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IMMACULATE: Detecting LLM API Provider Cheating

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Detects economically motivated deviations — model substitution (provider swaps in cheaper model), quantization abuse, and token overbilling — without model internals access. Uses verifiable computation on a small fraction of requests. Critical for anyone relying on third-party LLM APIs. arXiv 2602.22700

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