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Rapport de dépenses et de transparence d’octobre 2026
Publié le · 11 épisodes · 8 langues
Executive Summary & Narrative
October 2026 marks the launch of Ask Eve. Every architectural decision this month prioritized permanent public verifiability over recurring SaaS overhead: the site compiles to zero-runtime static HTML deployed on Cloudflare Pages, episode metadata lives in a version-controlled SQLite/D1 schema, and multi-language MP3s stream from Cloudflare R2 with zero egress fees. Because the Making of Eve bonus conversation was converted into a permanent written guide and open-source cloning walkthrough at /guide/, our audio synthesis footprint stayed well under the $150.00 monthly voice budget.
The largest share of October spending went to multilingual audio reconstruction ($112.70 estimated across Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, and all 11 standalone topic splits across 8 languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, German, Portuguese, Persian/Farsi, and French) followed by LLM inference and primary-source verification ($34.25 estimated). Every number on this report and on /ledger/ is computed at build time from the same canonical index/ledger.json file in the GitHub repository so summary cards and raw transaction rows can never drift out of sync.
What is coming next in November 2026: finalizing live crypto (ETH/Base/USDC & BTC), PayPal.me, and Stripe listener support endpoints to replace the current launch placeholders, expanding automated primary-source receipt extraction to every historical episode turn, and publishing weekly deep-dive episodes on governance, institutional incentives, and technical systems.
Key Operational Highlights
- Launched Ask Eve across 8 languages (EN, RU, ES, ZH, DE, PT, FA, FR) with 11 standalone split episodes.
- Converted 'The Making of Eve' into a permanent open-source cloning guide & full transcript at /guide/.
- Published HTTP-verified primary sources & receipts with character-level transcript span highlighting.
- Stood up deterministic public ledger and monthly transparency report pipeline from index/ledger.json.
Itemized 2026-10 Expenses
| Date | Category | Vendor & Description | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Domain & DNS | Cloudflare Registrar — askevepodcast.com annual domain registration & DNSSEC | $10.44 |
| 2026-10-23 | Cloud Hosting & Edge Storage | Cloudflare Pages, R2 & D1 — Static site hosting, D1 SQLite metadata index, and R2 multi-locale audio bucket (~9.8 GB storage + zero-egress CDN) | $5.20 |
| 2026-10-23 | Voice & Audio Synthesis | xAI TTS & ElevenLabs — Episode 1 (First Encounter + 7 standalone topic splits) AI voice reconstruction & 8-language dubbing (EN, RU, ES, ZH, DE, PT, FA, FR) | $68.50 |
| 2026-10-23 | Voice & Audio Synthesis | xAI TTS & ElevenLabs — Episode 2 (Starshield, Iran, and the Anthropic Mirror + 2 splits) voice synthesis & 8-language dubbing | $24.80 |
| 2026-10-24 | Voice & Audio Synthesis | xAI TTS & ElevenLabs — Episode 3 (California High-Speed Rail & the Billionaire Tax + 2 splits) voice synthesis & 8-language dubbing | $19.40 |
| 2026-10-24 | Language Models & Research APIs | xAI / Grok & LLM Translation Pipeline — Live conversational inference, 8-language deterministic transcript/UI translation cache, and primary source verification | $34.25 |
| 2026-10-24 | Distribution & Feeds | Open-Source Tooling & Clip Pipeline — Automated audiogram/chapter packaging & RSS feed syndication setup ($0 paid ad spend) | $0.00 |
Projected Next-Month Budget
| Category | Projected Cost (USD) |
|---|---|
| Domain & DNS | $12.00 |
| Cloud Hosting & Edge Storage | $15.00 |
| Language Models & Research APIs | $50.00 |
| Voice & Audio Synthesis | $150.00 |
| Distribution & Feeds | $25.00 |
| Projected Total | $252.00 |