A developer has created a Python script to help users determine the actual cost of using LLM gateways compared to direct vendor pricing. The script analyzes a gateway's pricing endpoint and compares it against vendor list prices for specific token mixes. It highlights that gateways can have significantly different markups depending on the model and workload, with output tokens being considerably more expensive than input tokens. The author also advises checking for compatibility, fallback behavior during outages, and the ease of switching away from a gateway. AI
IMPACT Helps users optimize LLM API costs by revealing gateway markups.
RANK_REASON Developer created a script to analyze LLM gateway pricing.
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