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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.

Agent messages​

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Agent message prices on this page are based on GPT for Sheets usage data. Prices for GPT for Excel differ. For a full breakdown of agent model prices for both Sheets and Excel, see Model prices.

users

Estimated usage

$49.00

for 100 messages/month

Your $79 pack lasts ~1.6 months

TaskMessagesApprox. cost
Write or fix a formula
1$0.49
Format and clean a dataset
1-2$0.49-$0.98
Create a chart or pivot table
1-2$0.49-$0.98
Analyze data and summarize findings
2-4$0.98-$1.96
Multi-step workflow (e.g., analyze, chart, and export)
3-6$1.47-$2.94

Write or fix a formula

Messages
1
Approx. cost
$0.49

Format and clean a dataset

Messages
1-2
Approx. cost
$0.49-$0.98

Create a chart or pivot table

Messages
1-2
Approx. cost
$0.49-$0.98

Analyze data and summarize findings

Messages
2-4
Approx. cost
$0.98-$1.96

Multi-step workflow (e.g., analyze, chart, and export)

Messages
3-6
Approx. cost
$1.47-$2.94

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

Real usage data

The average user spends ~$5/month on agent messages. Top users spend over $40/month.

Row-by-row bulk processing​

Standard model (e.g. gpt-4.1-mini): $1.50/1K cells

Premium model (e.g. gpt-4.1): $15.00/1K cells

Estimated usage

$15.00

for 1,000 cells (1,000 rows x 1 column)

Fits in a $29 pack

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Use caseRowsColsPer rowTotal
Categorize productsClassify each product into one of these 100 categories: ...
1,0001$0.02$15.00
Translate titles & descriptionsTranslate the product title and description to French
1,0002$0.03$30.00
Generate SEO metadataWrite a meta title and meta description for this product page
1,0002$0.03$30.00
Lead scoring by ideal customer fitScore this lead 1-10 based on our ideal customer profile: B2B SaaS, 50-500 employees
1,0001$0.02$15.00
Classify job titlesMap this job title to one of these 20 standard roles: ...
1,0001$0.02$15.00
CRM deduplicationAre these two contacts the same person? Return yes/no and confidence
1,0001$0.02$15.00
Clean & reformat dataStandardize these addresses to the format: Street, City, State ZIP
1,0001$0.02$15.00
Enrich from web search (requires web search)Find the founding year and headquarters of this company
1,0001--

Categorize products

Classify each product into one of these 100 categories: ...

Rows
1,000
Cols
1
Per row
$0.02
Total
$15.00

Translate titles & descriptions

Translate the product title and description to French

Rows
1,000
Cols
2
Per row
$0.03
Total
$30.00

Generate SEO metadata

Write a meta title and meta description for this product page

Rows
1,000
Cols
2
Per row
$0.03
Total
$30.00

Lead scoring by ideal customer fit

Score this lead 1-10 based on our ideal customer profile: B2B SaaS, 50-500 employees

Rows
1,000
Cols
1
Per row
$0.02
Total
$15.00

Classify job titles

Map this job title to one of these 20 standard roles: ...

Rows
1,000
Cols
1
Per row
$0.02
Total
$15.00

CRM deduplication

Are these two contacts the same person? Return yes/no and confidence

Rows
1,000
Cols
1
Per row
$0.02
Total
$15.00

Clean & reformat data

Standardize these addresses to the format: Street, City, State ZIP

Rows
1,000
Cols
1
Per row
$0.02
Total
$15.00

Enrich from web search (requires web search)

Find the founding year and headquarters of this company

Rows
1,000
Cols
1
Per row
-
Total
-

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

Real usage data

The average user spends ~$17/month on bulk processing. Top users processing hundreds of thousands of rows spend up to $1,000/month.

Real-world examples​

General

$10.54per month

Solo user, regular use

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

Your $29 pack lasts ~2.8 months

vs. ~8 hours/month of manual spreadsheet work

Agent: $10.54 - Bulk: $0.00

SEO/E-commerce

$347.80per month

SEO/e-commerce team

Team of 5, daily agent use, weekly bulk translation/categorization (~2,000 rows, 2 cols) with premium model.

Your $599 pack lasts ~1.7 months

vs. ~1 full-time teammate doing this manually

Agent: $107.80 - Bulk: $240.00

Per-user monthly: $69.56

Data / Engineering

$209.52per month

Data team, heavy bulk

Team of 3, moderate agent use, large bulk jobs (75K cells/month) with standard models.

Your $299 pack lasts ~1.4 months

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

Agent: $97.02 - Bulk: $112.50

Per-user monthly: $69.84

Bulk (if premium): $1,125.00

Finance

$39.84per month

Finance analyst

Solo analyst, daily agent for formulas and analysis, monthly bulk categorization (5K cells) with standard model.

Your $79 pack lasts ~2.0 months

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

Agent: $32.34 - Bulk: $7.50

Accounting

$33.96per month

Accounting team

Team of 3, weekly agent use for reconciliation help, monthly bulk cleaning of 10K cells with standard model.

Your $79 pack lasts ~2.3 months

vs. ~1 junior accountant doing data cleanup

Agent: $18.96 - Bulk: $15.00

Per-user monthly: $11.32

HR

$9.93per month

HR / People Ops

Team of 2, weekly agent use for reports, quarterly bulk processing of survey responses (1K cells) with standard model.

Your $29 pack lasts ~2.9 months

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

Agent: $8.43 - Bulk: $1.50

Per-user monthly: $4.97

What's next​

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.

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