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Economics FAQ

Why are costs unknown?

Pricing or provider-reported cost may be missing. Blackridge reports unknowns instead of pretending they are zero.

What is retry amplification?

Extra cost caused by repeated attempts for one logical operation.

What is fallback tax?

Extra cost from using a fallback provider/model instead of the expected primary route.

What is a savings range?

A low/high range used when savings are modeled or inferred rather than directly observed.

Blackridge — evidence over conclusions. Unknown is not zero.