Chinese LLM API Observability: Logs, Tokens, Cost, Latency, and Quality
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Observability is essential when using multiple Chinese LLM APIs. Without logs, you cannot compare providers or debug production issues.
What to log
Track:
- provider
- model
- route
- prompt version
- input tokens
- output tokens
- latency
- cost
- error type
- fallback status
- user feedback
Compare by route
Measure DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, MiniMax, GLM, and Doubao by workload, not only total usage.
Final thoughts
Chinese LLM API observability helps teams control cost, improve quality, and make routing decisions with data.