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Cost Control for Running AI Agents

Promise

Full AI power, controlled costs.

Imagine rolling out AI agents across the whole company – as many and as often as the business allows – and still never having to fear a month-end bill nobody saw coming – because you're running on your own in-house resources. That is exactly the confidence DAOS, the Dromni Agent Operating System, delivers for cost control: scale AI to the fullest without anyone being held accountable for a runaway agent loop or a silent price hike from a cloud provider.

The challenge

  • Unpredictable bills from runaway agents: Autonomous AI loops or inefficient prompts quietly rack up thousands in API costs before anyone even notices.
  • Dependence on individual cloud providers: Relying on a handful of hyperscaler APIs leaves you exposed to their pricing – increases hit you directly and uncontrollably.
  • No cost transparency: Without a breakdown by department, agent, or workflow, budgeting stays guesswork instead of control.

Our answer

The answer is intelligent routing between local and cloud models: high-frequency standard tasks run automatically on free, local models inside your own network; expensive cloud models are only engaged when the task's complexity truly demands it. Real-time cost monitoring keeps every agent's spend visible, and automatic budget limits stop runaway costs before they occur.

Without cost control

Several computers send requests of varying size to a hyperscaler and get responses back; the bill grows unpredictably.
Your computers
€120€540€1,680€4,250

Hyperscaler

With DAOS

Each computer runs its own DAOS instance and exchanges data with the other DAOS nodes and a central DAOS server; only occasionally does a request still go to the hyperscaler, whose bill drops while the company incurs only a small internal cost.
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Your computers
€180€210€165

Hyperscaler

DAOS
€12€18€9

Internal cost

Illustrative representation – not real cost figures.

Challenge

Our answer

Runaway agent loops drive up the API bill.
Policy-based budget limits stop anomalous agents automatically.
Vendor lock-in ties you to one provider's pricing.
Provider-agnostic Hybrid Inference Platform – switch without code changes.
No visibility into who is causing which costs.
Cost & trace dashboard attributes every cent to its source.

What's behind it

Hybrid Inference Platform

Automatic routing between local open-source models (e.g. Llama via Ollama) and external APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Vertex AI) based on task complexity – with no vendor lock-in.

Cost & trace dashboard

Real-time visualization of all token costs and system resources at agent, user, and workflow level. Every cent is attributable to a source.

Policy-based budget limits

Automatic enforcement of cost caps and shutdown of agents on anomalous usage, such as unproductive loops.

A/B testing & profiling

Live model comparison to validate cheaper alternatives for individual sub-tasks – without loss of quality.

up to 40 %
cost savings at high volume
through local routing instead of cloud-only
100 %
cost transparency per agent & workflow
granular attribution in the dashboard
€0
Additional inference costs
by using your existing hardware

Calculate your savings potential

ROI calculator: cost control

Estimate how much intelligent routing between local and cloud models can save.

Today€10,000
With DAOS€4,050
Savings per month
€5,950
Savings per year
€71,400
Cost reduction
60 %

Illustrative estimate based on your inputs – not a binding quote.

Before & after

Without cost control

  • Monthly cloud bill fluctuates uncontrollably.
  • An agent loop can escalate unnoticed.
  • Costs cannot be attributed to individual teams.
  • Provider price hikes hit you in full.

With DAOS

  • Predictable, stable operating costs (OPEX).
  • Existing hardware is put to use for AI agents.
  • Every cent maps to a department, agent, or workflow.
  • Switch models with one click, no vendor lock-in.

Use cases

Concrete scenarios – from automatic loop shutdown to a CFO cost breakdown – are in the cost control use cases.

Curious what's in it for your setup? Get in touch or book a slot directly – we'll estimate your specific savings potential together.