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GET Serves Cache, POST Runs Inference: Cost Safety for a Public LLM Endpoint

DEV.to AIΒ·April 27, 2026

A public LLM endpoint for a toy site giving wrong answers employs a unique architecture: GET requests serve cached responses, while POST requests trigger fresh AI inference. This design aims to bound abuse, make costs predictable, and deter casual attacks on the open-access service.

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