Decant Token Spending Analyzer
You fire off GPT‑4 calls and stare at a bland usage chart that only shows total tokens, leaving you clueless about which prompt steps drain your budget. A single extra system message or a long context chunk adds dollars per request, and the hidden waste balloons your cloud bill, making you hesitate to scale.
Decant injects a lightweight SDK that automatically tags each API call by its functional role—context loading, planning, generation, or post‑processing—and streams a live breakdown of token consumption. The dashboard visualizes the tag‑level spend, letting you trim or rewrite the most expensive phases.
Developers pay $29 per month for up to 10 M tokens processed through Decant, with unlimited tagging and CSV export. Higher tiers unlock custom tag libraries and bulk‑token discounts.
Goal: reach $1 M ARR by selling to 3 000 GPT‑4‑centric SaaS teams within two years.
When a cost factor is hidden inside a composite metric, wrapping it with granular tags creates immediate levers for founders. Look for any aggregated cloud usage that can be broken down into actionable slices.
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