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What are the three main cost components for building an AI app beyond just the initial development fee?

The real cost splits into three parts: 1) Core development work (UI, backend, basic integrations), 2) The AI/ML engine itself (model selection, training, and fine-tuning), and 3) Ongoing operational costs including cloud inference costs, monitoring, data annotation, and retraining cycles.

5 Mar 2026
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The real cost splits into three parts: 1) Core development work (UI, backend, basic integrations), 2) The AI/ML engine itself (model selection, training, and fine-tuning), and 3) Ongoing operational costs including cloud inference costs, monitoring, data annotation, and retraining cycles.

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What are the three main cost components for building an AI app beyond just the initial development fee?

The real cost splits into three parts: 1) Core development work (UI, backend, basic integrations), 2) The AI/ML engine itself (model selection, training, and fine-tuning), and 3) Ongoing operational costs including cloud inference costs, monitoring, data annotation, and retraining cycles.

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