Recognize fast signals that a workflow needs output trimming, cache redesign, routing changes, or a lane split.
What does it signal when answers keep getting longer but quality is flat? The workflow likely needs output trimming before any model reroute. Verbose completions can dominate cost even when input and model choice stay constant. What does a near-zero cached token count on repeated prompts usually signal? The reusable prefix is not actually stable, so dynamic content is probably contaminating it. This is usually a prompt-boundary problem, not a pricing problem. Which symptom points to routing trouble versus lane trouble? Routing trouble is about unit price per task class. Lane trouble is about whether anyone needs the answer live.…
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