The Process

From overspend to optimized in 5 steps

We benchmark your real production workloads against the full model landscape , then hand you a concrete roadmap to cut LLM costs by 40%+ without touching quality.

1
Map Workloads
2
Define Criteria
3
Benchmark
4
Tradeoffs
5
Roadmap
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Step 1

Map Your AI Workloads

We start by cataloguing every LLM-powered workflow in your stack , what it does, which model it uses, and what you're paying for it.

  • Audit existing LLM integrations and API usage
  • Classify workloads: RAG/Search, Extraction, Creative/Reasoning
  • Document current model choices and monthly spend
  • Identify highest-cost and highest-risk workloads first

Current AI Workloads

Internal Search & RAG

GPT-4o

$4,200/mo

High spend

Data Extraction Pipeline

GPT-4o

$6,100/mo

High spend

Content Generation

Claude 3.5

$2,800/mo

Med spend

$13,100/mo total

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Step 2

Define Quality Criteria

For each workload we define exactly what 'good enough' means , so benchmark scores are tied to your real business requirements, not generic leaderboard metrics.

  • Set workload-specific quality dimensions
  • Define minimum acceptable thresholds per metric
  • Align quality bars with business impact (accuracy vs. speed vs. cost)
  • Create golden test sets from your real production prompts

Quality Thresholds , Internal Search

Answer Relevance

Critical
≥ 88%

Context Faithfulness

Critical
≥ 85%

Hallucination Rate

Critical
≤ 5%

Latency (p95)

High
≤ 600ms
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Step 3

Run Side-by-Side Benchmarks

We test 5+ candidate models against your real prompts and production data , so you see exactly how each one performs on your specific tasks.

  • Parallel evaluation across 5+ models
  • Uses your actual production prompts, not synthetic data
  • Deterministic, reproducible runs for fair comparison
  • Real-time progress with per-metric breakdowns

Benchmark Running , Internal Search

GPT-4oComplete
Gemini 2.0 ProComplete
Llama 3.1 70BRunning...
Claude 3.5 SonnetRunning...
Mistral LargeQueued
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Step 4

Analyze Cost–Quality Tradeoffs

The benchmark results are mapped against each model's API cost , surfacing exactly where you can switch to a cheaper model without sacrificing the quality that matters.

  • Cost per 1M tokens mapped to quality scores
  • Automatic identification of 'dominated' choices
  • Projected monthly savings per workload
  • Risk-adjusted recommendations (critical vs. low-stakes tasks)

Cost vs. Quality , Internal Search

GPT-4o

$15.00/M tokens

91%

quality score

Recommended

Gemini 2.0 Pro

$7.00/M tokens

89%

quality score

Llama 3.1 70B

$0.90/M tokens

83%

quality score

Gemini 2.0 Pro delivers 97.8% of GPT-4o quality at 47% of the cost.

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Step 5

Get Your Optimization Roadmap

You receive a concrete, prioritized roadmap: which model to deploy on which workload, what to expect in savings, and how to monitor quality after rollout.

  • Prioritized list of model swaps by ROI
  • Projected annual savings with confidence range
  • Implementation guide per workload
  • Ongoing monitoring setup to catch quality drift

Optimization Roadmap

Priority 1

Data Extraction

GPT-4o → Gemini Pro

$2,900/mo

Priority 2

Internal Search

GPT-4o → Gemini Pro

$1,800/mo

Priority 3

Content Generation

Claude 3.5 → Mistral Large

$900/mo

$68,400

Projected annual savings

Start with a free ecosystem assessment

We'll map your workloads, run the benchmarks, and deliver your optimization roadmap in 2 weeks , at no cost.