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Building an Agentic Video Editor has so far been really enjoyable, both from a technical perspective but also from a product one.

However, there's been one thing that I've struggled with recently: Token Cost - Basically paying for tokens every time I want to test or develop my agentic features.

Fortunately, I found a solution, one that's way more cost effective, but one that won't last forever. 

Links:
- Fireworks: https://fireworks.ai
- Kiru: https://kiru.app
- Ollama: https://ollama.com

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- Keyboard: ZSA Voyager

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A developer building a Rust-based video editing app (Kiru) shares how LLM token costs during development and testing were reaching ~$20/day. After trying local models (GLM, Qwen) and hitting concurrency limitations, they discovered Fireworks.ai's Firepass plan — an early-access $7/week unlimited token subscription for personal use. The plan supports OpenAI and Anthropic API schemas, works with coding agents like Claude Code and Codex, and is ideal for development/testing workflows. The author notes it's an early-access offering unlikely to remain in its current form indefinitely.

I finally found a solution for my token costs, one that won't last forever...