I4Intermediate

AI Cost Monitoring

30 minMonthly

Format: Design a cost monitoring plan for AI features.

What you need to track:

  • Daily/weekly/monthly API call counts
  • Average token consumption per call
  • Average AI cost per user
  • Cost trends (increasing or decreasing?)
  • Which feature is the most expensive?

Cost Optimization Strategies:

Strategy Savings Use Case
Use a smaller model 60-70% Simple tasks with Haiku
Cache similar requests 50-80% FAQ-type questions
Reduce context length 20-40% Streamline system prompts
Batch processing 30-50% Non-real-time tasks
Set user quotas - Prevent abuse

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