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Overview

RedPill uses pay-as-you-go pricing based on token usage. Pay only for what you use, with no monthly minimums or subscriptions required.
All 50+ models are TEE-protected at no extra cost. Privacy is included by default.

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How Pricing Works

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Token-Based Billing

You’re charged based on the number of tokens processed: 
Cost = (Prompt Tokens × Prompt Price) + (Completion Tokens × Completion Price)
Example: 
# Request with GPT-5
Prompt: "Explain quantum computing" (4 tokens)
Response: 150 tokens

Cost = (4 × $1.25/M) + (150 × $10/M)
     = $0.000005 + $0.0015
     = $0.001505

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What is a Token?

Tokens are pieces of words. On average:
  • 1 token ≈ 4 characters in English
  • 1 token ≈ ¾ of a word
  • 100 tokens ≈ 75 words

Tokenizer Tool

Calculate tokens for your text →

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Pricing Tiers

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Free Tier

Perfect for testing and experimentation:
FeatureFree Tier
Credit$5 free on signup
Rate Limit60 requests/min
Token Limit100K tokens/min
ModelsAll 50+ models
TEE Protection✅ Included

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Pay-As-You-Go

No monthly commitment:
FeaturePay-As-You-Go
CreditPurchase as needed
Minimum$10 minimum purchase
Rate Limit600 requests/min
Token Limit1M tokens/min
ModelsAll 50+ models
TEE Protection✅ Included
Priority Support✅ Yes

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Enterprise

Custom solutions for large organizations:
FeatureEnterprise
CreditCustom pricing
Rate LimitCustom
Token LimitCustom
ModelsAll models + custom
TEE Protection✅ Included
Dedicated Support✅ 24/7
SLA99.9% uptime
Custom ModelsAvailable

Contact Sales

Get enterprise pricing →

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Model Pricing

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OpenAI Models

ModelPrompt (per M tokens)Completion (per M tokens)
GPT-5$1.25$10
GPT-5 Mini$0.25$2
GPT-4.1$2$8
GPT-3.5 Turbo$0.5$1.5

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Anthropic Models

ModelPrompt (per M tokens)Completion (per M tokens)
Claude Sonnet 4.5$3$15
Claude Opus 4.1$15$75
Claude 3.5 Haiku$0.8$4

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Google Models

ModelPrompt (per M tokens)Completion (per M tokens)
Gemini 2.5 Pro$1.25$10
Gemini 2.5 Flash$0.3$2.5
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.1$0.4

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Phala Confidential AI

ModelPrompt (per M tokens)Completion (per M tokens)
DeepSeek V3 (TEE)$0.28$1.14
GPT-OSS 120B (TEE)$0.1$0.49
Qwen 2.5 VL 72B (TEE)$0.59$0.59
Qwen 2.5 7B (TEE)$0.04$0.1
Qwen3 VL 235B (TEE)$0.3$1.49

View All Models

See pricing for all 50+ models →

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Cost Examples

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Chatbot (1M messages/month)

Scenario: Customer support chatbot
  • Average prompt: 50 tokens
  • Average response: 150 tokens
  • Model: GPT-3.5 Turbo
Monthly cost = 1M × [(50 × $0.5/M) + (150 × $1.5/M)]
             = 1M × [$0.000025 + $0.000225]
             = 1M × $0.00025
             = $250/month

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Document Analysis (10K documents)

Scenario: Legal document review
  • Average document: 2K tokens
  • Average analysis: 500 tokens
  • Model: Claude Sonnet 4.5
Total cost = 10K × [(2K × $3/M) + (500 × $15/M)]
           = 10K × [$0.006 + $0.0075]
           = 10K × $0.0135
           = $135

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Code Generation (100K generations)

Scenario: AI coding assistant
  • Average prompt: 100 tokens
  • Average code: 300 tokens
  • Model: GPT-4.1
Total cost = 100K × [(100 × $2/M) + (300 × $8/M)]
           = 100K × [$0.0002 + $0.0024]
           = 100K × $0.0026
           = $260

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Rate Limits

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Free Tier

LimitValue
Requests per minute60
Tokens per minute100,000
Tokens per day2,000,000

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Pay-As-You-Go

LimitValue
Requests per minute600
Tokens per minute1,000,000
Tokens per day20,000,000

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Enterprise

Custom rate limits based on your needs.

