AITowards Data Scienceabout 3 hours ago
The 3× Token Bill We Didn't See Coming
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Moving a pipeline to multi-agent architecture tripled LLM costs for unchanged tasks. Retry logic re-ran upstream work on validation failures, amplifying expenses. Fixes included routing by task complexity, context trimming between handoffs, and cheaper models for mechanical steps.
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