# Cost per task

The total cost of completing one task with an AI system, counting every model call, retry and tool call, and ideally the human review time.

Also called: Tokenomics, Cost per outcome, Cost per resolution

Related: Reasoning effort, Tokenmaxxing

Source: https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/cost-per-task (version 1.0, changed 2026-10-21)