# C12 — Architecting generative AI applications for production

- Publisher: Amazon Web Services
- Source: [Architecting generative AI applications for production](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/gen-ai-lifecycle-operational-excellence/preprod-architecting.html)
- Published: Not stated / not established
- Updated: Not stated / not established
- Accessed: 2026-10-22
- Type: Official architecture guidance
- Evidence: opened primary page; relevant content read.

## Paraphrased finding

Production cost models should include traffic patterns, input/output tokens, model prices, infrastructure, vector storage and guardrails.

## Limits

No numeric savings assumed; architectures and routing must be validated on the actual task.