Accurate cost and usage reporting for Perplexity streaming

We corrected streaming token accounting for Perplexity by collecting usage only on the final chunk for providers that return cumulative metrics. This change prevents inflated token counts so your dashboards, budgets, and alerts reflect actual usage.

Details

More accurate token and cost metrics for streaming responses
Historical comparisons may show a step change; adjust thresholds as needed
No application changes required

Who this is for: Platform, FinOps, and observability teams tracking model usage and spend.