FAQ from AICosts.ai
What is AICosts.ai?
AICosts.ai is the first platform purpose-built to transform AI spending from a black box into a strategic, measurable, and optimized business function. It unifies cost data across the entire AI stack — LLMs, agents, vector stores, and multimodal APIs — delivering actionable intelligence to cut waste, prove ROI, and scale AI responsibly.
How to use AICosts.ai?
It takes under 10 minutes: (1) Connect APIs or upload billing files; (2) Tag costs by project/team/use case; (3) Review AI Efficiency Reports highlighting top 3 savings opportunities; (4) Activate automated alerts and export insights to finance tools. No engineering lift required.
Which AI platforms does AICosts.ai support?
We natively integrate with 50+ services — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Mistral, Cohere, Groq, Fireworks.ai, Make, n8n, Zapier, Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Tavily, Perplexity, RunwayML, ElevenLabs, and Stability AI. New connectors ship bi-weekly — request yours in our community forum.
How does AICosts.ai connect to my AI services?
Three secure paths: (a) Pre-built OAuth/API keys for instant sync, (b) Encrypted CSV/PDF/JSON uploads with auto-parsing, or (c) Our low-code webhook logger for real-time cost attribution in custom apps and agents.
Can I track AI agent and workflow costs?
Absolutely. Our lightweight SDK integrates with n8n, Make, and Zapier in <5 minutes. It captures token counts, model IDs, and execution duration for every step — then maps them to your billing data. You’ll see exactly how much your “Customer Onboarding Bot” costs per run.
How much can I save using AICosts.ai?
Our customers achieve **30–52% reduction in AI OpEx** within 90 days — primarily by eliminating redundant API calls, downgrading over-provisioned models, enforcing caching policies, and shifting workloads to higher-efficiency alternatives. Your results depend on current optimization maturity.
Is there a free trial?
Yes — a full-featured 7-day trial with zero credit card required. All integrations, analytics, and export capabilities unlocked. No downgrade or data loss when upgrading.
Can I export my cost data?
Yes. All plans include CSV exports. Professional and Enterprise tiers add Excel, PDF, and API-based exports with custom date ranges, filters, and scheduled delivery to your data warehouse or BI tool.
How secure is my billing data?
Your data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3+) and at rest (AES-256). We are SOC 2 Type II compliant, undergo annual third-party penetration testing, and never store API keys or raw credentials — only anonymized usage metadata and aggregated cost data.
Do you offer custom integrations?
Yes. Enterprise contracts include dedicated engineering support for bespoke connectors, custom cost modeling logic, SSO/SAML provisioning, and private deployment options (VPC, air-gapped).