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May 12, 20266 min

Stop Chasing Cheap LLM Tokens: Prioritize Developer Time

The hidden truth: low LLM token prices can inflate total project costs through developer iteration, re-prompting, and quality fixes. Optimize for effective cost per reliable output, not just per token.

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