AI & Cloud Infrastructure
April 2, 2026Cost-Optimizing Azure OpenAI: PTUs, Batch, Caching in 2026
A concrete playbook for reducing Azure OpenAI bills in 2026. Break-even math for Provisioned Throughput Units, prompt-cache economics, the Batch API 50 percent discount, Foundry IQ for retrieval, tiered model routing, and the telemetry that keeps the wins honest.
Azure OpenAI
Cost Optimization
PTU
Foundry IQ
LLM
By Technspire Team