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Billing & Credits

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Adding Credits

  1. Go to Dashboard
  2. Click “Add Credits”
  3. Choose amount ($10 minimum)
  4. Pay with credit card or crypto
  5. Credits available immediately

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Credit Expiration

  • Free credits: Expire after 90 days
  • Purchased credits: Never expire

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Billing Alerts

Set up alerts in your dashboard:
  • Low balance warning (e.g., less than $5)
  • Daily spend limit (e.g., more than $100/day)
  • Unusual usage spike detection

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Pricing vs Competitors

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vs Direct Provider APIs

ProviderModelTheir PriceRedPill PriceDifference
OpenAIGPT-4.12/2/8 per M2/2/8 per MSame
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.53/3/15 per M3/3/15 per MSame
GoogleGemini 2.5 Pro1.25/1.25/10 per M1.25/1.25/10 per MSame
RedPill pricing matches provider pricing, but adds TEE protection at no extra cost!

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vs Tinfoil

FeatureTinfoilRedPill
Confidential models✅ Yes✅ Yes
Multi-provider❌ Limited✅ 50+ models
TEE gateway❌ No✅ Yes
Price premium~20% markupSame as providers

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vs OpenRouter

FeatureOpenRouterRedPill
Multi-provider✅ Yes✅ Yes
TEE protection❌ No✅ Yes
PricingCompetitiveSame + TEE

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Cost Optimization Tips

Don’t use GPT-4.1 when GPT-3.5 suffices:
  • GPT-4.1: $2/M → Complex reasoning
  • GPT-3.5: $0.5/M → Simple tasks
  • Savings: 4x cheaper!
Shorter prompts = lower cost:
# ❌ Expensive (100 tokens)
"Please analyze the following text and provide a detailed..."

# ✅ Cheaper (10 tokens)
"Analyze: [text]"
Stop generation early when you have enough:
stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-4.1",
    messages=[...],
    stream=True,
    max_tokens=100  # Limit output
)
Avoid redundant API calls:
# Cache common queries
cache = {}
key = hash(prompt)
if key in cache:
    return cache[key]
response = client.chat.completions.create(...)
cache[key] = response
Process multiple items in one request:
# ✅ Efficient
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    messages=[{
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Translate these 10 phrases: ..."
    }]
)
Start with cheaper models:
  1. Try qwen/qwen-2.5-7b-instruct ($0.04/M)
  2. If quality insufficient, upgrade to GPT-3.5 ($0.5/M)
  3. Use GPT-4.1 ($2/M) only when necessary

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Payment Methods

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Supported Methods

  • Credit/Debit Cards - Visa, Mastercard, Amex
  • Cryptocurrency - BTC, ETH, USDC (coming soon)
  • Wire Transfer - Enterprise only ($10K minimum)
  • ACH - US enterprise only

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Security

  • PCI DSS compliant payment processing
  • No card details stored on RedPill servers
  • Secure payment via Stripe
  • All transactions encrypted

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Refund Policy

  • Unused credits: Refundable within 30 days
  • Used credits: Non-refundable
  • Bulk purchases: Custom terms
  • Enterprise contracts: Per agreement

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FAQs

No! All requests are TEE-protected at no additional cost. Privacy is included in standard pricing.
  • Free credits: 90 days
  • Purchased credits: Never
Yes! Contact sales@redpill.ai for enterprise pricing.
API requests will fail with “insufficient credits” error. Add credits to resume.
Yes, set daily/monthly limits in your dashboard to prevent unexpected charges.
We use the same tokenizer as the provider (e.g., OpenAI’s tokenizer for GPT models). Check your dashboard for exact counts.

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Next Steps

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