How Much of Your AI API Bill Goes to Failed Requests?
Haunting-Reward2977 · reddit · 2026-10-20
A developer noticed that some AI API requests cost noticeably more than others: the same document sometimes comes back correct on the first try, other times misses details, returns unusable output, or needs a retry. Individual calls are cheap, but at hundreds per day the extra attempts add up.
He asks peers how much of their API spend goes to requests that produce nothing useful, and whether they track failed attempts separately or just look at the monthly total. The post is a question with no conclusive data yet.
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