Real-time API layer that aggregates inference spend and auto-routes requests to cheapest providers.

Market Catalyst & News Trigger

"Modal Labs closes $750M round at $15.75B valuation for AI inference"

The Workflow Friction

Enterprises struggle to forecast volatile inference costs from multiple providers, leading to budget overruns.

Problem Summary

Real-world problem signal validation.

One-Shot MVP Builder Blueprint (48 Hours)

Middleware proxy intercepting OpenAI/Anthropic calls to log token usage, estimate cost, and flag anomalies.

Recommended Developer Tech Stack

• Python
• Kafka
• PostgreSQL