Monitoring can be done manually using Azure Cost Analysis, and I also recommend using budgets and alerts to help prevent unexpected cost overruns. This means that it is important plan out your pricing needs carefully using the Pricing Calculator and then to monitor your costs carefully during prototyping to make sure they match your expectations. This pricing model allows you to experiment easily with Azure Cognitive Services and get value out of small-scale prototypes, but the more you call the service, the more you pay. Azure Cognitive Services operates under a pay-per-use model, meaning that you pay a very small amount (typically fractions of a penny) for every call to the Azure Cognitive Services APIs. I like to think of Azure Cognitive Service’s pricing model as AI-as-a-Service. General Strategies for Azure Cognitive Services Pricing
With that out of the way, let’s dive in and look at improving your Azure Cognitive Services costs.
I strongly encourage you to read Microsoft’s official pricing information before making pricing decisions. While I make every effort to provide accurate information, I provide no guarantee or assume no liability for any costs you incur. It is possible the information I provide is incorrect, not relevant to your region, or outdated by the time you read this. I also need to issue a standard disclaimer on pricing: this article is based on my current understanding of Azure pricing, particularly in the North American regions. I’ve written a general overview of Azure Cognitive Services as well as a number of targeted articles on individual services inside of Cognitive Services if you are curious.
This article assumes a basic familiarity with both Microsoft Azure and Azure Cognitive Services.
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This series is also a part of the larger Azure Spring Clean 2023 community event, so be sure to check out the related posts. While this article is a stand-alone exploration of cost management in Azure Cognitive Services, it’s also part two of a five-part series on controlling your AI / ML pricing on Azure. In this article we’ll explore the pricing structure of Azure Cognitive Services and some helpful and creative things you can do to monitor, control, and reduce your Artificial Intelligence expenses on Azure.
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