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# [Smaller Model, 6.5× the Cost: What Tracing LLM Classifier Taught Me](https://saipriya-builds.hashnode.dev/smaller-model-6x-the-cost?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

One slow LLM call, two wrong assumptions, and the measurements that corrected them.

Oct 15 · 9 min read · saipriya-builds.hashnode.dev  
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