A cheaper AI route still needs a readable bill

When people compare AI API gateways, the first question is often price. Price matters. A cheaper route can make a product easier to test, cheaper to run, and more realistic for small teams. But price alone is not enough. If a user sends a model request and cannot explain what happened to their balance afterward, the gateway has created a new trust problem. The user may have saved money, but they still do not know what they paid for. That is especially true for products that route across several…