One wrong endpoint. One very expensive face.
09:02
The script
He asks an AI to write a Python script: generate caption variations for a Doge × Pepe meme template. Stop at 50 unique captions.
09:14
The wrong endpoint
The script points at the wrong API. Not the cheap text one. The very, very premium one.
09:40
Looks fine
First few results look normal. He goes back to work and forgets about it.
17:55
Still generating
The duplicate check never fires. The loop never stops. API tokens pile up all day.
18:03
The bill
400M+ API tokens. Roughly $1,900. All he got is this face.