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21 DEC 2025

David's problem: Unexpected $50/day ElevenLabs bill from Kerra podcast generation

David discovered a large daily ElevenLabs bill and asked for a full audit of who was clicking the 'listen to this lecture' button on production.


David noticed an anomalous billing pattern.

please go find out why i am getting an elevenlabs bill of 50 dollars every day for the past 2 days and probably before that too. who is generating podcasts? who is clicking on the 'listen to this lecture' button on kerra? go find me all instances including who, when, what document, what workspace, and all details about the user(s)

The investigation traced audio generation events to specific users and workspaces. David then asked whether there was tracking for how much of each generated audio had been listened to, seeking to determine whether the cost was driving genuine engagement or was incidental.


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