AI AGENTSTHAT WORK
Illustrative cost of one run: model tokens 4p, tools 2p, retries 1p, human review 35p and rework 8p, 50p per run. 100 runs cost £50, divided by 82 accepted, gives 61p per good outcome.
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Idea 8 of 8 · Cost

The model was 4p. The outcome cost 61p.

Token cost is the number everyone measures. Human review and rework usually dwarf it.

Count everything one run consumes, divide by the runs actually accepted, then manage that number.

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