cost optimization

1. May 5, 2026 · LLM Workbench

   The hyperscaler token-pricing playbook: cheap LLM tokens today, painful bills tomorrow

   Hyperscalers are racing to subsidize LLM tokens, lock workloads in, and raise prices later. Here is how the playbook works—and how a model-agnostic control plane keeps you portable.

   • token economics
   • hyperscaler lock-in
   • LLM pricing
   • cost optimization

2. Apr 30, 2026 · LLM Workbench

   Tokenization and model routing: when “dumb” LLMs beat frontier models—and when they don’t

   How tokenization shapes bills, why small fast models work for formatting and classification, and when you still need frontier reasoning—plus how to prove routing decisions in production.

   • tokenization
   • cost optimization
   • model routing
   • inference

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