📓 Benchmarking LLM Judge Quality Across Providers¶

TruLens supports multiple LLM providers for feedback functions (evaluators), but there is no standardized comparison showing how well each performs as an LLM judge. Choosing the right provider and model combo is critical for reliable evaluations of your RAG and agentic workflows.

In this notebook, we run a benchmark using a shared synthetic dataset of 20 diverse cases covering the core TruLens metrics:

• Relevance: How relevant is the response to the user query?
• Groundedness: Is the response factually grounded in the retrieved context?
• Context Relevance: Is the retrieved context relevant to the user query?
• Sentiment: The positive/negative sentiment of the response.

We load cases dynamically from a local benchmark_corpus.jsonl file and run evaluations across available providers, comparing:

1. Accuracy / Alignment: Comparison against human expected ranges (expected_min to expected_max) and correlation metrics against mid-point targets.
2. Latency: Average response time per evaluation call.
3. Cost: Price estimation for running evaluations.
4. Stability & Receipt Validation: Verification of results against receipt_schema.json.

This notebook serves as a reference for users choosing a provider and for maintainers updating defaults.

1. Setup & Environment¶

First, install the required packages and import the libraries.

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# !pip install trulens trulens-providers-openai trulens-providers-google trulens-providers-litellm trulens-providers-cortex pandas numpy matplotlib seaborn jsonschema

# !pip install trulens trulens-providers-openai trulens-providers-google trulens-providers-litellm trulens-providers-cortex pandas numpy matplotlib seaborn jsonschema

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import time
import os
import json
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import seaborn as sns
from typing import List, Dict, Any

# TruLens imports
from trulens.core import TruSession
from trulens.core.feedback import Feedback

# Set up plotting style
sns.set_theme(style='whitegrid')
plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = (10, 6)

import time import os import json import pandas as pd import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import seaborn as sns from typing import List, Dict, Any # TruLens imports from trulens.core import TruSession from trulens.core.feedback import Feedback # Set up plotting style sns.set_theme(style='whitegrid') plt.rcParams['figure.figsize'] = (10, 6)

2. API Keys & Credentials¶

Configure your API keys. Fill in the keys for the providers you want to benchmark.

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# Set your API keys here
os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY'] = os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY', 'your-openai-api-key')
os.environ['GEMINI_API_KEY'] = os.environ.get('GEMINI_API_KEY', 'your-gemini-api-key')

# LiteLLM can use OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. keys
os.environ['LITELLM_API_KEY'] = os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY')

# Snowflake Cortex Connection Parameters (Optional)
# Fill these if you are testing Snowflake Cortex
SNOWFLAKE_CONN_PARAMS = {
    'account': 'your-account',
    'user': 'your-user',
    'password': 'your-password',
    'role': 'your-role',
    'database': 'your-database',
    'schema': 'your-schema',
    'warehouse': 'your-warehouse'
}

# Set your API keys here os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY'] = os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY', 'your-openai-api-key') os.environ['GEMINI_API_KEY'] = os.environ.get('GEMINI_API_KEY', 'your-gemini-api-key') # LiteLLM can use OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. keys os.environ['LITELLM_API_KEY'] = os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY') # Snowflake Cortex Connection Parameters (Optional) # Fill these if you are testing Snowflake Cortex SNOWFLAKE_CONN_PARAMS = { 'account': 'your-account', 'user': 'your-user', 'password': 'your-password', 'role': 'your-role', 'database': 'your-database', 'schema': 'your-schema', 'warehouse': 'your-warehouse' }

3. Load Shared Benchmark Dataset¶

We read the 20 synthetic benchmark cases from benchmark_corpus.jsonl. Each case contains expected inclusive bounds (expected_min and expected_max). We compute the midpoint ground_truth to assist with calculating standard correlation metrics.

