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title: "AI Coding Seat vs BYOK LLM Token ROI Calculator | PulseForge AI (ExactBaseline)"
canonical: "https://pulse-forge.io/token-calculator"
methodology: "PulseForge OKF v0.2 4-Pillar Empirical Scoring (30% Velocity, 25% Engineering Quality, 25% Adoption Momentum, 20% Maintenance SLA)"
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# AI Coding Seat vs BYOK LLM Token ROI Calculator

> **Direct Answer (Princeton GEO / OKF v0.2 Attested)**: Calculates monthly engineering team break-even across Cursor Pro ($20/mo), Windsurf ($15/mo), Aider BYOK, and 4,116 LiteLLM models.

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