Quality-First (Premium Workload)
import cascadeflow
cascadeflow.init(mode="enforce")
with cascadeflow.run(
budget=2.00,
kpi_weights={"quality": 0.8, "cost": 0.1, "latency": 0.1},
kpi_targets={"quality": 0.9}
) as session:
# Routes to highest-quality models within budget
result = await agent.run("Draft a legal contract clause")
print(session.summary())
Cost-First (High-Volume Batch)
with cascadeflow.run(
budget=5.00,
kpi_weights={"cost": 0.7, "quality": 0.2, "latency": 0.1}
) as session:
# Routes to cheapest models that meet quality floor
for query in batch_queries:
result = await agent.run(query)
print(f"Total cost: ${session.summary()['cost_total']:.4f}")
Latency-First (Real-Time)
with cascadeflow.run(
kpi_weights={"latency": 0.7, "quality": 0.2, "cost": 0.1},
max_latency_ms=2000.0
) as session:
# Routes to fastest models, hard cap at 2 seconds
result = await agent.run("Quick classification task")
Energy-Aware (Carbon-Conscious)
with cascadeflow.run(
kpi_weights={"quality": 0.4, "energy": 0.3, "cost": 0.3},
max_energy=100.0
) as session:
# Balances quality with energy efficiency
result = await agent.run("Summarize this report")
print(f"Energy used: {session.summary()['energy_used']:.1f} units")
Per-Agent Profiles
@cascadeflow.agent(
budget=0.10,
kpi_weights={"cost": 0.9, "quality": 0.1}
)
async def triage_agent(query: str):
"""Quick classification — prioritize cost."""
return await llm.complete(query)
@cascadeflow.agent(
budget=2.00,
kpi_weights={"quality": 0.9, "cost": 0.1},
kpi_targets={"quality": 0.95}
)
async def analysis_agent(query: str):
"""Deep analysis — prioritize quality."""
return await llm.complete(query)
Quality Priors
The harness uses built-in quality priors for scoring:| Model | Quality Prior | Latency Prior |
|---|---|---|
| o1 | 0.95 | 0.40 |
| gpt-4o | 0.90 | 0.72 |
| gpt-4-turbo | 0.88 | 0.66 |
| gpt-5-mini | 0.86 | 0.84 |
| gpt-4o-mini | 0.75 | 0.93 |
| gpt-3.5-turbo | 0.65 | 1.00 |