Monitoring Firebase Genkit to Ensuring Performance and Reliability

Monitoring LLM-powered applications built with Firebase Genkit requires tracking AI-specific metrics beyond traditional software monitoring. Key metrics include latency, error rate, token usage, success rate, prompt latency, and cost per flow execution. Genkit provides a dedicated AI Monitoring dashboard that integrates with Google Cloud to give visibility into flow health, token consumption, and execution traces with minimal setup. Custom monitoring code is an alternative but adds maintenance burden and risk of cost miscalculation.