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See exactly what you would pay — direct vs. through the gateway.
Your Usage
1K50K1M
Pricing: $2.5 input / $10 output per 1M tokens
1001,0004,000
Streaming enabled
SSE streaming for real-time responses
Assumptions
Token split: 40% input / 60% output per request.
Governance savings: 15-30% typical reduction from rate limiting, cost caps, and preventing runaway agent loops. Calculator uses 22% midpoint.
BYOK: You pay AI providers directly. Gateway fees are Curate-Me platform charges only.
Direct Provider Cost (no gateway)
$350.00/month
50K requests x $0.0070 per request (GPT-4o)
No governance, no cost caps, no rate limiting
With Curate-Me Gateway
FreeBest Value
$323.00/mo
AI cost
$350.00
Gateway fee
+$50.00
Governance savings
-$77.00
8% net savings vs direct provider calls
Starter$49/mo base
$347.00/mo
AI cost
$350.00
Gateway fee
+$74.00
Governance savings
-$77.00
1% net savings vs direct provider calls
Growth$199/mo base
$482.00/mo
AI cost
$350.00
Gateway fee
+$209.00
Governance savings
-$77.00
How governance saves 15-30%
- Rate limiting prevents retry storms and runaway agent loops
- Daily budget caps stop spend before it spirals
- Model allowlists prevent accidental use of expensive models
- human approvals gate high-cost requests for human review