-as-you-go](https://autosheet.com/docs/resources/pricing/pay-as-you-go) spaces.

All usage estimates on this page use [built-in model prices](https://autosheet.com/docs/resources/pricing/how-credits-are-consumed). They do not apply to provider-connected or endpoint-connected models.

## Agent messages

**Subscription**

| Task                                                   | Messages | Approx. cost |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------ |
| Write or fix a formula                                 | 1-2      | $0.05-$0.10  |
| Format and clean a dataset                             | 2-4      | $0.10-$0.20  |
| Create a chart or pivot table                          | 1-3      | $0.05-$0.15  |
| Analyze data and summarize findings                    | 3-8      | $0.15-$0.40  |
| Multi-step workflow (e.g., analyze, chart, and export) | 5-12     | $0.25-$0.60  |

These are typical ranges. Actual cost depends on the complexity of your request and the size of your data.

**Pay-as-you-go**

| Task                                                   | Messages | Approx. cost |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------ |
| Write or fix a formula                                 | 1-2      | $0.82-$1.64  |
| Format and clean a dataset                             | 2-4      | $1.64-$3.28  |
| Create a chart or pivot table                          | 1-3      | $0.82-$2.46  |
| Analyze data and summarize findings                    | 3-8      | $2.46-$6.56  |
| Multi-step workflow (e.g., analyze, chart, and export) | 5-12     | $4.10-$9.84  |

These are typical ranges. Actual cost depends on the complexity of your request and the size of your data.

## Row-by-row bulk processing

**Subscription**

Standard model (e.g. gpt-5.4-mini): $1.70/1K cells

Premium model (e.g. gpt-4.1): $10.00/1K cells

| Use case                                                                                                                      | Rows  | Cols | Per row | Total |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---- | ------- | ----- |
| **Categorize products** *Classify each product into one of these 100 categories: ...*                                         | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $1.70 |
| **Translate titles & descriptions** *Translate the product title and description to French*                                   | 1,000 | 2    | $0.00   | $3.40 |
| **Generate SEO metadata** *Write a meta title and meta description for this product page*                                     | 1,000 | 2    | $0.00   | $3.40 |
| **Lead scoring by ideal customer fit** *Score this lead 1-10 based on our ideal customer profile: B2B SaaS, 50-500 employees* | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $1.70 |
| **Classify job titles** *Map this job title to one of these 20 standard roles: ...*                                           | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $1.70 |
| **CRM deduplication** *Are these two contacts the same person? Return yes/no and confidence*                                  | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $1.70 |
| **Clean & reformat data** *Standardize these addresses to the format: Street, City, State ZIP*                                | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $1.70 |
| **Enrich from web search (requires web search)** *Find the founding year and headquarters of this company*                    | 1,000 | 1    | -       | -     |

These are average costs. Actual cost depends on the complexity of your request, the size of your data, and your model choice.

**Pay-as-you-go**

Standard model (e.g. gpt-5.4-mini): $2.00/1K cells

Premium model (e.g. gpt-4.1): $20.00/1K cells

| Use case                                                                                                                      | Rows  | Cols | Per row | Total |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---- | ------- | ----- |
| **Categorize products** *Classify each product into one of these 100 categories: ...*                                         | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $2.00 |
| **Translate titles & descriptions** *Translate the product title and description to French*                                   | 1,000 | 2    | $0.00   | $4.00 |
| **Generate SEO metadata** *Write a meta title and meta description for this product page*                                     | 1,000 | 2    | $0.00   | $4.00 |
| **Lead scoring by ideal customer fit** *Score this lead 1-10 based on our ideal customer profile: B2B SaaS, 50-500 employees* | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $2.00 |
| **Classify job titles** *Map this job title to one of these 20 standard roles: ...*                                           | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $2.00 |
| **CRM deduplication** *Are these two contacts the same person? Return yes/no and confidence*                                  | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $2.00 |
| **Clean & reformat data** *Standardize these addresses to the format: Street, City, State ZIP*                                | 1,000 | 1    | $0.00   | $2.00 |
| **Enrich from web search (requires web search)** *Find the founding year and headquarters of this company*                    | 1,000 | 1    | -       | -     |

These are average costs. Actual cost depends on the complexity of your request, the size of your data, and your model choice.

## Real-world examples

These examples reflect the model selections above. Adjust the Agent model and the bulk model type to see how the estimated monthly cost changes. Subscription examples use Standard at $25 per month for solo users and Business at $45 per seat per month for teams. Both plans include $25 of usage per seat per month.

**Subscription**

General

$25 per month

### Solo user, regular use

Uses the Agent several times per week for formulas, cleanup, and analysis.