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benchmark_dataset = []
corpus_path = 'benchmark_corpus.jsonl'

if os.path.exists(corpus_path):
    with open(corpus_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        for line in f:
            if line.strip():
                case = json.loads(line)
                # Calculate midpoint for correlation calculations
                case['ground_truth'] = round((case['expected_min'] + case['expected_max']) / 2, 3)
                benchmark_dataset.append(case)
else:
    raise FileNotFoundError(f'Corpus file not found: {corpus_path}. Please place it in the same directory as the notebook.')

print(f'Total benchmark test cases loaded: {len(benchmark_dataset)}')
df_dataset = pd.DataFrame(benchmark_dataset)
df_dataset[['id', 'category', 'difficulty', 'expected_min', 'expected_max', 'ground_truth']].head(10)

benchmark_dataset = [] corpus_path = 'benchmark_corpus.jsonl' if os.path.exists(corpus_path): with open(corpus_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: for line in f: if line.strip(): case = json.loads(line) # Calculate midpoint for correlation calculations case['ground_truth'] = round((case['expected_min'] + case['expected_max']) / 2, 3) benchmark_dataset.append(case) else: raise FileNotFoundError(f'Corpus file not found: {corpus_path}. Please place it in the same directory as the notebook.') print(f'Total benchmark test cases loaded: {len(benchmark_dataset)}') df_dataset = pd.DataFrame(benchmark_dataset) df_dataset[['id', 'category', 'difficulty', 'expected_min', 'expected_max', 'ground_truth']].head(10)

4. Initialize Evaluators (LLM Providers)¶

We instantiate feedback providers using the corresponding classes. Since API credentials might not be configured for all providers locally, we wrap them in safety checks and print the initialization status.

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providers = {}

# 4.1 OpenAI
try:
    from trulens.providers.openai import OpenAI
    if os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY') != 'your-openai-api-key':
        providers['OpenAI-gpt-4o-mini'] = ('gpt-4o-mini', OpenAI(model_engine='gpt-4o-mini'))
        providers['OpenAI-gpt-4o'] = ('gpt-4o', OpenAI(model_engine='gpt-4o'))
        print('✅ OpenAI providers initialized.')
    else:
        print('⚠️ OpenAI key not configured; skipping OpenAI providers.')
except Exception as e:
    print(f'❌ Failed to initialize OpenAI: {e}')

# 4.2 Google Gemini
try:
    from google import genai
    from trulens.providers.google import Google
    if os.environ.get('GEMINI_API_KEY') != 'your-gemini-api-key':
        google_client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ.get('GEMINI_API_KEY'))
        providers['Google-gemini-2.5-flash'] = ('gemini-2.5-flash', Google(client=google_client, model_engine='gemini-2.5-flash'))
        print('✅ Google provider initialized.')
    else:
         print('⚠️ GEMINI_API_KEY key not configured; skipping Google provider.')
except Exception as e:
    print(f'❌ Failed to initialize Google: {e}')

# 4.3 LiteLLM
try:
    from trulens.providers.litellm import LiteLLM
    if os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY') != 'your-openai-api-key':
        providers['LiteLLM-gpt-4o-mini'] = ('openai/gpt-4o-mini', LiteLLM(model_engine='openai/gpt-4o-mini'))
        print('✅ LiteLLM provider initialized.')
    else:
         print('⚠️ LiteLLM key not configured; skipping LiteLLM provider.')
except Exception as e:
    print(f'❌ Failed to initialize LiteLLM: {e}')

# 4.4 Snowflake Cortex
try:
    from snowflake.snowpark import Session
    from trulens.providers.cortex import Cortex
    if SNOWFLAKE_CONN_PARAMS['account'] != 'your-account':
        snowpark_session = Session.builder.configs(SNOWFLAKE_CONN_PARAMS).create()
        providers['Cortex-llama3.1-8b'] = ('llama3.1-8b', Cortex(snowpark_session=snowpark_session, model_engine='llama3.1-8b'))
        print('✅ Cortex provider initialized.')
    else:
        print('⚠️ Snowflake params not configured; skipping Cortex provider.')
except Exception as e:
    print(f'❌ Failed to initialize Cortex: {e}')

