Advanced Strategies
- How can I use fine-tuning to reduce LLM API costs?
Fine-tuning can let you use a smaller, cheaper model for your specific task, reducing per-token costs. But you pay for training and must have enough high-quality examples to make it worthwhile. - What is the best way to implement rate limiting to control costs?
Use a layered approach: enforce per-user and per-API-key limits at the application level, set hard spending caps with your LLM provider, and monitor usage in real time. Combine token-based limits with request-based limits for best results.