6 Hidden Pricing Rules of LLMs You Never Knew

Think token-based billing is straightforward? LLM pricing hides several counterintuitive traps. Input and output tokens can differ by 5x in price. Cache hit rate can slash your bill dramatically. Batch API vs real-time API for the same model can be half the cost. And the larger the context window you use, the more your cost scales non-linearly. Not knowing these rules means you might be running the most expensive setup while thinking you're being frugal. This info-card series breaks down 6 hidden pricing rules worth bookmarking. Also — XycAi gives you one API to access 200+ leading models with transparent pricing and flexible routing.