AI Cost Attribution: A Complete Guide

Learn how to attribute AI API costs to features, users, and agents for profitable unit economics.

TL;DR: Learn how to attribute AI API costs to features, users, and agents for profitable unit economics.

What is AI cost attribution?

AI cost attribution is the practice of tracking which feature, user, or agent consumed which AI API credits. Without it, you're flying blind on unit economics.

Why attribution matters

If you don't know which feature burns the most tokens, you can't price plans profitably, can't identify abuse, and can't optimize.

Attribution methods

Tag every API call with metadata: user ID, feature, agent ID. Aggregate by tag to see true cost per dimension.

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