Hey Make community!
I’ve been building some pretty complex Make scenarios lately that call multiple AI services. My typical workflow might start with OpenAI generating text, then Claude for some nuanced responses, maybe RunwayML for image generation - all linked beautifully in Make.
But I hit a major pain point: tracking how much each scenario actually costs to run. I’d find myself asking: “Does this customer support automation cost $0.05 or $0.50 per run when you add up all the different AI calls?” The scattered billing across different platforms made it impossible to know.
I started manually logging data to spreadsheets but that quickly became unsustainable. I was genuinely curious if others were facing this same challenge?
To solve my own headache, I built a simple tool AIBillingDashboard that lets me:
- Track costs of each AI service
- Aggregate billing information
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- Analyze costs per scenario
But I’m much more interested in hearing about YOUR experiences:
I’m also curious - would a dedicated Make cost analyzer that connects directly to your account (via the API) be more valuable?
Something that could automatically break down costs by scenario, organization, team, time period, etc?
This isn’t a sales pitch - I genuinely want to understand if others are struggling with this same issue and what kind of solution would actually solve the problem.
Looking forward to hearing your experiences!
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