Observed arrival · 2026-08-29
RealAICosts Counts the Bill Behind the AI Hype
An independent benchmark site measures AI video, image, audio, GPU, and proxy costs using production data, invoices, and failure notes.
Field notes
The homepage separates coverage into video, images, audio, and infrastructure, with each article pairing a cost or throughput figure with an operational failure or decision point. Examples include a reported 32-second Flux-schnell image time on an RTX 3060 and a comparison between local hardware, rented GPUs, and per-second video APIs. The project also documents practical debugging, including three Whisper parameters said to correct a non-English transcription failure.
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