{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "surface_type": "tool_answer",
  "tool_id": "rag-break-even-price",
  "citation_question": "What monthly price should I charge for an AI workflow to hit target margin?",
  "question": "How can I calculate the break-even point and required monthly price for an AI workflow?",
  "canonical_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/tools/ai-break-even-price",
  "formula": "break_even_price_usd = cost_per_user_month_usd; required_price_usd = cost_per_user_month_usd / (1 - target_margin_pct / 100)",
  "assumptions": [
    "Target margin is gross margin percent bounded between 0 and 100",
    "Cost per user month is in USD and includes all major retrieval-heavy workflow components",
    "Pricing inputs use the same published snapshot context as the paired cost run"
  ],
  "example": "If cost_per_user_month=9.00 and target_margin_pct=80, required_price=45.00",
  "units": "USD per active user-month",
  "pricing_context": {
    "context_type": "pricing_snapshot",
    "snapshot_id": "2026-06-21",
    "snapshot_date": "2026-06-21",
    "reference_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/pricing"
  },
  "pricing_snapshot": {
    "snapshot_id": "2026-06-21",
    "snapshot_date": "2026-06-21",
    "pricing_reference_url": "https://www.unitcostai.com/pricing"
  }
}