# AI Cost Calculator for Higher Education

> Source: https://ibl.ai/solutions/higher-education/ai-cost-calculator

85% Average Cost Reduction

## How Much Is Per-Seat AI Costing Your University?

See exactly what your institution would save by switching from per-seat AI licensing to ibl.ai's flat-rate model.

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### Your Setup

**Configure Your Institution**

Tell us about your current AI usage — we'll calculate your savings.

**Students, Faculty & Staff**

Total headcount who would interact with AI tools across your institution.

User presets: 100 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 25,000

Slider range: 50 to 50,000

**Current AI Spend**

Select Vendor or Custom $/User

| Vendor | Plan | Per User/Month | Note |
|--------|------|---------------|------|
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Enterprise | $60 | Estimated |
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Team | $25 | |
| Microsoft | Copilot for M365 | $30 | |
| Google | Gemini Enterprise | $30 | |
| Anthropic | Claude Team | $25 | |
| Anthology | Blackboard AI | $18 | Per student |
| Chegg | AI Tutor | $16 | Per student |
| CollegeVine | AI Platform | $20 | Per student |
| Element451 | AI Suite | $12 | Per student |
| Boodlebox | Institution | $15 | Per student |
| Course Hero | AI Tutor | $10 | Per student |
| Quizlet | Quizlet Plus | $8 | Per student |

**Deployment Preference**

- Cloud (SaaS) — Hosted by ibl.ai
- On-Premise — Your servers
- Hybrid — Best of both

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### Your Savings

**Projected Cost Comparison**

**Current Vendor** (Per-Seat)

Monthly and annual cost based on selected vendor's per-user rate multiplied by number of users.

**ibl.ai Pro or Enterprise** (Flat Rate)

- Pro: $250/month base + ~$1/user/month LLM usage (~20 sessions, ~8K tokens each). Unlimited agents, auto-recharge LLM.
- Enterprise: $50,000/year base + ~$1/user/month LLM usage (~20 sessions, ~8K tokens each). Full code ownership, deploy on your infra.

Enterprise pricing applies when deployment is On-Premise or Hybrid, or when users reach 5,000+.

**Annual Savings / Cost Reduction / Monthly Savings**

Calculated dynamically based on your inputs.

That's the amount your institution can reinvest in teaching, research, and student support every year.

At smaller scales where ibl.ai's cost is comparable: you still get unlimited users, full code ownership, and any-LLM flexibility that per-seat tools can't offer.

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### Comparison

**All Vendors Compared**

See how ibl.ai stacks up against every major AI platform at your scale.

The ibl.ai row always appears at the top showing the flat-rate price. All competitor vendors are listed below sorted by annual cost, each showing monthly cost, annual cost, and the percentage savings with ibl.ai.

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### Report

**Get Your Custom Savings Report**

Submit your details and we'll send a detailed breakdown with TCO analysis, migration timeline, and ROI projections.

An embedded contact form is provided to submit your information.

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