Question 1

How do I plan an AI API budget?

Accepted Answer

Divide your monthly budget by the cost per call (input tokens × input price + output tokens × output price). That gives the number of calls the budget covers, which you can turn into a per-day rate limit.

Question 2

How can I stretch a fixed budget?

Accepted Answer

Use a smaller model for routine calls, cap output length, cache repeated context, and batch non-urgent jobs. Each can multiply how far the same dollars go.

Planejador de orçamento de API

Orçamento regressivo a partir de dólares, não de tokens