LLM Cost & AI Pricing Blog

LLM cost breakdowns, model comparisons, and AI spending strategies for SaaS developers.

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how-tokonomics-works Jun 2, 2026 13 min read

How Tokonomics Works: LLM Cost Metering Explained

Drop-in proxy. Zero prompt storage. Real-time cost tracking per feature and tenant.

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llm-spending-cap Jun 2, 2026 15 min read

How to Set Hard Spending Caps on Any LLM API

Teams without real-time caps overspend by 23% on average. Here's how to build Redis-based hard caps at the proxy layer.

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llm-budget-alerts Jun 2, 2026 6 min read

How to Add LLM Budget Alerts to Any App

Teams without real-time alerts overspend by 23% on average. Here's how to set up a 3-tier alert ladder that catches spikes early.

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llm-monitoring-tools Jun 2, 2026 12 min read

LLM Cost Monitoring Tools Compared: 2026 Guide

The honest 2026 guide to LLM cost monitoring tools. Helicone acquired, OpenMeter gone. Here's what actually works.

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llm-cost-optimization Jun 2, 2026 17 min read

LLM Cost Optimization: 8 Proven Strategies

Stack these 8 techniques to achieve 85%+ total cost reduction in production. Here's the data.

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llm-comparison-2026 Jun 2, 2026 11 min read

LLM Model Comparison 2026: Cost, Quality, Speed

GPT-4.1 vs Claude Sonnet vs Gemini 2.5 vs DeepSeek — full comparison with real benchmark data and production cost math.

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llm-proxy Jun 2, 2026 12 min read

LLM Cost Tracking: Proxy vs SDK — Full Tradeoffs

The honest comparison. Teams using proxy-based tracking catch 23% more cost anomalies. Here's why — and when SDK is actually the right call.

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multi-tenant-llm Jun 2, 2026 7 min read

Multi-Tenant LLM Cost Isolation Guide

5% of your customers using 80% of your AI budget is a problem you can't see without per-tenant tracking.

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llm-cost-tracking Jun 2, 2026 12 min read

Per-Feature AI Cost Tracking: Tag Every LLM Call

Which feature is eating your AI budget? You can't answer that without tagging. Here's how.

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prompt-caching Jun 2, 2026 14 min read

Prompt Caching Guide: OpenAI & Anthropic

50–90% cost savings. Zero feature code changes. Here's how prompt caching actually works.

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saas-ai-features Jun 2, 2026 13 min read

AI Features in SaaS: Unit Economics Guide

The complete playbook for shipping AI features in SaaS without destroying your margins.

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ai-cost-overrun Jun 2, 2026 13 min read

Why Your AI Bill Spiked (And How to Fix It)

4 root causes behind unexpected LLM bills — and the proven fixes. Real numbers inside.

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