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In the example bill, 842,000 uncached input tokens are billed at $2 per million for $1.68; 584,000 reasoning tokens are billed at the output rate for $5.84; plus 3 cents of visible code, totaling $7.56.
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10/24/2026
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Valid until: 11/7/2026
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Same Price, Different Bill: AI Agent Billing Traps and Cost-Saving Routing Strategies
youtubemAInframe · Explore the AI world10/24/2026
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