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Technology2026-04-14·5 min
LLMs in Business: Where to Start Without Breaking the Bank
You don't need a 500K budget. Here's a progressive, cost-effective strategy.
By Alpha Oumar Sow
# LLMs in Business
Where to Start (Budget < 5K)
- **Identify 3 high-impact tasks** — meeting minutes, first-level support, sales drafts
- **Use existing APIs** — GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini. 200-500/month
- **Choose the right method** — prompt engineering (80 %), RAG, fine-tuning
Budget (Year 1)
- API: 3,000-6,000/yr
- Tooling: 0-2,000/yr
- Training (2 people): 1,500-3,000
- Total: 6,500-16,000
Start small, measure everything, iterate fast.
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