Cost Fundamentals

The foundation of AI FinOps starts with understanding where your money goes. These guides cover the essential concepts every AI engineer needs to control costs from day one.

In This Section

Token Economics 101 Understand how LLM pricing works at the token level.

Hidden Token Costs Discover the sneaky costs that inflate your AI bills.

Prompt Engineering for Cost Write prompts that deliver results without breaking the bank.

Cost Calculator Build your own AI cost estimation tools.

Model Right-Sizing Match models to tasks for optimal cost-performance.

Gateway Routing Route requests intelligently to minimize costs.

Prompt Caching Cache effectively to slash redundant API calls.

Batch vs. Realtime Choose the right processing mode for your use case.