Cost Optimized
Aggressive cost and rate controls for high-volume workloads.
Contributors
Overview
The Cost Optimized profile is all about efficiency. For high-volume applications where unit economics are critical, this profile enforces strict token budgets, context window limits, and aggressive caching strategies.
It is designed to stop expensive queries before they hit the LLM provider, saving both money and computational resources.
Included Guardrails
4 RulesRate Limit Guardrail
Enforces request rate limits to control cost and abuse.
Cost Threshold Guardrail
Blocks or warns when usage exceeds configured cost limits.
Model Version Pin Guardrail
Prevents unintended model version changes.
Quality Threshold Guardrail
Enforces minimum response quality thresholds.
Key Benefits
Budget Enforcement
Automatically rejects requests that are estimated to exceed a defined cost threshold.
Token Economy
Trims excessive context and history to minimize token usage per call.
Smart Caching
Aggressively caches frequent similar queries to bypass the LLM entirely.
Wait, when should I use this?
Integration
{
"profile": "cost-optimized",
"max_cost_per_req": 0.02,
"monthly_budget": 500
}Frequently Asked Questions
Does this degrade quality?
It can, if token limits are set too tight. It requires tuning for your specific use case.