AI Cost Considerations Every Engineer Should Know
The pricing terms behind LLM costs, from token pricing and model choice to delivery tiers, add-ons, and the hidden multipliers that quietly inflate your bill.
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The Architecture of Instances
A technical deep dive into how we rebuilt instances.vantage.sh with Go and Next.js.
Vantage 2025: The Year FinOps Became Agentic
A look back at how Vantage launched autonomous agents, MCP integrations, and expanded cloud coverage in 2025.
AWS Re:invent Cost Optimization Recap
A recap of the top 10 cost-saving announcements from AWS re:Invent.
AWS Database Savings Plans Explained
AWS Database Savings Plans offer a flexible new way to save up to 35% on RDS, Aurora, ElastiCache, and more, without the rigidity of Reserved Instances.
Neon price drop likely just from Databricks AWS discounts
Neon lowered compute pricing by 15-25% after it was acquired by Databricks. AWS discounts are likely the reason.
The Future of FinOps is Agentic
FinOps is stuck in the manual era with passive dashboards and reports. The future is agentic: AI-powered systems that detect and remediate cost issues automatically.
Cursor Pricing Explained
Cursor might feel like “just a dev tool” but it's infrastructure spend hiding in plain sight. Therefore it's important to understand how it's priced and how it fits into your overall engineering spend.
Tagging Strategies for Cloud Cost Allocation
Accurate cost allocation starts with consistent, complete tagging.
Migrating to the Cloud With the AWS Migration Acceleration Program
Consistent tagging is key to unlocking the full value of the AWS Migration Acceleration Program.