Build your token budget: a practical checklist

Get more value from every token. Make AI costs easier to understand and manage with a practical checklist covering use cases, costs and business value.

Three things you can start with today

Start with the use case
Don’t compare models and token prices first. Start with the task you want AI to solve. Once the use case is clear, it becomes much easier to choose the right model, estimate the cost and determine the value the solution actually creates.

Measure cost per task – not just per token
The price per token doesn’t tell you the whole story. Instead, look at what an AI-assisted task costs and compare it with what the same work used to cost – or the value it creates.

Create visibility, not restrictions
A token budget shouldn’t put a stop to AI usage. It should show which teams and use cases consume resources and where AI creates the most value – so you can prioritise accordingly.

Here you’ll get a practical seven-step checklist to understand AI costs, measure value and build a token budget you can manage and evolve over time.