Guides & articles

Practical guides on estimating and reducing AI API costs. More in-depth articles are on the way — these guides live on the calculator page for now.

• How AI API pricing works

  The billing model behind every LLM provider: tokens, input vs output rates and optional charges.

• How caching can reduce AI costs

  Prompt caching can cut input costs 50–90% — when it applies and when it doesn't.

• Common hidden costs of AI automation

  Vector databases, retries, monitoring and human review: the costs that never show up on the pricing page.

• How to reduce AI API costs

  Seven practical levers, ordered by impact, to bring an LLM bill down without hurting quality.

• Cheaper model vs premium model

  A decision rule for picking the right price tier per task instead of defaulting to the flagship.