LAB · Operations
Context & Cost Planner
Model input/output tokens, cache, traffic, your own prices, and error margin per day and month.
- Suggested time
- 10 min
- Output artifact
- A reproducible budget without stale embedded prices.
- Privacy
- All figures are calculated on-device.
Local educational tool. Validate every result before production use.
When to use it
Cost planner
Use it during capacity design or whenever traffic, context length, caching, or provider prices change.
How to use it well
- 1
Enter a real case without secrets or personal data.
- 2
Run, inspect, and challenge the assumptions; the output is not automatic truth.
- 3
Save the artifact in your project and turn it into a reviewable test or decision.
Related foundations
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Cost optimization: semantic caching, model routing, and batching
Associated Labs: 03_cache_semantico.py and 04_model_routing.py
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