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Cost Intelligence
Cost Intelligence analyzes your LLM spend and provides actionable recommendations to reduce costs without sacrificing quality.
Insights
The analyzer generates suggestions based on your actual usage patterns:
| Suggestion Type | Description |
|---|---|
model_swap |
Switch to a cheaper model for simple tasks |
caching |
Enable prompt caching for repeated patterns |
token_reduction |
Reduce prompt length or context window |
batching |
Batch similar requests together |
timeout |
Add timeouts to prevent runaway sessions |
budget_guard |
Set hard budget caps per session |
Per-Session Analysis
Break down costs at the step level:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
https://api.caged.dev/v1/cost-intel/sessions/{session-id}
Returns:
- Step-by-step cost breakdown
- Model used per step
- Token counts (input/output)
- Hotspot detection (which steps cost the most)
- Optimization suggestions
Model Comparison
Compare cost/quality across providers:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
"https://api.caged.dev/v1/cost-intel/models?period=7d"
Returns metrics per model:
- Total cost
- Total tokens
- Average cost per 1K tokens
- Call count
- Suggested swaps
Daily Trends
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
"https://api.caged.dev/v1/cost-intel/insights?period=week"
Supported Models
Built-in pricing for:
- Claude Sonnet 4 ($3/$15 per MTok)
- Claude Haiku ($0.25/$1.25 per MTok)
- GPT-4o ($2.50/$10 per MTok)
- GPT-4o-mini ($0.15/$0.60 per MTok)
- Claude Opus 4 ($15/$75 per MTok)
Dashboard
View cost analytics at /dashboard/costs:
- Daily spend charts
- Per-model breakdown
- Top spending sessions
- Optimization suggestions
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