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Where the money actually goes when you generate at scale

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After a few months of running generation through an agent, the surprising thing wasn't the cost per call. It was how much of the spend went to work I didn't need to do. Almost every fix below is about ordering and verification , not about paying less per call. 1. Iterate on the cheap tier. Always.…

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  1. 2026-08-24 07:24 · DEV Community — AI
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