# Auditing an AI setup and keeping key components independent of providers

DevFeed: [Auditing an AI setup and keeping key components independent of providers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-ai-provider-can-change-the-deal-on-you-here-s-the-5-prompt-audit-i-run-to-stay-ready-40087.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://natesnewsletter.substack.com/p/switch-ai-providers>)

Author: Nate

Published: 2026-09-02T13:01:35Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Nate's Substack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nate-s-substack.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/audit.md>), [prompt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prompt.md>), [test](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/test.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [plan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plan.md>), [prompt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prompt.md>), [setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/setup.md>), [test](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/test.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses a $600-plus AI setup, components kept outside individual providers, and a test used to evaluate expensive plans.

## Source excerpt

My $600-plus AI setup, what I keep outside every provider, and the test each expensive plan has to pass.