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Hi,

I’ve developed an automation using Power Automate and AI Builder to process approximately 2,000 PDF invoices per month. The invoices are uploaded to a OneDrive folder, and a custom-trained AI Builder model extracts key invoice data and writes it to an Excel file. The automation and model are fully implemented and working as expected.

Before rolling this out, I need to estimate the monthly cost of running this solution at scale. Despite searching, I haven’t found a clear way to calculate the cost of processing 2,000 pages per month using AI Builder.

Any help?

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Lindholt Solutions 8 on at

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AI Builder form processing is licensed based on page volume, not number of documents. It consumes 1 credit per 1,000 pages processed.

For your scenario — 2,000 invoices per month (assuming 1 page each) — you’ll need 2 AI Builder credits per month. At the standard rate of $500 per credit, that’s an estimated $1,000/month.

If your invoices are multi-page, multiply accordingly (e.g., 2 pages per invoice = 4 credits/month). You can track usage and manage capacity in the Power Platform Admin Center under Capacity > AI Builder.

This pricing model applies regardless of whether the automation is built with premium connectors or standard connectors.

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takolota1 4,974 Moderator on at

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If you have a Power Automate developer on your team & want something less expensive you could process 2000 pages/month with an OCR & GPT prompt set-up & it would only take like 2 $15 per month power automate per user licenses.

Like what this template does: https://community.powerplatform.com/galleries/gallery-posts/?postid=31e67eea-3f73-47b4-95b7-fe4a7b646389

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