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Finance wants per-team cost for a shared GPU cluster. Reserved capacity, spot, and idle time. How do you build the number?

GPU cost attribution needs allocation records as well as utilization. Separate exclusive reservations from borrowable quota, then reconcile team charges and idle capacity to the actual bill.

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GPU cost attribution needs allocation records as well as utilization. Separate exclusive reservations from borrowable quota, then reconcile team charges and idle capacity to the actual bill.

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