SaaS Profitability &
AI Cost Engine

Price Anchoring

AI cost compounds with scale. A $29/mo plan needs 85%+ margin before 10K users to survive Series A pressure.

Token Budgeting

Cap per-request token budgets with system-level truncation. Most users consume 10x your assumed usage in production.

Model Tiering

Route simple tasks to Nano/Flash and reserve Flagship models for high-intent actions — this alone can cut AI COGS by 60%.

Context Surcharges

GPT-5.x doubles input cost above 272K tokens. Build hard context windows or you will eat the surcharge invisibly.