Don't Put a Retry Loop on Free Capacity
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The first failed call is not your cost problem. The retry is. Free capacity looks like a gift until a tool error, a timeout, or a flaky compile turns one prompt into a chain, and the chain writes a bill you never put in the ticket. You already treat tokens as a line item. Treat retries as a multipl…
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- 2026-09-23 17:08 · DEV Community — AI
Don't Put a Retry Loop on Free Capacity