Hosting, and what it costs: free until people show up

Lesson 3 of making it real: if you vibe code, the one bill that surprises you is AI. Hosting is renting the always-on computer your app runs on —… Aliteq Sam Ortega · Build Editor

Hosting is renting the always-on computer your app runs on

Free tiers cover a real app for a long time; paid plans start small

AI model calls are billed per token and scale with usage, often the biggest cost

Start on free tiers; you almost certainly don't need a paid plan to launch. As you grow, watch one number above all: AI calls per user. If a model runs on every keystroke or page load, cache results…

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