Optimizing the Token Budget: How a Server-Side HTML Strip Saves 98 %
Raw HTML mockups burn tokens before the AI even understands them. A strip step on the server cut one file from 26,900 to 650 tokens.
Martin Rau ·
Token Budget
in Working with AI
Kostenbewusster Umgang mit Input- und Output-Tokens im Tagesgeschäft.
Blog Posts
Usage-based instead of flat-rate: The AI cost turn was predictable — and here is how to absorb it
AI providers are pushing flat rates toward metered billing. Why it had to happen, what it costs and three levers that soften the shift.
Martin Rau ·
Encyclopedia
Managing Your Token Budget — the Biggest Cost Levers for LLMs
Why tokens equal cost, why output is pricier than input, and the most effective levers: prompt caching, batch, lean context, model choice, output limit.
Martin Rau