providers = {} # 4.1 OpenAI try: from trulens.providers.openai import OpenAI if os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY') != 'your-openai-api-key': providers['OpenAI-gpt-4o-mini'] = ('gpt-4o-mini', OpenAI(model_engine='gpt-4o-mini')) providers['OpenAI-gpt-4o'] = ('gpt-4o', OpenAI(model_engine='gpt-4o')) print('✅ OpenAI providers initialized.') else: print('⚠️ OpenAI key not configured; skipping OpenAI providers.') except Exception as e: print(f'❌ Failed to initialize OpenAI: {e}') # 4.2 Google Gemini try: from google import genai from trulens.providers.google import Google if os.environ.get('GEMINI_API_KEY') != 'your-gemini-api-key': google_client = genai.Client(api_key=os.environ.get('GEMINI_API_KEY')) providers['Google-gemini-2.5-flash'] = ('gemini-2.5-flash', Google(client=google_client, model_engine='gemini-2.5-flash')) print('✅ Google provider initialized.') else: print('⚠️ GEMINI_API_KEY key not configured; skipping Google provider.') except Exception as e: print(f'❌ Failed to initialize Google: {e}') # 4.3 LiteLLM try: from trulens.providers.litellm import LiteLLM if os.environ.get('OPENAI_API_KEY') != 'your-openai-api-key': providers['LiteLLM-gpt-4o-mini'] = ('openai/gpt-4o-mini', LiteLLM(model_engine='openai/gpt-4o-mini')) print('✅ LiteLLM provider initialized.') else: print('⚠️ LiteLLM key not configured; skipping LiteLLM provider.') except Exception as e: print(f'❌ Failed to initialize LiteLLM: {e}') # 4.4 Snowflake Cortex try: from snowflake.snowpark import Session from trulens.providers.cortex import Cortex if SNOWFLAKE_CONN_PARAMS['account'] != 'your-account': snowpark_session = Session.builder.configs(SNOWFLAKE_CONN_PARAMS).create() providers['Cortex-llama3.1-8b'] = ('llama3.1-8b', Cortex(snowpark_session=snowpark_session, model_engine='llama3.1-8b')) print('✅ Cortex provider initialized.') else: print('⚠️ Snowflake params not configured; skipping Cortex provider.') except Exception as e: print(f'❌ Failed to initialize Cortex: {e}')

5. Benchmarking Execution Helper¶

Let's define a helper function to run evaluations on our benchmark dataset. Each feedback function category is executed using the appropriate provider method. The output follows the structure of the required receipt_schema.json fields.

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def run_evaluation(provider_name: str, model_id: str, provider_instance) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
    results = []
    from trulens.feedback import Groundedness
    
    for case in benchmark_dataset:
        category = case['category']
        
        start_time = time.time()
        score = None
        status = 'success'
        retry_count = 0
        
        try:
            if category == 'relevance':
                score = provider_instance.relevance(
                    prompt=case['query'], 
                    response=case['response']
                )
            elif category == 'context_relevance':
                score = provider_instance.context_relevance(
                    question=case['query'], 
                    statement=case['context']
                )
            elif category == 'groundedness':
                groundedness_measure = Groundedness(groundedness_provider=provider_instance)
                score_dict, _ = groundedness_measure.groundedness_measure(
                    source=case['context'], 
                    statement=case['response']
                )
                score = score_dict.get('full_doc_score', 0.0)
            elif category == 'sentiment':
                score = provider_instance.positive_sentiment(
                    text=case['response']
                )
            
            # Unpack tuples if the provider returns (score, reasoning)
            if isinstance(score, tuple):
                score = score[0]
                
        except Exception as e:
            status = f'error: {str(e)}'
            score = 0.0
            
        latency = time.time() - start_time
        
        # Estimate Cost
        cost = 0.0
        if score is not None and 'error' not in status:
            if 'gpt-4o-mini' in model_id:
                cost = 0.0001
            elif 'gpt-4o' in model_id:
                cost = 0.002
            elif 'gemini-2.5-flash' in model_id:
                cost = 0.000075
            elif 'llama' in model_id:
                cost = 0.00005
        
        results.append({
            'case_id': case['id'],
            'provider': provider_name,
            'model_id': model_id,
            'temperature': 0.0,
            'predicted_score': float(score) if score is not None else 0.0,
            'latency_sec': latency,
            'cost_usd': cost,
            'retry_count': retry_count,
            'status': status,
            'expected_min': case['expected_min'],
            'expected_max': case['expected_max'],
            'ground_truth': case['ground_truth'],
            'difficulty': case['difficulty'],
            'category': category
        })
        
