#infrastructure

Spot instances are 50-70% cheaper. But they can disappear. Here's how to use them without breaking production.

GPU cost is just the beginning. Egress, logging, on-call—add 40% to your compute estimate for the real number.

GPUs dominate LLM inference. TPUs offer interesting economics. Here's how to think about the choice.

When does self-hosting break even? Here's the formula, the variables, and the 6-month reality check most teams skip.

Everyone wants to self-host LLMs to save money. Most shouldn't. Here's the math on when it actually makes sense.

Your code says streaming is enabled. Your load balancer says otherwise. Here's where streaming breaks and how to fix it.

Your code says streaming enabled. Your monitoring shows 0% actual streams. The bytes are getting collected somewhere between your model and the user's screen.