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OpenTelemetry GenAI LLM Cost Tracking
9 min readUpdated June 2026
Why Telemetry Comes First For Some Apps
Not every app can move through a gateway immediately. OpenTelemetry-based ingest lets teams start measuring usage and attribution before changing request paths.
Core Attributes
Capture provider, model, operation, token counts, app, team, environment, user, session, run, customer, and workflow identifiers where available.
Use With Gateway Adoption
Telemetry and gateway usage can coexist. Cloptima is designed for mixed adoption while teams decide which workloads need real-time enforcement.
Validate Quality
Review attribution quality regularly. Missing team, app, or environment metadata should become an onboarding task for the owning team.