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The 15-minute weekly AI cost review that saved us thousands

Most AI teams overcomplicate cost control.

Here’s the simple review loop we run every week (15 minutes):

1) Pull token usage by workflow
2) Highlight top 3 week-over-week cost deltas
3) Tie each delta to a release/prompt/model change
4) Decide one fix per delta

That’s it.

No giant dashboards. No endless meetings.

This process works because it’s frequent and specific.

We built TokenUsage to make this review dead-simple for teams building with LLMs.

If your costs feel random, try this loop for 4 weeks.
You’ll get clarity fast.

https://tokenusage.site

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