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GBP pricing · GPT-4o · Standard PAYG vs PTU break-even · AI Foundry
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When does PTU save money?
Provisioned Throughput Units give you reserved capacity at a fixed hourly rate. They only save money if you're sustaining load for approximately 7+ days per month. Below that threshold, Standard PAYG is cheaper — you only pay for tokens you actually use.
Standard PAYG configuration
1M tokens ≈ 750,000 words ≈ a large novel
Output tokens cost 2–4× more than input tokens
Standard PAYG monthly estimate
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