GenAI Cost Engineering
The token is the unit of spend: estimation and tracking, context-window optimization and prompt compression, tiered model usage, batching, provisioned-throughput planning, and semantic plus prompt caching.
Content current as of 2026-10.
Lessons
- Token economics: estimate, track, attribute
- Spending less per answer: tiers, batching, compression
- Caching: prompt, semantic, and edge