Andrey Altrouter

Andrey Altrouter

Sep 4

Your model reads 1M tokens and writes back 8K — and the gap lands on your input bill

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Andrey Altrouter

Sep 3

Your JSON output costs 2.6 more than the same data as CSV

#ai #llm #cost #beginners

4 min read

Andrey Altrouter

Sep 2

The same six-second AI video costs $0.27 or $3.20

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Andrey Altrouter

Aug 16

Prompt caching has a break-even point, and it's 22%

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Andrey Altrouter

Aug 15

The cheap model is only cheap for half your tasks

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Andrey Altrouter

Aug 14

Your LLM gateway takes a cut. Seventeen lines of Python tell you how big.

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Andrey Altrouter

Aug 13

Your LLM bill has two levers. Your team only pulls one.

#ai #llm #cost #programming

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Andrey Altrouter

Aug 12

Your model benchmark measures everything except the bill

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Your model reads 1M tokens and writes back 8K — and the gap lands on your input bill

Your JSON output costs 2.6 more than the same data as CSV

The same six-second AI video costs $0.27 or $3.20

Prompt caching has a break-even point, and it's 22%

The cheap model is only cheap for half your tasks

Your LLM gateway takes a cut. Seventeen lines of Python tell you how big.

Your LLM bill has two levers. Your team only pulls one.

Your model benchmark measures everything except the bill