Introduction
The Evaluators API provides powerful tools for automated evaluation and quality assessment of AI responses. Create custom evaluators, run evaluations on datasets, and get detailed scoring and feedback to improve your AI applications.Key Features
Automated Evaluation
- Create custom evaluation criteria and scoring systems
- Run evaluations on individual responses or entire datasets
- Support for multiple evaluation types (accuracy, relevance, safety, etc.)
- Batch evaluation capabilities for efficiency
Flexible Scoring
- Numeric scoring (0-10, 0-100, custom ranges)
- Binary pass/fail evaluations
- Multi-dimensional scoring across different criteria
- Weighted scoring for complex evaluation scenarios
Quality Assessment
- Content quality evaluation
- Factual accuracy checking
- Bias and safety assessment
- Response relevance scoring
- Custom business logic evaluation
Integration Ready
- Easy integration with existing workflows
- Real-time evaluation capabilities
- Batch processing for large datasets
- Comprehensive reporting and analytics
Quick Start
Available Methods
Synchronous Methods
Asynchronous Methods
Evaluator Types
Content Quality Evaluators
Factual Accuracy Evaluators
Safety and Bias Evaluators
Custom Business Logic Evaluators
Evaluation Workflow
1. Create Evaluator
2. Run Evaluation
3. Analyze Results
Scoring Systems
Numeric Scoring
Binary Scoring
Weighted Scoring
Integration Examples
Real-time Evaluation
Dataset Evaluation
A/B Testing Integration
Best Practices
Evaluator Design
- Define clear, specific evaluation criteria
- Use appropriate scoring scales for each criterion
- Include both objective and subjective measures
- Test evaluators with sample data before production use
- Regularly review and update evaluation criteria
Evaluation Strategy
- Combine multiple evaluators for comprehensive assessment
- Use different evaluators for different use cases
- Implement threshold-based quality gates
- Monitor evaluation trends over time
- Validate evaluator performance against human judgment
Performance Optimization
- Use batch evaluation for large datasets
- Cache evaluation results when appropriate
- Implement async evaluation for better performance
- Monitor evaluation latency and costs
- Use sampling for very large datasets
Error Handling
Common Use Cases
- Quality Assurance: Automated quality checking of AI responses
- Model Comparison: Comparing performance of different models
- Content Moderation: Safety and appropriateness checking
- Customer Service: Evaluating support response quality
- Educational Content: Assessing accuracy and clarity
- Creative Content: Evaluating creativity and originality
- Technical Documentation: Checking accuracy and completeness
- Compliance: Ensuring responses meet regulatory requirements
Getting Started
- Define Your Evaluation Needs: Identify what aspects of responses you want to evaluate
- Create Evaluators: Set up evaluators with appropriate criteria and scoring
- Test and Validate: Run evaluations on sample data to validate performance
- Integrate: Incorporate evaluations into your workflow
- Monitor and Improve: Track evaluation results and refine criteria as needed