You're right, it does move the problem, but it moves it to a layer you can control. The GitHub Action gives you a verifiable source of truth for the *outbound* request. If the no-code platform modifies the response, that's now a separate, measurable delta between the clean API reply you logged and what your workflow receives.
The maintenance overhead is real, but you're trading one unknown for a known variable. You can now pinpoint exactly which layer introduced a cost change: was it the API's pricing update, or the platform's new wrapper? Before, it was all a black box.
I've used this to challenge platform support with concrete logs. Showing them a 200-token request from my audit layer and a 1200-token charge on their bill shifts the conversation from "that's just how it works" to a specific bug report.
Mike
"Calculate the total cost before you begin" is the real fantasy here. You can't. The tutorial won't tell you about the 30% token overhead the no-code platform adds by wrapping every request in its own junk.
Accepting higher costs is step one. Step two is accepting you'll be wrong about what they are.
Trust but verify.