Intelligent LLM Token Optimization Platform
Reduce LLM costs by 90.7% while maintaining response quality through smart caching, adaptive routing, and compression.
We ran a comprehensive test with 50 diverse queries across 7 categories. Here are the results:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Cost Savings | 90.7% |
| Baseline Cost (50 queries) | $0.150788 |
| Optimized Cost (50 queries) | $0.013999 |
| Total Saved | $0.136788 |
| Cache Hit Rate | 20% |
| Complexity Accuracy | 90% (2-class ML model; complex uses heuristics) |
Memory Layer (Cache): $0.033 (22%)
Bandit Optimizer: $0.103 (75%)
Compression: $0.004 (3%)
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TOTAL SAVINGS: $0.137 (90.7%)
📄 Full Test Results: COMPREHENSIVE_E2E_TEST_RESULTS.md
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ USER QUERY │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┘
│
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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. MEMORY LAYER │
│ ├── Exact Cache: Hash-based O(1) lookup │
│ ├── Semantic Cache: Vector similarity search │
│ └── Context Injection: Enrich prompts with similar responses │
│ │
│ Result: 20% cache hit rate → 0 tokens for cached queries │
└───────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 2. TOKEN ORCHESTRATOR │
│ ├── Complexity Analysis: Simple/Medium/Complex │
│ │ (ML: 2-class simple/medium, heuristic fallback for complex)│
│ ├── Knapsack Optimization: Maximize utility per token │
│ └── Token Budget Allocation: Smart distribution │
└───────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 3. BANDIT OPTIMIZER │
│ ├── Strategy Selection: cheap/balanced/premium │
│ ├── UCB Algorithm: Exploration vs exploitation │
│ └── Cost-Aware Routing: Balance quality and cost │
│ │
│ Result: Learns to use cheaper models → 75% of savings │
└───────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 4. COMPRESSION (LLMLingua) │
│ ├── Long Query Detection: >500 chars or >150 tokens │
│ └── Intelligent Compression: Preserve meaning, reduce tokens │
│ │
│ Result: 376 tokens saved on 5 long queries │
└───────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 5. CASCADING INFERENCE │
│ ├── Start with cheap model (gpt-4o-mini) │
│ ├── Quality check (threshold: 0.85) │
│ └── Escalate to premium (gpt-4o) if needed │
│ │
│ Result: Quality maintained while minimizing cost │
└───────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ OPTIMIZED RESPONSE │
│ 90.7% cheaper, same quality │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Tokenomics gets smarter over time through multiple ML components:
| Model | Purpose | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|
| Complexity Classifier | Categorize queries as simple/medium/complex | 90% (2-class ML + heuristic for complex) |
| Token Predictor | Estimate response length before calling LLM | 72% |
| Escalation Predictor | Predict when quality escalation is needed | 85% |
Note on Complexity Classifier: The current pre-trained model is a 2-class classifier (simple/medium). Queries classified as "complex" use a heuristic-based fallback that analyzes keyword indicators, query length, and comparison patterns. This hybrid approach ensures all three complexity levels are supported while the model can be retrained with 3-class data in the future.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ BANDIT OPTIMIZER (UCB Algorithm) │
│ │
│ Learns from every query: │
│ ├── Tracks cost vs quality for each strategy │
│ ├── Balances exploration (try new) vs exploitation (use best) │
│ └── Adapts routing based on actual outcomes │
│ │
│ Result: Routing improves automatically with usage │
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The platform collects training data from real queries to retrain models:
# Collect training data
python scripts/collect_training_data.py
# Retrain models with new data
python scripts/train_ml_models.py
# Evaluate model performance
python scripts/evaluate_ml_models.pyPre-trained models: models/ directory contains ready-to-use .pkl files.
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/tokenomics.git
cd tokenomics
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .cp env.template .env
# Edit .env and add your OPENAI_API_KEYfrom tokenomics.core import TokenomicsPlatform
from tokenomics.config import TokenomicsConfig
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()
config = TokenomicsConfig.from_env()
platform = TokenomicsPlatform(config=config)
# Run optimized query
result = platform.query("What is machine learning?")
