Request-Based Pricing and Token-Based API for LLM Inference Platforms
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Most LLM inference platforms bill by the token. You count input tokens, output tokens, and sometimes tokens embedded in tool contexts. For short chat messages, this feels predictable. For long documents, agent loops, or multi-turn reasoning, token counts explode and so does cost. Request-based pric…
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- 2026-09-09 17:39 · DEV Community — AI
Request-Based Pricing and Token-Based API for LLM Inference Platforms