The bill that surprises everyone eventually You're building something with the OpenAI or...
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The bill that surprises everyone eventually
You're building something with the OpenAI or Anthropic API.
It's working well. Then you check your usage dashboard and
the number is... not what you expected.
This happens to almost everyone who builds with AI APIs for
Every month I got surprised by my OpenAI bill. Not by a lot — but enough that I'd open the usage...
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