Reference / Batch Discount Guide

AI batch discount guide.
50% off. Most teams never enable it.

OpenAI and Anthropic both offer a guaranteed 50% discount on API requests that do not need an immediate response. Google offers the same on Nano Banana image generation. Qualifying workloads: document processing, classification, summarisation, content generation pipelines, image queues, anything that can wait up to 24 hours.

ProviderDiscountMax waitAPI
OpenAI50% off all models24 hoursBatch API
Anthropic50% off all models24 hoursMessage Batches API
Google (Nano Banana)50% off images24 hoursBatch API

Verified March 2026 · See your batch-discounted cost →