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How much could you
cut from cloud + AI?

Two-vector model: hyperscaler bill and AI/LLM spend. Tabs let you scope each independently then combine with a 10% overlap haircut. Bands anchored to BluOryn engagements, conservative on the low end.

How the model works

  • Cloud bands depend on workload (Web/Data/ML/Mixed) + commitment horizon (12/24/36 mo).
  • AI bands depend on maturity stage + model mix (frontier-only vs hybrid vs open-source).
  • Combined view applies a 10% overlap haircut — some levers act on both surfaces.
Cost calculator · v3
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USD /mo
€930€13.9k€186.0k

Longer commitments unlock deeper RI + Savings Plan discounts.

Estimated monthly savings

€3.906€6.696

2848% off current spend

Annualised

€46.872€80.352

Over 12mo: €46.9k€80.4k

Engineer hours recovered / yr

796 (~0.4 FTE)

Savings ÷ blended FTE hourly cost. Edit FTE rate below to tune.

Confidence
3/5
Why this confidence ↓
  • Mixed workload widens range

Cloud lever breakdown

Right-sizing42%
€1.641€2.812 /mo
Reserved + Savings34%
€1.328€2.277 /mo
Architecture24%
€937€1.607 /mo
Cloud lever detailshow ↓

Right-sizing

15–25%

Workload-aware instance + storage selection. Cuts over-provisioned compute and dormant volumes.

Reserved + Savings

10–20%

Multi-account RI portfolio + Savings Plan strategy modelled to your forecast, not pushed by a vendor.

Architecture

8–15%

Idle elimination, region consolidation, intelligent tiering, multi-AZ rationalisation, ARM/Graviton migration.

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Where the savings come from

Three levers. No magic.

Most cloud-cost claims fall apart because they sell one lever and ignore the others. We pull all three, in order, and show our workings.

01 25–45%

Cloud right-sizing + commitments

Workload-aware instance + storage selection plus multi-account RI / Savings Plan portfolio modelled to your forecast, not pushed by a vendor.

02 25–55%

AI routing + caching

Cheap small models handle simple turns. Prompt caching + KV-cache reuse. Eval-driven prompt shrinking. Quantization for self-hosted.

03 8–18%

Platform + architecture

Idle elimination, region consolidation, intelligent tiering, ARM/Graviton on the cloud side. Continuous batching + autoscale-to-zero on the AI side.

Why these numbers hold up

Anchored in real engagements.

The model uses the same conservative bands we cite on services pages. We show our workings on the first call — no vendor incentives, no kickbacks from cloud providers.

$40M

Annual overhead eliminated for one F500 security program

30×

Data pipeline speed-up for a global media agency

75%

Build/test cycle reduction (100 → 25 min) for automotive supplier

~3 wk

Typical payback window from audit to first invoice cut

Estimate looks interesting?

Get the actual numbers.

The calculator is a starting point. A 30-minute briefing with a senior architect gives you a tight, evidence-backed range for YOUR environment — usually within ±5 percentage points.