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Cost Per Correct Answer: The Unit Economics Most AI Teams Skip

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The feature that demos profitable and ships in the red I have watched more than one AI feature win the room, get the budget, launch to applause, and then quietly lose money on every single call. Nobody set out to build a loss-maker. The demo looked cheap. The model was priced in fractions of a cent…

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  1. 2026-10-20 13:27 · DEV Community — AI
    Cost Per Correct Answer: The Unit Economics Most AI Teams Skip

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