I Processed 2.4 Billion Tokens Across 52 AI Models for $0.52. Here's the Full Breakdown.

I run a production multi-agent AI system on a single M1 Mac in Jamaica. 6 autonomous agents. 26 cron...

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I run a production multi-agent AI system on a single M1 Mac in Jamaica. 6 autonomous agents. 26 cron workflows. 5-layer persistent memory. All containerized, all running 24/7.

I checked my OpenRouter dashboard last week and realized something: I'd processed 2.4 billion tokens across 52 different AI models and spent a total of $0.52.

That's not a typo. Here's exactly where that money went and what it means.

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I Processed 2.4 Billion Tokens Across 52 AI Models for $0.52. Here's the Full Breakdown.

I Processed 2.4 Billion Tokens Across 52 AI Models for $0.52. Here's the Full Breakdown.

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