{
  "calculator": "saas-pricing-strategy-calculator",
  "title": "SaaS Pricing Strategy Calculator",
  "site": "AI Biz Hub",
  "input": {},
  "defaults_used": {
    "cogs_per_user": 28,
    "target_gross_margin_percent": 80,
    "target_payback_months": 8,
    "cac": 450,
    "competitor_price": 89
  },
  "result": {
    "primaryLabel": "Minimum monthly price",
    "primaryValue": 140,
    "primaryFormat": "currency",
    "summary": "$140 per user per month is the lowest price that meets both targets; the gross margin target sets it. That is $51 above the competitor.",
    "metrics": [
      {
        "label": "Margin floor",
        "value": 140,
        "format": "currency"
      },
      {
        "label": "Payback floor",
        "value": 84.25,
        "format": "currency"
      },
      {
        "label": "Gap vs competitor",
        "value": 51,
        "format": "currency"
      },
      {
        "label": "Your margin at the competitor's price",
        "value": 68.54,
        "format": "percent"
      }
    ],
    "chart": {
      "title": "Price floors vs the competitor",
      "subtitle": "Monthly price per user. The higher floor is your minimum price.",
      "bars": [
        {
          "label": "Margin floor",
          "value": 140,
          "format": "currency"
        },
        {
          "label": "Payback floor",
          "value": 84.25,
          "format": "currency"
        },
        {
          "label": "Minimum price",
          "value": 140,
          "format": "currency",
          "emphasis": true
        },
        {
          "label": "Competitor price",
          "value": 89,
          "format": "currency"
        }
      ]
    },
    "warnings": [
      "The competitor's price is below the floor your margin and payback targets need with your COGS and CAC."
    ],
    "assumptionsEcho": {
      "cogs_per_user": 28,
      "target_gross_margin_percent": 80,
      "target_payback_months": 8,
      "cac": 450,
      "competitor_price": 89
    }
  },
  "provenance": {
    "run": "https://aibizhub.io/api/run/saas-pricing-strategy-calculator",
    "page": "https://aibizhub.io/saas-pricing-strategy-calculator/",
    "methodology": "https://aibizhub.io/saas-pricing-strategy-calculator/",
    "contract": "https://aibizhub.io/contracts/saas-pricing-strategy-calculator.json",
    "engine": "https://aibizhub.io/engines/saas-pricing-strategy-calculator.js",
    "engine_sha256": "0058e549a04fc8b15ca313a36cc7b3e4c57d388c25ff802a71314d84a354233e",
    "build": "42c727dd573e245d1be09199a062c665d7f6f47e",
    "prices_verified": "2026-10-24",
    "prices_source": "https://aidevhub.io/api/models.json"
  },
  "disclaimer": "Business planning estimates — not legal, tax, or accounting advice.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite": "AI Biz Hub, SaaS Pricing Strategy Calculator (engine 0058e549a04f), https://aibizhub.io/api/run/saas-pricing-strategy-calculator"
}