The Real Cost of AI Content Generation in 2026
A frontier fast LLM call costs ~$0.0003 per post. A premium image generation costs ~$0.04. So why do AI SaaS tools charge $30–$99/month? Here's the honest breakdown of where the money actually goes.
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