Most teams don’t lose money on model choice first — they lose it on invisible token usage.
Three quick fixes:
- Track token use per workflow in real time
- Flag sudden prompt/context spikes
- Cut bloated system prompts before changing models
If you can see spend as you build, optimization gets way easier.
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If you are building with Claude or GPT APIs, track token + dollar drift while coding not after billing closes. That one habit has been the fastest margin fix for us.
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