Stop Sending Every Prompt to Your Flagship Model

Why comparing AI models by price per token is misleading

This article argues that comparing AI models by their per-token pricing ($X per 1M tokens) is misleading because each frontier AI lab uses i

Companies shift from indiscriminate AI spending to cost-effective model routing strategies

Companies are moving away from "tokenmaxxing" — the practice of indiscriminately using expensive AI models for every task — and adopting "mo

How companies are burning through AI tokens and facing soaring costs

Companies are rapidly burning through AI tokens—units that measure AI model usage—leading to soaring costs as they integrate generative AI i

MCP Server Tool Definitions Consume Excessive Context Tokens; Apideck CLI Offers Efficient Alternative

The article discusses a significant problem with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers where tool definitions consume massive amounts of toke

Token Budgeting: How Context Engineering Can Slash Your LLM Costs

This article debunks the common misconception that token optimization for LLMs is simply about writing shorter prompts. It reframes token op

Token Spend Out of Control? The Case for Smarter Routing