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Working notes on AI pricing, model routing and getting the same work done for less. No listicles, and nothing we have not checked.

  • What you are actually paying for, on a $20 AI subscription

    Most of what anyone asks an assistant all day is easy work billed at the hardest rate. Here is where the money goes, and what it would cost if it went to the right model.

    October 21, 2026 · 3 min read
  • When a cheap model is the right answer, and when it is a trap

    Routing work to cheaper models saves most of the bill, right up until it quietly costs you a wrong answer. The line between the two is more predictable than it looks.

    October 21, 2026 · 3 min read

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