Guides

AI Cost Gate guides

FinOps and local-first guides for LLM cost control — attribution, budgets, runaway containment, and how AI Cost Gate compares to a multi-provider proxy.

• LLM cost control for AI agentsPillar guide: measure, attribute, and cap agent spend before invoices spike.
• Stop runaway AI agent costsFailure modes and containment when agent loops burn money overnight.
• AI agent budget controlsBudget grain, alerts, and hard auto-stop without freezing every workflow.
• Local-first LLM gatewaySelf-host OpenAI-compatible cost control without shipping prompts to SaaS metering.
• AI Cost Gate vs LiteLLMWhen to gate spend with ACG, route with LiteLLM, or run both.