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I Cut My AI API Bill by 95% — Here's What Actually Worked

A developer reduced their AI API bill by 95% through a combination of caching, batching, and using smaller models for simpler tasks. The approach involved implementing a local cache for repeated queries, aggregating multiple requests into single API calls, and switching to cheaper models when high accuracy wasn't required.

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I Cut My AI API Bill by 95% — Here's What Actually Worked
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