llm-costs

The article describes how building an intelligent caching gateway (Hawiyat Composer) saved significant AI API costs by eliminating repeated token waste through exact-match caching, semantic caching, model routing, and local routing.

Ed Zitron argues that AI lacks measurable ROI, highlighting cases of massive overspending and the inherent unpredictability of LLM costs. The article critiques the industry's inability to quantify returns, urging skepticism.