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AI costs can spiral quickly if you're not paying attention. A proof of concept that costs $5 a day can become $5,000 a month in production. The difference between a well-optimised AI deployment and a poorly planned one isn't just money — it's often the difference between a project that survives and one that gets killed at budget review.
This lesson breaks down how AI model pricing actually works, when expensive models are worth it, and when cheap and fast is the smarter choice.
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