Token Forensics: Metering AI Spend Before You Optimize Anything
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Most AI budgets are managed like a household that only checks its bank account once a month: the total is known, the breakdown is a mystery, and the surprise arrives with the bill. The working assumption behind this article is that a small set of call types consumes most of the token spend, and tea…
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- 2026-08-23 18:15 · DEV Community — AI
Token Forensics: Metering AI Spend Before You Optimize Anything