AI Cost Academy

Build budget and forecast

Turn historical AI and cloud spend into a budget, forecast, and weekly review rhythm that helps teams stay ahead of invoice surprises.

Course goal

Build a realistic budget and a forecast model that updates with usage.

Built for ctos, founders, platform leads, finance-aware operators. Work through the modules in order if you want the full picture, or jump directly to the lesson that matches the job in front of you right now.

Module 1

Cloud and AI budget health check

Score your budget process and identify the next 30 days of improvements.

10 min

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Module 2

How to build an AI and cloud infrastructure budget

Use historical spend, category analysis, and growth assumptions to create a working budget model.

12 min

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Module 3

How to forecast AI costs in production

Build base, growth, and stress-case forecasts using request volume, unit economics, and confidence ranges.

10 min

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Module 4

How to forecast cloud and AI spend without a FinOps team

A lightweight forecasting approach for teams that need pace and confidence without heavy finance process.

6 min

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