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fireflies-cost-tuning

tessl install github:jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill fireflies-cost-tuning
github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills

Optimize Fireflies.ai costs through tier selection, sampling, and usage monitoring. Use when analyzing Fireflies.ai billing, reducing API costs, or implementing usage monitoring and budget alerts. Trigger with phrases like "fireflies cost", "fireflies billing", "reduce fireflies costs", "fireflies pricing", "fireflies expensive", "fireflies budget".

Review Score

74%

Validation Score

12/16

Implementation Score

57%

Activation Score

90%

Fireflies.ai Cost Tuning

Overview

Optimize Fireflies.ai costs through smart tier selection, sampling, and usage monitoring.

Prerequisites

  • Access to Fireflies.ai billing dashboard
  • Understanding of current usage patterns
  • Database for usage tracking (optional)
  • Alerting system configured (optional)

Pricing Tiers

TierMonthly CostIncludedOverage
Free$01,000 requestsN/A
Pro$99100,000 requests$0.001/request
EnterpriseCustomUnlimitedVolume discounts

Cost Estimation

interface UsageEstimate {
  requestsPerMonth: number;
  tier: string;
  estimatedCost: number;
  recommendation?: string;
}

function estimateFireflies.aiCost(requestsPerMonth: number): UsageEstimate {
  if (requestsPerMonth <= 1000) {
    return { requestsPerMonth, tier: 'Free', estimatedCost: 0 };
  }

  if (requestsPerMonth <= 100000) {
    return { requestsPerMonth, tier: 'Pro', estimatedCost: 99 };
  }

  const proOverage = (requestsPerMonth - 100000) * 0.001;
  const proCost = 99 + proOverage;

  return {
    requestsPerMonth,
    tier: 'Pro (with overage)',
    estimatedCost: proCost,
    recommendation: proCost > 500
      ? 'Consider Enterprise tier for volume discounts'
      : undefined,
  };
}

Usage Monitoring

class Fireflies.aiUsageMonitor {
  private requestCount = 0;
  private bytesTransferred = 0;
  private alertThreshold: number;

  constructor(monthlyBudget: number) {
    this.alertThreshold = monthlyBudget * 0.8; // 80% warning
  }

  track(request: { bytes: number }) {
    this.requestCount++;
    this.bytesTransferred += request.bytes;

    if (this.estimatedCost() > this.alertThreshold) {
      this.sendAlert('Approaching Fireflies.ai budget limit');
    }
  }

  estimatedCost(): number {
    return estimateFireflies.aiCost(this.requestCount).estimatedCost;
  }

  private sendAlert(message: string) {
    // Send to Slack, email, PagerDuty, etc.
  }
}

Cost Reduction Strategies

Step 1: Request Sampling

function shouldSample(samplingRate = 0.1): boolean {
  return Math.random() < samplingRate;
}

// Use for non-critical telemetry
if (shouldSample(0.1)) { // 10% sample
  await firefliesClient.trackEvent(event);
}

Step 2: Batching Requests

// Instead of N individual calls
await Promise.all(ids.map(id => firefliesClient.get(id)));

// Use batch endpoint (1 call)
await firefliesClient.batchGet(ids);

Step 3: Caching (from P16)

  • Cache frequently accessed data
  • Use cache invalidation webhooks
  • Set appropriate TTLs

Step 4: Compression

const client = new Fireflies.aiClient({
  compression: true, // Enable gzip
});

Budget Alerts

# Set up billing alerts in Fireflies.ai dashboard
# Or use API if available:
# Check Fireflies.ai documentation for billing APIs

Cost Dashboard Query

-- If tracking usage in your database
SELECT
  DATE_TRUNC('day', created_at) as date,
  COUNT(*) as requests,
  SUM(response_bytes) as bytes,
  COUNT(*) * 0.001 as estimated_cost
FROM fireflies_api_logs
WHERE created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days'
GROUP BY 1
ORDER BY 1;

Instructions

Step 1: Analyze Current Usage

Review Fireflies.ai dashboard for usage patterns and costs.

Step 2: Select Optimal Tier

Use the cost estimation function to find the right tier.

Step 3: Implement Monitoring

Add usage tracking to catch budget overruns early.

Step 4: Apply Optimizations

Enable batching, caching, and sampling where appropriate.

Output

  • Optimized tier selection
  • Usage monitoring implemented
  • Budget alerts configured
  • Cost reduction strategies applied

Error Handling

IssueCauseSolution
Unexpected chargesUntracked usageImplement monitoring
Overage feesWrong tierUpgrade tier
Budget exceededNo alertsSet up alerts
Inefficient usageNo batchingEnable batch requests

Examples

Quick Cost Check

// Estimate monthly cost for your usage
const estimate = estimateFireflies.aiCost(yourMonthlyRequests);
console.log(`Tier: ${estimate.tier}, Cost: $${estimate.estimatedCost}`);
if (estimate.recommendation) {
  console.log(`💡 ${estimate.recommendation}`);
}

Resources

  • Fireflies.ai Pricing
  • Fireflies.ai Billing Dashboard

Next Steps

For architecture patterns, see fireflies-reference-architecture.