• We used o3-mini to handle 1.2 million product description generation requests, saving 62% on inference costs.

    This article is based on the practical experience of a European e-commerce startup team in dealing with the pressure of generating product descriptions during Black Friday. It introduces the core capabilities of the o3-mini lightweight reasoning model, the actual benefits it has provided, as well as the challenges they encountered. It also clarifies the applicable scenarios and provides tips for getting started, aiming to help small and medium-sized developers improve their business performance while controlling costs.

    We used o3-mini to handle 1.2 million product description generation requests, saving 62% on inference costs.
  • We solved the error that occurred during the big promotion on April 29th using the Kubernetes gateway, and we also saved 30% on server costs.

    This article is based on the logistics scenarios of a European three-person backend team and shares practical experiences in using the Kubernetes gateway to resolve errors that occur during major promotional events (such as "429" events). It covers the key benefits, details of common pitfalls, the applicable scope, and tips for getting started, helping developers from overseas small and medium-sized enterprises to determine whether they need to introduce this component and how to avoid potential issues when implementing it.

    We solved the error that occurred during the big promotion on April 29th using the Kubernetes gateway, and we also saved 30% on server costs.
  • We saved 38% on traffic processing costs by using a cloud-native gateway, but we almost ruined the fresh food delivery network in Europe during Black Friday.

    This article is based on the experiences of a European three-person backend fresh food delivery team during Black Friday, highlighting the pitfalls they encountered. It provides an introduction to the core definition of cloud-native gateways and shares real benefits such as a 38% reduction in costs and fine-grained throttling. It also reveals practical challenges such as cold start delays and plugin compatibility issues, and offers clear guidelines for suitability and tips for getting started, making it suitable for reference and selection by small and medium-sized overseas teams.

    We saved 38% on traffic processing costs by using a cloud-native gateway, but we almost ruined the fresh food delivery network in Europe during Black Friday.

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