// Hacker Noon · 12 May 2026

Our First Mistake Was Treating LLMs Like APIs

LLMs should not be treated like normal APIs. A simple request-response design works for prototypes, but fails at scale because of cost, latency, inconsistency, and poor visibility. Adding routing, caching, model selection, and observability gives the system more control and makes LLM applications mo...

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