FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization

Cost anti-patterns catalog for Terraform/CloudFormation, combined with ongoing cost reduction strategies (Ramp LLM Router, Cursor Agent Swarm achieving 30-80% savings), underscore the growing focus on AI/cloud cost management. Per-token costs and IaC optimization remain key themes. New: Stripe's OpenRouter acquisition adds LLM routing cost optimization. The control plane discussion from Palo Alto Networks also emphasizes cost controls for AI agents. Microsoft Agent Framework hosted billing model introduces new cost governance patterns.