Specialized Topics

These specialized guides address specific cost optimization scenarios you’ll encounter as your AI systems mature. From multimodal pricing to organizational chargeback models.

In This Section

Multimodal Costs Navigate the pricing complexity of vision, audio, and video AI.

Token Compression Reduce token counts without sacrificing output quality.

Quantization Cost Analysis Trade precision for cost savings with quantized models.

Long-Context Economics Manage costs when working with extended context windows.

Retry Costs Account for the hidden expense of error handling and retries.

Rate Limiting Economics Balance throughput limits with business requirements.

Volume Discounts Negotiate and optimize committed use discounts.

Chargeback Models Implement internal cost allocation across teams.