Strategy & leadershippattern
Vendor estimate sanity-check — the 4× inflation pattern
A vendor quote for on-prem LLM ran ~4× over the independently re-costed amount. Always re-cost AI infra independently — vendors price against perceived budget.
What
A vendor estimate for an on-prem LLM ran ~4× over the independently re-costed cost. Rule: always re-cost AI infra independently before approving — vendors price against perceived budget, not actual cost.
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