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AI Vendor Lock-In Costs Millions in Hidden Migration Fees
Migrating from a proprietary AI platform can cost over $200,000 in engineering labor alone, plus $34,560 in GPU compute for model retraining. Downtime during cutover may cause $500,000 in lost value per week. These hidden costs often exceed the initial API bills, making vendor lock-in a strategic risk.
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The article's $3.2 million figure is a worst-case scenario, but the real takeaway is that companies must budget for migration from day one or risk being trapped.
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