AI Cost Estimator
I'm running an experiment to discover ways to move AI agents from "instruction followers" to "process owners". Most agents fail when a task requires evolving intuition or persistent, multi-day workflows. The core of this experiment is a collaborative "do-and-learn" loop where the agent executes a proven, high-stakes lead generation methodology, and the human provides the "judgment" layer. This is an ambitious experiment exploring a few points: Judgment vs. Execution: Humans learn good judgment through direct experience, failures, and working through problems. If we offload the doing to an…
AI Cost Estimator launched on July 6, 2026 with 3 votes, #8,766 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
What it does
Free AI cost estimator designed for senior non-technical leaders. Compare API costs using simple business metrics (users, actions, volume) instead of complex code
In the maker’s words, at launch
I'm running an experiment to discover ways to move AI agents from "instruction followers" to "process owners". Most agents fail when a task requires evolving intuition or persistent, multi-day workflows. The core of this experiment is a collaborative "do-and-learn" loop where the agent executes a proven, high-stakes…
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