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SQL Query Builder

Natural language to SQL in milliseconds

Let non-technical users query your database using plain English. The model converts natural language questions to optimized SQL, explains the query logic, and flags potential performance issues before execution.

Code & DevBeginner
RecommendedOpenAI

GPT-6 Luna

Input / 1M$0.10
Output / 1M$0.50
Context1M
Speed97/100
Coding score
86
Reasoning score
87
Estimated monthly cost

for 250K tokens a month · 75% input / 25% output

$0.05

Why this model

For this workload — 250K tokens a month, 75% of them input — it comes to about $0.05 a month, the lowest of the models suggested here.

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Implementation tips

  1. 1

    Always include your full schema (table names, column names, types, and key relationships) in the system prompt — the model cannot write correct JOINs or filter on the right columns without this context.

  2. 2

    Add a mandatory 'EXPLAIN plan' step: ask the model to estimate query cost before generating the final SQL, and require it to add indexes to its recommendations for any query that would do a full table scan.

  3. 3

    Implement a read-only execution sandbox: let the model generate and run SELECT queries automatically, but require human approval before any INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE — critical for trust and safety.

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