Atlas · GenAI 2026
AI Cost Optimization
Cost-aware architecture design ($/query thinking)
conceptPeak: 2025Cost & FinOpsAI consensus: 1/3
Prerequisites
- hardAI FinOps
$/query thinking IS FinOps applied at the architecture level — FinOps provides the cost model
Choosing between RAG vs. fine-tuning is a key architecture decision — understanding both options is needed to make cost-aware choices
Recommended reference
a16z (2024) 'The Economics of Running AI Inference' — foundation for $/query thinking; pair with Anthropic pricing docs for concrete numbers
Notes from AI deep research
Anthropic Opus
a16z (2024). $/query thinking. RAG vs fine-tuning przez pryzmat unit economics
Related skills
- → is part of: AI FinOps(3/3)
- → is part of: AI Product Management(3/3)