05/10/2026
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At 100 users, it's a rounding error on your AWS bill. At 10,000, it can become the biggest line on it, and the first time you see it is on the invoice.
Most teams do plan the AI launch. The plan just doesn't include cost per request. Here's how it usually plays out:
1. Cost is modelled per user, but GenAI cost scales per request, per token and per agent step
2. Usage grows after launch, with more requests per user, longer prompts and more retrieved context
3. Every request goes to the most expensive model, because that's the one that worked in the demo
4. All AI spend sits in one AWS line item, so nobody can say which feature or customer drives it
5. The first alert is the invoice
The fix isn't to ship less AI. It's to put guardrails on the cost curve before the feature scales: attribution, per-request cost tracking, model routing, per-tenant caps and budget alarms.
Swipe through the linkedin post slides for the full breakdown.
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