How Much Does It Cost to Build and Run an AI App?
Build an AI app budget that includes development, model usage, hosting, support and failures, with explicit assumptions and reusable cost formulas.
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AIX
8 articles tagged AIX.
Build an AI Chat API With Python and FastAPI
Build a constrained FastAPI chat gateway with authentication, validation, deadlines and sanitized errors, using an executable example and mocked tests.
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LLM Inference Pricing: Tokens, Throughput and Real Costs
Calculate LLM inference costs using input, output and cache categories, then connect throughput, retries and useful-task quality to the bill.
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How to Reduce LLM API Costs Without Losing Useful Quality
Reduce LLM API costs with measured context, output, caching and routing changes while preserving acceptance criteria and tracking failed attempts.
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Self-Hosted LLM vs Inference API: Cost and Maintenance
Compare self-hosted LLMs and inference APIs using workload fit, break-even assumptions, privacy boundaries, capacity and operational ownership.
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OpenAI-Compatible APIs Explained: Contracts and Migration
Understand what OpenAI compatibility covers, where endpoints and model behavior differ, and how to migrate an application with explicit contract tests.
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Best OpenAI API Alternatives in India in 2026: Pricing, Models, Speed and Migration
A detailed 2026 comparison of OpenAI API alternatives for Indian developers, including AIx, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Groq, OpenRouter and Sarvam, with pricing, compatibility and migration guidance.
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Build a Streaming AI Chat App with Next.js and an OpenAI-Compatible API
A working Next.js App Router chat app that streams model output from an OpenAI-compatible API, with the API key kept on the server. Code checked against openai 7 types.
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