{"id":"training-finetuning-cost-comparison","text":"Model fine-tuning costs $10K-$100K+ for a single domain adaptation, requires ML expertise, and produces a model locked to one provider. Training from scratch costs millions. EEM construction costs ~$300 (Sonnet) to ~$1,500 (Opus) for enterprise scale (13,511 beliefs, 6 departments), requires no ML expertise, and produces a portable knowledge artifact usable by any model. EEM is 10-100x cheaper than fine-tuning and works across providers.","truth_value":"IN","source":"repo:beliefs-pi/entries/2026/05/27/eem-construction-cost-estimate-enterprise-scale.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":["amortization-argument"],"metadata":{},"created_at":"","updated_at":"","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"training-finetuning-cost-comparison","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}