OPENAI GUIDE TO A/B TESTING LLMS FOR STARTUPS

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HyperWrite's case study demonstrates A/B testing model performance based on actual payment conversions rather than offline benchmark scores. Its real-world tests revealed that GPT-4.1 matched Claude 3.5 Sonnet's conversion rate while reducing costs, proving that "good enough" performance at lower prices can be more valuable than benchmark leaders. The guide includes Python code for statistical testing and warns against common pitfalls like p-hacking and early result peeking.