Covered by included usage ($25/seat/month)

vs. ~8 hours/month of manual spreadsheet work

Agent: $2 - Bulk: $0

Per-user monthly: $25 Standard subscription

SEO/E-commerce

$225 per month

### SEO/e-commerce team

Team of 5, daily Agent use, weekly bulk translation/categorization (~2,000 rows, 2 cols).

Covered by included usage ($25/seat/month)

vs. ~1 full-time teammate doing this manually

Agent: $22 - Bulk: $27

Per-user monthly: $45 Business subscription

Data / Engineering

$207 per month

### Data team, heavy bulk

Team of 3, moderate Agent use, large bulk jobs (75K cells/month).

\~$72/month in extra-usage credits

vs. ~2 FTEs, or $5K-$15K in freelancer costs

Agent: $20 - Bulk: $128

Per-user monthly: $45 Business subscription + $24 extra-usage

Finance

$25 per month

### Finance analyst

Solo analyst, daily Agent use for formulas and analysis, monthly bulk categorization (5K cells).

Covered by included usage ($25/seat/month)

vs. ~8 hours/month of manual categorization and formula building

Agent: $6 - Bulk: $9

Per-user monthly: $25 Standard subscription

Accounting

$135 per month

### Accounting team

Team of 3, weekly Agent use for reconciliation help, monthly bulk cleaning of 10K cells.

Covered by included usage ($25/seat/month)

vs. ~1 junior accountant doing data cleanup

Agent: $3 - Bulk: $17

Per-user monthly: $45 Business subscription

HR

$90 per month

### HR / People Ops

Team of 2, weekly Agent use for reports, quarterly bulk processing of survey responses (1K cells).

Covered by included usage ($25/seat/month)

vs. ~4 hours/month of manual survey processing and report writing

Agent: $2 - Bulk: $2

Per-user monthly: $45 Business subscription

**Pay-as-you-go**

General

$35 per month

### Solo user, regular use

Uses the Agent several times per week for formulas, cleanup, and analysis.

Your $79 pack lasts ~2.2 months

vs. ~8 hours/month of manual spreadsheet work

Agent: $35 - Bulk: $0

SEO/E-commerce

$393 per month

### SEO/e-commerce team

Team of 5, daily Agent use, weekly bulk translation/categorization (~2,000 rows, 2 cols).

Your $599 pack lasts ~1.5 months

vs. ~1 full-time teammate doing this manually

Agent: $361 - Bulk: $32

Per-user monthly: $79

Data / Engineering

$475 per month

### Data team, heavy bulk

Team of 3, moderate Agent use, large bulk jobs (75K cells/month).

Your $599 pack lasts ~1.3 months

vs. ~2 FTEs, or $5K-$15K in freelancer costs

Agent: $325 - Bulk: $150

Per-user monthly: $158

Finance

$100 per month

### Finance analyst

Solo analyst, daily Agent use for formulas and analysis, monthly bulk categorization (5K cells).

Your $139 pack lasts ~1.4 months

vs. ~8 hours/month of manual categorization and formula building

Agent: $90 - Bulk: $10

Accounting

$73 per month

### Accounting team

Team of 3, weekly Agent use for reconciliation help, monthly bulk cleaning of 10K cells.

Your $79 pack lasts ~1.1 months

vs. ~1 junior accountant doing data cleanup

Agent: $53 - Bulk: $20

Per-user monthly: $24

HR

$30 per month

### HR / People Ops

Team of 2, weekly Agent use for reports, quarterly bulk processing of survey responses (1K cells).

Your $79 pack lasts ~2.6 months

vs. ~4 hours/month of manual survey processing and report writing

Agent: $28 - Bulk: $2

Per-user monthly: $15

## What's next

**Subscription**

- [Buy extra-usage credits.](https://autosheet.com/docs/admin/billing/subscription/buy-extra-usage-credits) Top up your space's shared extra-usage balance once your seats' included usage runs out.
- [Learn how credits are consumed.](https://autosheet.com/docs/resources/pricing/how-credits-are-consumed)
- [Set spending limits for extra usage.](https://autosheet.com/docs/admin/billing/subscription/set-spending-limits-for-extra-usage) Available on Business and Enterprise plans.

**Pay-as-you-go**

- [Buy credits.](https://autosheet.com/docs/admin/billing/pay-as-you-go/buy-credits) Start with the smallest pack if you just want to test with real data.
- [Learn how credits are consumed.](https://autosheet.com/docs/resources/pricing/how-credits-are-consumed)
- [Set monthly spending limits.](https://autosheet.com/docs/admin/billing/pay-as-you-go/set-spending-limits)

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All estimates on this page are approximate. Actual costs vary by task, model, prompt complexity, and input/output size. Test on a small sample before scaling up.