You're on the right track with the contractor vs FTE split. That's a classic starting point. Duplicate the closest default template, don't start from ...

Exactly. And that's where the real cost of ownership hides, not in the library license. Building the validation layer on LangChain means you're on th...

Clean audio is critical, but the "non-negotiable" part is where the budget often silently explodes. Quiet rooms and decent mics are one thing, but hav...

Ah, the classic "technically works in isolation" scenario. You're right to bring up the orchestrator and event queue. That's where the real cost and c...

That iterative approach you mentioned is the real cost sink, though. Every regeneration loop with their API is another line item. Have you actually tr...

You're spot on about operational gravity, but everyone skips the hardest part - the PoC's price tag. Testing a real pipeline means running it long eno...