Stories from the gateway
Cost & Pricing
The Electricity Cost of Inference: Estimate It Yourself
Energy per token is a property of your deployment, not of the model. Here is the equation, which term dominates, and how to measure your own figure.
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Cost & Pricing
The Hidden Cost of Failed Runs: Tokens Spent on Nothing
A failed agent run costs full price and produces no output. Why cost per successful run is the only figure worth tracking, and how to compute it.
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The Hidden Cost of Retries: Paying Twice for the Same Answer
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Cost & Pricing
The Real Cost of Migrating Between Model Providers
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Cost & Pricing
The Real Cost of Open vs Closed Models
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Cost & Pricing
The ROI of Flat-Rate Billing for AI Development Work
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The Self-Hosting Break-Even Point, With Honest Inputs
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The Token Cost of Long Context: When 1M Is Worth Filling
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The Token Cost of Reasoning Models: Paying for Hidden Output
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The Token Cost of Tool Calls: Definitions Bill Every Turn
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Trial Abuse and Fair Use on Flat-Rate AI Plans
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Usage Caps and Overages: Limits That Do Not Break Work
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Cost & Pricing
Vendor Lock-In Costs: Measure It Instead of Fearing It
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What a Model Upgrade Costs Beyond the Per-Token Rate
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