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How I think about reducing AI costs
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Martin Alderson
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Aug. 16, 2026, 10:35 p.m.
AI cost reduction
token spend
Legacy models
Open weights
Summary
This blog post presents a framework for reducing AI costs by auditing token usage, eliminating outdated models, leveraging open weights providers, and addressing inefficiencies in agent usage.
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