speak-cost-tuning

Speak Cost Tuning

Overview

Optimize Speak costs through smart tier selection, efficient lesson design, and usage monitoring.

Prerequisites

• Access to Speak billing dashboard
• Understanding of current usage patterns
• Database for usage tracking (optional)
• Alerting system configured (optional)

Instructions

1. Pricing Model
2. Cost Estimation
3. Usage Monitoring
4. Cost Reduction Strategies
5. Budget Alerts Configuration
6. Cost Dashboard Query

For full implementation details, load: Read(${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/implementation-guide.md)

Output

• Optimized tier selection
• Usage monitoring implemented
• Budget alerts configured
• Cost reduction strategies applied
• Efficient lesson design patterns

Error Handling

Issue	Cause	Solution
Unexpected charges	Untracked usage	Implement monitoring
Overage fees	Wrong tier	Upgrade tier
Budget exceeded	No alerts	Set up alerts
Inefficient audio	No preprocessing	Add client-side optimization

Examples

Quick Cost Check

const usage = usageMonitor.getUsageReport();
const estimate = estimateSpeakCost(usage.lessons, usage.audioMinutes, 'personal');

console.log(`Current spend: $${estimate.totalCost.toFixed(2)}`);
console.log(`Base: $${estimate.baseCost} | Overage: $${estimate.overageCost.toFixed(2)}`);

if (estimate.recommendation) {
  console.log(`Recommendation: ${estimate.recommendation}`);
}

Resources

• Speak Pricing
• Speak Billing Dashboard
• Usage API

Next Steps

For architecture patterns, see speak-reference-architecture.