Online Learning for Cost-Efficient LLM Routing (6 minute read)
Summary
Ramp Router uses EWMA for failure rates and Thompson sampling for latency to select the cheapest LLM model and service tier meeting deadlines, achieving 30% cost savings without performance loss.
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