Shared Resource Cost Allocation

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Shared Resource Cost Allocation

We have shared resources—for example, a common Azure OpenAI service or Azure kubernetes service—that are used across multiple cost pools. The goal is to distribute the cost of these shared resources fairly among the different pools.

Proposed Solution

Initial Approach:
Start by assigning a fixed percentage of the resource usage to each cost pool. This allows for a simple and predefined cost allocation.

Improved Approach:
In a second phase, implement dynamic cost distribution based on usage metrics. For example, distribute the Azure OpenAI service cost proportionally based on the number of tokens consumed by each pool.