Getting Started with LLM Evaluation
2026-05-15 · Marie Dupont
Getting Started with LLM Evaluation
Evaluating large language models is no longer optional for enterprise deployments. As organizations move from proof-of-concept to production, they need quantitative quality guarantees.
Why Evaluation Matters
Production AI systems require measurable quality assurance. Without systematic evaluation, teams discover failures in production rather than in testing.
Key Evaluation Dimensions
- Accuracy: Does the model answer correctly?
- Hallucination rate: How often does it fabricate information?
- Latency: Is response time acceptable for your use case?
- Cost: What is the per-query cost at your expected volume?
Getting Started
Begin with a representative sample of real user queries from your domain. Measure baseline performance, then iterate.