    return results

def run_evaluation(provider_name: str, model_id: str, provider_instance) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]: results = [] from trulens.feedback import Groundedness for case in benchmark_dataset: category = case['category'] start_time = time.time() score = None status = 'success' retry_count = 0 try: if category == 'relevance': score = provider_instance.relevance( prompt=case['query'], response=case['response'] ) elif category == 'context_relevance': score = provider_instance.context_relevance( question=case['query'], statement=case['context'] ) elif category == 'groundedness': groundedness_measure = Groundedness(groundedness_provider=provider_instance) score_dict, _ = groundedness_measure.groundedness_measure( source=case['context'], statement=case['response'] ) score = score_dict.get('full_doc_score', 0.0) elif category == 'sentiment': score = provider_instance.positive_sentiment( text=case['response'] ) # Unpack tuples if the provider returns (score, reasoning) if isinstance(score, tuple): score = score[0] except Exception as e: status = f'error: {str(e)}' score = 0.0 latency = time.time() - start_time # Estimate Cost cost = 0.0 if score is not None and 'error' not in status: if 'gpt-4o-mini' in model_id: cost = 0.0001 elif 'gpt-4o' in model_id: cost = 0.002 elif 'gemini-2.5-flash' in model_id: cost = 0.000075 elif 'llama' in model_id: cost = 0.00005 results.append({ 'case_id': case['id'], 'provider': provider_name, 'model_id': model_id, 'temperature': 0.0, 'predicted_score': float(score) if score is not None else 0.0, 'latency_sec': latency, 'cost_usd': cost, 'retry_count': retry_count, 'status': status, 'expected_min': case['expected_min'], 'expected_max': case['expected_max'], 'ground_truth': case['ground_truth'], 'difficulty': case['difficulty'], 'category': category }) return results

6. Run Benchmark¶

Execute evaluations over all successfully initialized providers. If no providers were configured, we gracefully generate simulated mock results (matching realistic ranges) to demonstrate how the analysis works.

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all_results = []

for name, (model_id, instance) in providers.items():
    print(f'Running benchmark for {name}...')
    all_results.extend(run_evaluation(name, model_id, instance))

# Fallback: If no providers were configured, generate mock results for demonstration
if not all_results:
    print('\n⚠️ No API keys configured. Generating mock results for demonstration purposes...')
    mock_providers = [
        ('OpenAI', 'gpt-4o-mini'),
        ('OpenAI', 'gpt-4o'),
        ('Google', 'gemini-2.5-flash'),
        ('LiteLLM', 'gpt-4o-mini'),
        ('Cortex', 'llama3.1-8b')
    ]
    
    np.random.seed(42)
    for provider_name, model_id in mock_providers:
        for case in benchmark_dataset:
            # Simulate a predicted score with some noise around ground truth
            noise = np.random.normal(0, 0.08)
            pred = np.clip(case['ground_truth'] + noise, 0.0, 1.0)
            
            # Simulate latency
            if 'gpt-4o-mini' in model_id or 'gemini' in model_id:
                latency = np.random.uniform(0.4, 0.9)
                cost = 0.0001 if 'gpt-4o-mini' in model_id else 0.000075
            elif 'gpt-4o' in model_id:
                latency = np.random.uniform(1.2, 2.5)
                cost = 0.002
            else:
                latency = np.random.uniform(0.6, 1.5)
                cost = 0.00005
                
            all_results.append({
                'case_id': case['id'],
                'provider': provider_name,
                'model_id': model_id,
                'temperature': 0.0,
                'predicted_score': round(pred, 2),
                'latency_sec': latency,
                'cost_usd': cost,
                'retry_count': 0,
                'status': 'success',
                'expected_min': case['expected_min'],
                'expected_max': case['expected_max'],
                'ground_truth': case['ground_truth'],
                'difficulty': case['difficulty'],
                'category': case['category']
            })
            
df_results = pd.DataFrame(all_results)
df_results.head(10)

all_results = [] for name, (model_id, instance) in providers.items(): print(f'Running benchmark for {name}...') all_results.extend(run_evaluation(name, model_id, instance)) # Fallback: If no providers were configured, generate mock results for demonstration if not all_results: print('\n⚠️ No API keys configured. Generating mock results for demonstration purposes...') mock_providers = [ ('OpenAI', 'gpt-4o-mini'), ('OpenAI', 'gpt-4o'), ('Google', 'gemini-2.5-flash'), ('LiteLLM', 'gpt-4o-mini'), ('Cortex', 'llama3.1-8b') ] np.random.seed(42) for provider_name, model_id in mock_providers: for case in benchmark_dataset: # Simulate a predicted score with some noise around ground truth noise = np.random.normal(0, 0.08) pred = np.clip(case['ground_truth'] + noise, 0.0, 1.0) # Simulate latency if 'gpt-4o-mini' in model_id or 'gemini' in model_id: latency = np.random.uniform(0.4, 0.9) cost = 0.0001 if 'gpt-4o-mini' in model_id else 0.000075 elif 'gpt-4o' in model_id: latency = np.random.uniform(1.2, 2.5) cost = 0.002 else: latency = np.random.uniform(0.6, 1.5) cost = 0.00005 all_results.append({ 'case_id': case['id'], 'provider': provider_name, 'model_id': model_id, 'temperature': 0.0, 'predicted_score': round(pred, 2), 'latency_sec': latency, 'cost_usd': cost, 'retry_count': 0, 'status': 'success', 'expected_min': case['expected_min'], 'expected_max': case['expected_max'], 'ground_truth': case['ground_truth'], 'difficulty': case['difficulty'], 'category': case['category'] }) df_results = pd.DataFrame(all_results) df_results.head(10)

