https://blog.herlein.com/tags/anthropic/ Recent content in Anthropic on Greg Herlein Hugo -- gohugo.io en &copy; 2018-2026. All rights reserved. Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:01 -0800 https://blog.herlein.com/post/ai-inference-costs-reality-check/ Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:01 -0800 https://blog.herlein.com/post/ai-inference-costs-reality-check/ <p>The era of fixed-fee AI spending just ended. If you&rsquo;re a CTO or engineering leader and you haven&rsquo;t noticed yet, you will very soon — probably around September 2026 when some budget alerts start firing.</p>