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Benchmark a vLLM service and build a release gate

Run repeatable HTTP checks, retain failed requests, measure end-to-end latency and require correct, complete answers within a declared deadline.

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What should a model-serving release benchmark measure?

Count every attempted request, including failed and incomplete responses. Declare the expected answer and end-to-end deadline before running the benchmark; a request passes only when it completes, answers correctly and meets that deadline. The release gate uses joint passes divided by all attempts. These client checks were tested with a local HTTP fixture and do not establish GPU capacity.

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What you build
Per-request JSON evidence and a release command that fails when the declared threshold is missed.
Environment
Python 3.12 client · a running local vLLM endpoint
Plan your session
60–90 minutes plus measured runs. A planning estimate, not measured runtime.
Before you begin
Keep the adapter service from the Unsloth chapter, or the separate Qwen3.5 endpoint, running. Choose task-specific expected answers and a deadline before comparing releases.
Client tested · GPU run pending. Client, failure accounting and gate arithmetic tested with a local HTTP fixture. The fixture does not run a model. No GPU throughput, latency or quality result is claimed.
  1. 01All attempts

    Keep successful, failed and incomplete requests in the experiment record.

  2. 02Joint check

    A request must complete, match the expected answer and meet the same deadline.

  3. 03Release decision

    Divide joint passes by all attempts. Retain the raw cases when a candidate fails.

Follow the changing state through the project. Each boundary has a check in the walkthrough.

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