Beware the token trap: Why saving on inference might put your ADLC at risk
THE SO WHAT
Optimizing for lower token costs while ignoring risk, evals, and monitoring is just moving spend from your cloud bill to your incident and rework budget. Treat inference cost as one dimension of your AI development lifecycle, not the objective—this week, have your team map where cost-cutting could degrade safety, quality, or observability.
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