Classification
2- Complexity
- Medium
- Impact area
- Technical
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Token consumption, model costs, and tool-related expenses are measured per run, agent, or workflow.
360° overview
Six perspectives place the building block in context. The numbers show where each perspective continues in the reading path.
The building block at a glance
Token / Cost Tracking
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Integrations
per-call usage + cost.
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Token consumption, model costs, and tool-related expenses are measured per run, agent, or workflow. The measurement is only useful if something acts on it: a kill switch (a hard budget ceiling that terminates a runaway run before a retry storm multiplies the bill) and caching of intermediate results turn the metric into a control.
Value stream stage: Build