Short answer: Use the smallest tool that does the job, avoid re-doing work, and measure cost like a utility bill.
Simple practices
- Right-size models: Don’t use a race car to go to the corner store.
- Reuse results: Cache common answers (FAQs, templates).
- Batch heavy jobs: Run big translations or analyses during off-peak times.
- Turn off what you don’t use: Review AI features and disable low-value ones.
- Ask vendors direct questions about cost controls and energy use.
Example
Marketing translates product pages once and stores them. Only new lines are translated later, cutting cost and energy use.
