https://modapi.ai/blog/tags/token-cost/Recent content in Token Cost on ModAPI AI Gateway Knowledge BaseHugoen-USCopyright © ModAPI.aiSat, 16 May 2026 01:20:00 +0000https://modapi.ai/blog/ai-api-cost-optimization/Sat, 16 May 2026 01:20:00 +0000https://modapi.ai/blog/ai-api-cost-optimization/<p>AI API cost optimization is not just about finding the cheapest token price. Production cost depends on model choice, output length, retries, failed calls, context size, caching, provider fees, and how quickly your team can switch models when the first choice is too expensive.</p>https://modapi.ai/blog/observability-for-ai-gateway/Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://modapi.ai/blog/observability-for-ai-gateway/<p>After a team connects to multiple AI models, the most common production questions are not only &ldquo;Did the request work?&rdquo; They are usually more specific:</p> <ul> <li>Why did this request become slower today?</li> <li>Why did this tenant&rsquo;s cost spike?</li> <li>Which model actually served this response?</li> <li>Did the request use a fallback path?</li> <li>Can we explain this model decision later?</li> </ul> <p>Those questions all point to the same requirement: an AI gateway needs observability designed for model calls, not just generic HTTP traffic.</p>