# Cost/Limit

> The degree to which a bigger single machine costs disproportionately more and eventually hits a hard limit.

Record: `lex:cost-limit`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-cost-limit

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Vertical Scaling](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/vertical-scaling.md)