7. Validate Outputs Against Receipt Schema¶

We use JSON Schema to validate that the output receipts conform to the specification defined in receipt_schema.json.

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try:
    import jsonschema
    with open('receipt_schema.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
        schema = json.load(f)
    
    # Select first row as validation sample
    row = df_results.iloc[0]
    receipt = {
        'case_id': row['case_id'],
        'provider': row['provider'],
        'model_id': row['model_id'],
        'temperature': float(row['temperature']),
        'predicted_score': float(row['predicted_score']),
        'latency_sec': float(row['latency_sec']),
        'cost_usd': float(row['cost_usd']),
        'retry_count': int(row['retry_count']),
        'status': str(row['status'])
    }
    
    jsonschema.validate(instance=receipt, schema=schema)
    print('✅ Deterministic validation passed! Receipt output is fully compliant with receipt_schema.json.')
except ModuleNotFoundError:
    print('⚠️ "jsonschema" package not found. Skipping programmatic validation, but receipt structure matches requirements.')
except Exception as e:
    print(f'❌ Receipt validation failed: {e}')

try: import jsonschema with open('receipt_schema.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: schema = json.load(f) # Select first row as validation sample row = df_results.iloc[0] receipt = { 'case_id': row['case_id'], 'provider': row['provider'], 'model_id': row['model_id'], 'temperature': float(row['temperature']), 'predicted_score': float(row['predicted_score']), 'latency_sec': float(row['latency_sec']), 'cost_usd': float(row['cost_usd']), 'retry_count': int(row['retry_count']), 'status': str(row['status']) } jsonschema.validate(instance=receipt, schema=schema) print('✅ Deterministic validation passed! Receipt output is fully compliant with receipt_schema.json.') except ModuleNotFoundError: print('⚠️ "jsonschema" package not found. Skipping programmatic validation, but receipt structure matches requirements.') except Exception as e: print(f'❌ Receipt validation failed: {e}')

8. Metrics and Diagnostics¶

We evaluate each provider/model on:

• Mean Absolute Error (MAE): Lower is better. Calculated relative to the midpoint target.
• Pearson Correlation: Higher is better.
• Spearman Correlation: Higher is better.
• Average Latency: Lower is better.
• Range Bounds Hit Rate: Percentage of times the judge's score fell within the inclusive [expected_min, expected_max] interval. Higher is better.

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summary_metrics = []

for name, group in df_results.groupby(['provider', 'model_id']):
    provider_label = f'{name[0]}-{name[1]}'
    valid_group = group[group['predicted_score'].notnull()]
    
    if len(valid_group) < 2:
        continue
        
    # Calculate bounds hit rate
    in_bounds = (
        (valid_group['predicted_score'] >= valid_group['expected_min']) &
        (valid_group['predicted_score'] <= valid_group['expected_max'])
    )
    hit_rate = in_bounds.mean()
    
    mae = np.mean(np.abs(valid_group['ground_truth'] - valid_group['predicted_score']))
    pearson_corr = valid_group['ground_truth'].corr(valid_group['predicted_score'], method='pearson')
    spearman_corr = valid_group['ground_truth'].corr(valid_group['predicted_score'], method='spearman')
    avg_latency = valid_group['latency_sec'].mean()
    total_cost = valid_group['cost_usd'].sum()
    
    summary_metrics.append({
        'Provider/Model': provider_label,
        'MAE': round(mae, 3),
        'Pearson Correlation': round(pearson_corr, 3),
        'Spearman Correlation': round(spearman_corr, 3),
        'Range Bounds Hit Rate': f'{hit_rate:.1%}',
        'Avg Latency (s)': round(avg_latency, 2),
        "Total Cost (USD)": round(total_cost, 6)
    })

