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LLM Prices Just Dropped Up to 80%: How to Re-plan Your App's AI Costs

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TL;DR: OpenAI and Anthropic have cut LLM prices by up to 80% since July 2026. Before you celebrate, check which line of your bill actually moved. For agent-style workloads, cached input dominates spend, small models now handle most "AI feature" work for pennies, and the safest architecture is one t…

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  1. 2026-10-30 12:55 · DEV Community — AI
    LLM Prices Just Dropped Up to 80%: How to Re-plan Your App's AI Costs

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