Managing AI Costs
More operational value. Less unnecessary AI consumption.
AI should resolve problems, not become another unpredictable expense. We use AI where judgment matters and ordinary software for everything else.
Free trial: no AI bill from us
It runs in your own Claude or ChatGPT, and the trial is free.
Operations Resolution: AI included in your quote
Part of the annual platform fee. You don't pay by the token.
01Designed for efficiency
Minimize unnecessary AI processing
LevelOneAI is designed to minimize unnecessary AI processing. It focuses on meaningful changes, applies business rules consistently, and uses AI where interpretation is needed.
Focused on what changed
It works on meaningful changes to the work, not on everything all over again.
Rules applied consistently
Business rules are applied the same way every time, without paying an AI model to do it.
AI where interpretation is needed
AI is used where judgment matters, such as reading a supplier's email.
The benefit: Operating costs stay under control as workflows scale.
02Your ERP's AI charges
Avoid unnecessary ERP agent and AI charges
Your ERP may already offer AI features, agents and integration services. Depending on the platform, edition and access method, these can add licensing or consumption charges.
LevelOneAI doesn't need an ERP's own AI agent to do its reasoning, which avoids paying twice for the same work: once in the ERP and once in LevelOneAI.
Where appropriate, it works through
- Existing ERP reports and data exports
- Supported APIs and read-only connections
- Approved integration and connector methods
- Customer-authorized data access
The benefit: Your ERP stays your system of record, and you decide which of its features and consumption plans you use.
03No black box
Make AI consumption visible and manageable
AI usage shouldn't be a black box. LevelOneAI is designed to support usage monitoring and cost attribution by workflow.
What can be measured
- Model and token consumption
- Number of AI calls
- Workflow-level AI costs
- External platform and integration usage, where available
How surprises are caught
Usage budgets and alerts can flag unexpected consumption before it becomes a bigger problem.
The benefit: A clearer view of what drives AI costs, and where they can be reduced.
04Total cost
Understand the full cost of AI in operations
Model tokens are only one part of the cost. Depending on your environment, the total cost of an AI-enabled workflow may include:
| Cost component | What drives it |
|---|---|
| AI model usage | Input and output tokens, model selection and processing volume |
| ERP platform usage | API calls, agent credits, AI units and integration entitlements |
| Integration | Connectors, data access and additional licensing |
| Infrastructure | Application hosting, databases, storage and processing |
| Operations | Deployment, monitoring, maintenance and support |
LevelOneAI aims to keep consumption inside the workflow to what's needed, and to identify external platform costs before anything is deployed. Your existing ERP licensing and any third-party charges remain subject to your provider's terms.
05Cost against value
Measure cost against the value of the work
The goal isn't just fewer tokens, it's a lower cost of getting important work done. For a supplier delivery exception workflow, the questions that matter are:
- How much manual effort does each exception require today?
- How many exceptions can the workflow handle?
- How much AI processing is required per exception?
- How many exceptions are resolved successfully?
- How much time and coordination does the team save?
- What is the total technology cost per resolved exception?
We look at the economics of the finished workflow, not the price of a single AI call.
The measure that matters: The cost of resolving the work, relative to the value it creates.
More on accuracy and control: Reliability, Accuracy & Control
AI should make operations more efficient, not more expensive.
Use AI where it matters, software where it works better, and measure the cost of getting the work done. Talk to us about your workflow.