IQ Routing Client Onboarding Sprint (5-7 days)
A 5-7 day sprint to deploy IQ Routing as a drop-in LLM gateway for a client, cutting their API spend by 40-80% through automatic model routing and semantic caching. Time: 5-7 days.
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IQ Routing Client Onboarding Sprint (5-7 days)
A 5-7 day sprint to deploy IQ Routing as a drop-in LLM gateway for a client, cutting their API spend by 40-80% through automatic model routing and semantic caching.
- Client has active OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google API keys
- Access to client's application codebase or SDK configuration
- IQ Routing account (Free or Team plan) with admin credentials
- Defined quality thresholds per use case (e.g., chatbot vs. data extraction)
- Client approval for per-team budget and alerting setup
- 1.Create IQ Routing account and select plan (Free or Team at $70/month)
- 2.Configure unified endpoint and add client's OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google API keys
- 3.Verify connectivity by sending a test request through the gateway
- 1.Identify client's primary LLM use cases (chatbot, RAG, agent loops) and map to cost bands
- 2.Set up custom band maps (auto, cheap, frontier) per use case
- 3.Enable semantic cache and define cache rules for repeated queries
- 1.Integrate IQ Routing by changing base URL in client's SDK (OpenAI or Anthropic)
- 2.Run side-by-side tests comparing original endpoint vs. IQ Routing for quality and latency
- 3.Adjust routing thresholds based on test results to maintain quality
- 1.Configure per-team budgets for client departments or projects
- 2.Set up per-team alerting to notify on spend thresholds
- 3.Enable audit log to track all requests and routing decisions
- 1.Deploy to production and monitor first-day usage via dashboard
- 2.Review cost savings and routing accuracy metrics
- 3.Document handoff with configuration details and operational runbook
Agencies can charge a fixed fee (e.g., $2,500) for a 20-hour setup, while the tool costs only $70/month on the Team plan. Even on the Free plan, the 240 requests/min limit is sufficient for small clients, yielding high margin. The 40-80% cost reduction provides measurable ROI for the client, justifying premium pricing.
- IQ Routing gateway configuration document (endpoint, keys, band maps)
- Semantic cache rules and per-team budget setup guide
- Quality threshold matrix per use case
- Operational runbook for monitoring and alerting
- Client-facing cost savings report template
Client's production traffic is routed through IQ Routing with per-team budgets active, and a one-week cost comparison shows at least 40% savings without quality degradation.