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Pilot scenario: 500 golden-set cases, 20 offline runs per month, 1 reviewer call per case, no online review, 100 human reviews, 0.25 evaluation engineers. Non-labor spend is $404 per month, engineering cost is $4047 per month, full-scope cost is $4451 per month, about $53412 per year.
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10/16/2026
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Valid until: 1/14/2027
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