#LLM observability

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Developer workspace at night with a monitor showing abstract glowing cost and usage charts

AI Tools · Jun 25, 2026 · 13 min read

7 free AI tools that make LLM costs measurable in 2026

LLM API prices run from $0.14 to $30 per million tokens in June 2026, and agentic workloads multiply the bill. Seven free, open-source tools that make engineering teams' LLM spend measurable and attributable.

Manu Shukla

#LLM cost #AI tools #LLM observability

A glowing layered stack of panels with a downward cost line and token icons on a dark background

AI Tools · Jun 21, 2026 · 13 min read

7 AI cost tools every engineering team should use to cut LLM spend in 2026

Strategic optimisation can cut LLM costs by 60 to 80 percent. Seven AI cost tools, from observability with Langfuse to prompt compression with LLMLingua, that engineering teams use to cut token spend in 2026.

Manu Shukla

#LLM cost #AI cost tools #FinOps