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Show HN: Cost per Outcome for AI Workflows (github.com)
HN 4 pts 4 comments by deborahjacob Feb 24, 2026 AI / Machine Learning thread
Cost per outcome: measuring the real economics of AI workflows
HN 2 pts 3 comments by deborahjacob 1d ago AI / Machine LearningCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Hi HN, I’m the technical founder of botanu (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.botanu.ai ).<p>I started building this after repeatedly running into the same problem on AI teams: we could see total LLM spend, but we couldn’t answer a simple question:<p>“What did one successful outcome actually cost?”<p>In real sy...
Build vs buy: the script that outlived its assumptions (deborahjacob.substack.com)
HN 1 pts 0 comments by deborahjacob Mar 4, 2026 thread
You Can't Price per Outcome If You Don't Know Your Cost per Outcome (botanu.ai)
HN 1 pts 0 comments by deborahjacob Feb 14, 2026 thread
AI Agent Observability and Cost Attribution (deborahjacob.substack.com)
HN 1 pts 3 comments by deborahjacob Jan 30, 2026 AI / Machine Learning thread