Chapter 2

Does a cheap call mean a cheap job?

Một lần gọi rẻ có nghĩa là việc đó rẻ?

The chapter's question

What does it cost me when one user completes one task?

Big idea

The number to remember is the cost per task a user completes, not the cost per call.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    Calls per Task

    How many model calls does one user task trigger?

  2. Part 2.2

    Heavy Users

    What share of costs comes from the top tenth of users?

  3. Part 2.3

    Retries

    How many calls are retries after errors?

  4. Part 2.4

    Against the Value

    What is that task worth to the user or the company?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Bill for One Answer is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Bill for One Answer

  1. 1.Do fewer calls really mean a smaller bill?
  2. 2.Does a cheap call mean a cheap job?
  3. 3.Is the biggest model always the safest choice?
  4. 4.How many words are we paying for that go unused?
  5. 5.Why does the monthly bill always surprise us?