Three-tier cost control program
BACKGROUND: The cost of AI API calls can easily get out of hand, especially when performing high-frequency testing or processing multimedia content.
Prevention and control measures:
- Hard budget limit: Set a monthly limit on the "Billing" page and stop the service automatically when the threshold is reached.
- Early warning mechanism: configure balance alerts (e.g., e-mail notification if below $5)
- Consumption Analytics: View "Usage Analytics" to understand the consumption ratio of each model and optimize the calling strategy.
Specific operations:
- Free quota usage strategy: prioritize testing text-based low-consumption APIs (about $0.001-0.01 each time)
- Video/image processing recommendation: reduce test resolution (e.g., convert 4K video to 720P testing)
- Development Phase Tip: Use "Test Mode" for Functional Verification (no billing)
- Recommendation for production environments: set a maximum number of retries for workflows to avoid additional costs for error loops
Emergency treatment: in case of accidental overspending, 可联系support@edenai.co申请费用调整.
This answer comes from the articleEden AI: Connecting over 100+ AI Models through a Unified APIThe
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