print(f"Response: {result['response']}")
print(f"Tokens: {result['tokens_used']}")
print(f"Cache hit: {result['cache_hit']}")python app.py
# Open http://localhost:5000/playground| Component | Purpose | Key Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Layer | Exact + semantic caching | 20% cache hit rate |
| Token Orchestrator | Complexity analysis & budget allocation | 90% (2-class ML + heuristics) |
| Bandit Optimizer | Cost-aware model routing | 75% of savings |
| LLMLingua Compression | Reduce long query tokens | 376 tokens saved |
| Cascading Inference | Quality-protected model selection | Maintains quality |
| Token Predictor | ML-based response length prediction | 72% accuracy |
Our comprehensive test included:
| Category | Count | Purpose | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple queries | 10 | Test cheap strategy | ✅ Low cost |
| Medium queries | 10 | Test balanced strategy | ✅ Appropriate routing |
| Complex queries | 10 | Test premium + cascading | ✅ Quality maintained |
| Exact duplicates | 5 | Test exact cache | ✅ 100% hit rate |
| Semantic variations | 5 | Test semantic cache | ✅ 40% hit rate |
| Long queries (>500 chars) | 5 | Test compression | ✅ All compressed |
| Mixed scenarios | 5 | Edge cases | ✅ Handled correctly |
tokenomics/
├── tokenomics/ # Core platform
│ ├── core.py # Main entry point
│ ├── memory/ # Caching layer
│ ├── orchestrator/ # Token allocation
│ ├── bandit/ # Strategy selection
│ ├── compression/ # LLMLingua integration
│ └── ml/ # Token prediction
├── templates/ # Web UI
├── static/ # CSS/JS
├── app.py # Flask server
├── scripts/ # Utility scripts
├── tests/ # Test suite
├── docs/ # Documentation
└── examples/ # Usage examples
- Architecture - System design
- Installation - Detailed setup
- Configuration - All options
- Test Results - Full proof of work
result = platform.query(
query="Your question here",
token_budget=4000, # Optional: max tokens
use_cache=True, # Use memory layer
use_bandit=True, # Use strategy selection
use_compression=True, # Compress long queries
use_cost_aware_routing=True # Optimize for cost
)Returns:
{
"response": "...", # LLM response
"tokens_used": 250, # Total tokens
"cache_hit": False, # Was this cached?
"strategy": "cheap", # Strategy used
"model": "gpt-4o-mini", # Model used
"latency_ms": 1234, # Response time
}We provide rigorous cost benchmarks comparing BASELINE (no optimization) vs TOKENOMICS (full pipeline).
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Mean Cost Savings | 90.7% |
| Total Baseline Cost | $0.217602 |
| Total Tokenomics Cost | $0.013989 |
| Cache Hit Rate | 20% |
| Exact Duplicate Hit Rate | 100% |
| Semantic Variation Hit Rate | 80% |
📄 Full Report: BENCHMARK_COST_RESULTS_SYNTHETIC_50.md
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Mean Cost Savings | 85.5% |
| Baseline Cost (10 prompts) | $0.037800 |
| Tokenomics Cost (10 prompts) | $0.001836 |
📄 Full Report: BENCHMARK_COST_RESULTS.md
- BASELINE: Cache completely disabled, no compression, no routing, fixed
gpt-4omodel - TOKENOMICS: Full pipeline enabled, cache starts cold (empty), warms across prompts
- Quality check: Minimum output length validation
# 50-query synthetic benchmark (with breakdown analysis)
python scripts/run_cost_benchmark.py \
--workload benchmarks/synthetic_accuracy_50.json \
--output BENCHMARK_COST_RESULTS_SYNTHETIC_50.md \
--include_breakdowns
# 10-query quick benchmark
python scripts/run_cost_benchmark.py \
--workload benchmarks/workloads_v0.json \
--output BENCHMARK_COST_RESULTS.md
# Two-pass (cold + warm to measure cache impact)
python scripts/run_cost_benchmark.py --two_passTokenomics is intentionally early-stage and experimental.
The following are open technical problems (not roadmap promises) where contributions are especially valuable:
-
3-class complexity classification
The current ML model predicts two classes (simple/medium), with heuristic escalation to "complex". An open direction is collecting 3-class training data and evaluating whether ML-based "complex" prediction improves routing outcomes without degrading cost savings. -
Distributed and reproducible routing state
Adaptive routing currently uses file-backed state for simplicity. Designing a pluggable, concurrency-safe backend (e.g., SQLite or Redis) that preserves reproducibility and debuggability remains an open systems challenge. -
Evaluation and quality regression bounds
Tokenomics measures cost and latency reliably, but defining repeatable benchmarks and enforcing quality regression guardrails for routing and compression decisions is an ongoing area of work. -
Observability and explainability of routing decisions
Understanding why a particular model, strategy, or escalation path was chosen is critical for trust and debugging. Improving structured logging, traceability, and decision explainability is an open area. -
Cache semantics and invalidation strategies
Both exact and semantic caching are powerful but subtle. Defining robust invalidation, TTL, and trust-decay policies for cached LLM outputs remains an open problem.
These are areas of active exploration; thoughtful experiments, design discussions, and incremental contributions are welcome.
MIT License - see LICENSE
- RouterBench - Routing methodology
- LLMLingua - Compression
- FAISS - Vector search
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