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Keeping AI costs predictable as usage grows

Token bills grow quickly once a pilot reaches thousands of users. Caching, routing and smaller models keep them in check.

Author to be assignedNuclear Edge

7 October 20266 min read

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Token bills grow quickly once a pilot reaches thousands of users. Caching, routing and smaller models keep them in check.

Planned outline

Measure cost per task from day one
Route simple requests to smaller models
Cache repeated questions and documents

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Nuclear Edge

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