About Code & Cost

I'm a solo SaaS developer who's been through the wringer with AI API costs. When I launched my first AI-powered product in 2024, I was spending $500/month on GPT-4o before I had any paying users. That mistake cost me $6,000 before I realized what was happening.

Code & Cost is about preventing you from making the same mistakes. Every article here comes from real production experience — not theoretical best practices, not vendor marketing. Just what actually works when you're building on a budget.

I cover AI API pricing, cost optimization strategies, self-hosting economics, and practical code that saves real money. No fluff. No "it depends." Just numbers and code.