This tag collates posts that evaluate Azure OpenAI Service against the GPT‑4 API for .NET microservices, expose strategies for controlling large‑language‑model costs in production, and troubleshoot common API‑rate‑limit errors in .NET‑based retrieval‑augmented generation. These topics help engineers design cost‑aware, resilient AI‑powered services on Azure.
9 articles since Aug 2026
Learn how to harden .NET LLM services with guardrails, red‑team adversarial testing, and Azure OpenAI best practices—turning prototypes into secure, scalable production systems.
Explore how attention mechanics inflate the context length cost for .NET developers, see real‑world Azure OpenAI pricing, and get production‑ready strategies to keep token spend under control.
Learn how to instrument, trace, evaluate, and close the feedback loop for large‑language‑model applications built with ASP.NET Core. Real‑world patterns, code, and production tips for Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, and OpenTelemetry.
Learn how to embed evaluator‑driven release gates into your .NET CI/CD flow, ensuring LLM updates meet accuracy, safety, and latency standards before they hit production.
Learn a practical decision framework for .NET teams to pick fine‑tuning, prompt engineering, or Retrieval Augmented Generation. Reduce risk, control cost, and hit latency targets.
Explore the real‑world trade‑offs of Azure OpenAI Service vs GPT‑4 API for .NET microservices, with cost, performance, security, and production‑ready patterns.
Learn how to slash Azure OpenAI spend in .NET services with proven caching, model‑shrinking, and routing patterns—real‑world code, metrics, and a 60% cost‑cut case study.
Learn how to harden Azure OpenAI authentication and scale a .NET Retrieval‑Augmented Generation service for production, with real‑world code, architecture, and cost tips.