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#cost-optimization
2 posts tagged cost-optimization.
- infrastructure
Self Hosting LLM vs API Cost: A TCO Breakdown for 2026
A quantitative breakdown of self hosting LLM vs API cost — hardware, cloud GPU rental, engineering overhead, and the utilization trap that breaks most breakeven models.
- ops
Semantic Caching for LLM Serving: When the Cache Hit Is Not a String Match
Exact-match caching misses most LLM cache hits — paraphrases tank hit rate. Semantic caching, threshold tuning, and the production failure modes that bite.