Monitor token usage and costs — per-request tracking, budgets, cost allocation, and optimization strategies.
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Token tracking measures input/output token consumption per request, user, and feature. Enables cost allocation across teams, budget alerts, and optimization. Track prompt vs completion tokens separately. Identify expensive prompts and optimize context windows to reduce costs.
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