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Estimate your AI feature's model bill before you build it
Most AI MVP budgets I see cover the build and forget the monthly line. That line is the model bill, and at a few thousand users it can pass what the build cost.
One formula gets you a usable estimate.
The formula
monthly cost = requests per month x (input tokens x input price + output tokens x output price)
Requests per month is users times how often they use the feature. Input tokens include everything you send: system prompt, retrieved context, chat history. Resend...
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