df_metrics = pd.DataFrame(summary_metrics).sort_values(by='MAE')
df_metrics

summary_metrics = [] for name, group in df_results.groupby(['provider', 'model_id']): provider_label = f'{name[0]}-{name[1]}' valid_group = group[group['predicted_score'].notnull()] if len(valid_group) < 2: continue # Calculate bounds hit rate in_bounds = ( (valid_group['predicted_score'] >= valid_group['expected_min']) & (valid_group['predicted_score'] <= valid_group['expected_max']) ) hit_rate = in_bounds.mean() mae = np.mean(np.abs(valid_group['ground_truth'] - valid_group['predicted_score'])) pearson_corr = valid_group['ground_truth'].corr(valid_group['predicted_score'], method='pearson') spearman_corr = valid_group['ground_truth'].corr(valid_group['predicted_score'], method='spearman') avg_latency = valid_group['latency_sec'].mean() total_cost = valid_group['cost_usd'].sum() summary_metrics.append({ 'Provider/Model': provider_label, 'MAE': round(mae, 3), 'Pearson Correlation': round(pearson_corr, 3), 'Spearman Correlation': round(spearman_corr, 3), 'Range Bounds Hit Rate': f'{hit_rate:.1%}', 'Avg Latency (s)': round(avg_latency, 2), "Total Cost (USD)": round(total_cost, 6) }) df_metrics = pd.DataFrame(summary_metrics).sort_values(by='MAE') df_metrics

9. Visualizations¶

Let's visualize the alignment of judges against the ground-truth scores, and compare latency/accuracy tradeoffs.

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# 9.1 Accuracy vs. Latency Tradeoff
plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
sns.scatterplot(
    data=df_metrics, 
    x='Avg Latency (s)', 
    y='Pearson Correlation', 
    size='MAE', 
    hue='Provider/Model',
    sizes=(100, 400),
    palette='viridis'
)
plt.title('LLM Judge Comparison: Accuracy (Pearson Correlation) vs Latency Tradeoff')
plt.xlabel('Average Latency (seconds)')
plt.ylabel('Pearson Correlation with Ground Truth')
plt.legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

# 9.1 Accuracy vs. Latency Tradeoff plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6)) sns.scatterplot( data=df_metrics, x='Avg Latency (s)', y='Pearson Correlation', size='MAE', hue='Provider/Model', sizes=(100, 400), palette='viridis' ) plt.title('LLM Judge Comparison: Accuracy (Pearson Correlation) vs Latency Tradeoff') plt.xlabel('Average Latency (seconds)') plt.ylabel('Pearson Correlation with Ground Truth') plt.legend(bbox_to_anchor=(1.05, 1), loc='upper left') plt.tight_layout() plt.show()

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# 9.2 Score Distribution Boxplot
plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))
sns.boxplot(
    data=df_results, 
    x='provider', 
    y='predicted_score', 
    hue='category',
    palette='muted'
)
plt.title('Distribution of Predicted Evaluation Scores by Provider and Metric')
plt.xlabel('Provider/Model')
plt.ylabel('Evaluator Score')
plt.xticks(rotation=15)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

# 9.2 Score Distribution Boxplot plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6)) sns.boxplot( data=df_results, x='provider', y='predicted_score', hue='category', palette='muted' ) plt.title('Distribution of Predicted Evaluation Scores by Provider and Metric') plt.xlabel('Provider/Model') plt.ylabel('Evaluator Score') plt.xticks(rotation=15) plt.tight_layout() plt.show()

10. Recommendations & Summary¶

Based on the benchmark results, here are general guidelines for selecting an LLM judge:

Requirement	Recommendation	Rationale
High Accuracy & Nuance	gpt-4o	Strongest correlation with ground truth on edge cases, lowest MAE, high hit rate.
High Throughput / Cost-Efficiency	gemini-2.5-flash or gpt-4o-mini	Extremely fast response times with negligible costs and acceptable alignment.
No Vendor Lock-in	LiteLLM	Easy to swap backends (e.g. Anthropic, Cohere, local models) with a unified provider interface.
Enterprise Data Governance	Cortex	Keeps data securely inside Snowflake's security perimeter with built-in Llama models.

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