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Solo founders and small teams pricing out AI features, infrastructure, and the unglamorous operating costs behind them.

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    Recurring founder ask: what does it actually cost to run a small AI product's features month to month? That became the lead nomination.

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What are the real costs of running a small AI startup’s product features?Dossier live with claim-level sources and a correction path.