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# Semantic Conventions for Generative AI Metrics

**Status**: [Experimental][DocumentStatus]

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- [Generative AI Client Metrics](#generative-ai-client-metrics)
  - [Metric: `gen_ai.client.token.usage`](#metric-gen_aiclienttokenusage)
  - [Metric: `gen_ai.client.operation.duration`](#metric-gen_aiclientoperationduration)
- [Generative AI Model Server Metrics](#generative-ai-model-server-metrics)
  - [Metric: `gen_ai.server.request.duration`](#metric-gen_aiserverrequestduration)
  - [Metric: `gen_ai.server.time_per_output_token`](#metric-gen_aiservertime_per_output_token)
  - [Metric: `gen_ai.server.time_to_first_token`](#metric-gen_aiservertime_to_first_token)

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## Generative AI Client Metrics

The conventions described in this section are specific to Generative AI client
applications.

**Disclaimer:** These are initial Generative AI client metric instruments
and attributes but more may be added in the future.

The following metric instruments describe Generative AI operations. An
operation may be a request to an LLM, a function call, or some other
distinct action within a larger Generative AI workflow.

### Metric: `gen_ai.client.token.usage`

This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended] when an operation involves the usage
of tokens and the count is readily available.

For example, if GenAI system returns usage information in the streaming response, it SHOULD be used. Or if GenAI system returns each token independently, instrumentation SHOULD count number of output tokens and record the result.

If instrumentation cannot efficiently obtain number of input and/or output tokens, it MAY allow users to enable offline token counting. Otherwise it MUST NOT report usage metric.

When systems report both used tokens and billable tokens, instrumentation MUST report billable tokens.

This metric SHOULD be specified with [ExplicitBucketBoundaries] of [1, 4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, 4096, 16384, 65536, 262144, 1048576, 4194304, 16777216, 67108864].

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| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    | Stability |
| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- |
| `gen_ai.client.token.usage` | Histogram | `{token}` | Measures number of input and output tokens used | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |


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| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [`gen_ai.operation.name`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the operation being performed. | `chat`; `completion` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.request.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the GenAI model a request is being made to. | `gpt-4` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.system`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The Generative AI product as identified by the client or server instrumentation. [1] | `openai` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.token.type`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The type of token being counted. | `input`; `output` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.port`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | int | Server port number. [2] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | `Conditionally Required` If `sever.address` is set. | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |
| [`gen_ai.response.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the model that generated the response. | `gpt-4-0613` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.address`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | string | Server domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or Unix domain socket name. [3] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | `Recommended` | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |

**[1]:** The actual GenAI product may differ from the one identified by the client. For example, when using OpenAI client libraries to communicate with Mistral, the `gen_ai.system` is set to `openai` based on the instrumentation's best knowledge.
For custom model, a custom friendly name SHOULD be used. If none of these options apply, the `gen_ai.system` SHOULD be set to `_OTHER`.

**[2]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.port` SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.

**[3]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.address` SHOULD represent the server address behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.



`gen_ai.system` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `anthropic` | Anthropic | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `cohere` | Cohere | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `openai` | OpenAI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `vertex_ai` | Vertex AI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |


`gen_ai.token.type` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `input` | Input tokens (prompt, input, etc.) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `output` | Output tokens (completion, response, etc.) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |



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### Metric: `gen_ai.client.operation.duration`

This metric is [required][MetricRequired].

This metric SHOULD be specified with [ExplicitBucketBoundaries] of [ 0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08, 0.16, 0.32, 0.64, 1.28, 2.56, 5.12,10.24, 20.48, 40.96, 81.92].

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| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    | Stability |
| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- |
| `gen_ai.client.operation.duration` | Histogram | `s` | GenAI operation duration | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |


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| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
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| [`gen_ai.operation.name`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the operation being performed. | `chat`; `completion` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.request.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the GenAI model a request is being made to. | `gpt-4` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.system`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The Generative AI product as identified by the client or server instrumentation. [1] | `openai` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`error.type`](/docs/attributes-registry/error.md) | string | Describes a class of error the operation ended with. [2] | `timeout`; `java.net.UnknownHostException`; `server_certificate_invalid`; `500` | `Conditionally Required` if the operation ended in an error | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |
| [`server.port`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | int | Server port number. [3] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | `Conditionally Required` If `sever.address` is set. | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |
| [`gen_ai.response.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the model that generated the response. | `gpt-4-0613` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.address`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | string | Server domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or Unix domain socket name. [4] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | `Recommended` | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |

**[1]:** The actual GenAI product may differ from the one identified by the client. For example, when using OpenAI client libraries to communicate with Mistral, the `gen_ai.system` is set to `openai` based on the instrumentation's best knowledge.
For custom model, a custom friendly name SHOULD be used. If none of these options apply, the `gen_ai.system` SHOULD be set to `_OTHER`.

**[2]:** The `error.type` SHOULD match the error code returned by the Generative AI provider or the client library,
the canonical name of exception that occurred, or another low-cardinality error identifier.
Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

**[3]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.port` SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.

**[4]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.address` SHOULD represent the server address behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.



`error.type` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `_OTHER` | A fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn't define a custom value. | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |


`gen_ai.system` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `anthropic` | Anthropic | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `cohere` | Cohere | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `openai` | OpenAI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `vertex_ai` | Vertex AI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |



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## Generative AI Model Server Metrics

The following metric instruments describe Generative AI model servers'
operational metrics. It includes both functional and performance metrics.

### Metric: `gen_ai.server.request.duration`

This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended] to report the model server
latency in terms of time spent per request.

This metric SHOULD be specified with [ExplicitBucketBoundaries] of
[0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08, 0.16, 0.32, 0.64, 1.28, 2.56, 5.12,10.24, 20.48, 40.96, 81.92].

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| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    | Stability |
| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- |
| `gen_ai.server.request.duration` | Histogram | `s` | Generative AI server request duration such as time-to-last byte or last output token | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |


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| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [`gen_ai.operation.name`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the operation being performed. | `chat`; `completion` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.request.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the GenAI model a request is being made to. | `gpt-4` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.system`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The Generative AI product as identified by the client or server instrumentation. [1] | `openai` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`error.type`](/docs/attributes-registry/error.md) | string | Describes a class of error the operation ended with. [2] | `timeout`; `java.net.UnknownHostException`; `server_certificate_invalid`; `500` | `Conditionally Required` if the operation ended in an error | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |
| [`server.port`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | int | Server port number. [3] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | `Conditionally Required` If `sever.address` is set. | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |
| [`gen_ai.response.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the model that generated the response. | `gpt-4-0613` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.address`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | string | Server domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or Unix domain socket name. [4] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | `Recommended` | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |

**[1]:** The actual GenAI product may differ from the one identified by the client. For example, when using OpenAI client libraries to communicate with Mistral, the `gen_ai.system` is set to `openai` based on the instrumentation's best knowledge.
For custom model, a custom friendly name SHOULD be used. If none of these options apply, the `gen_ai.system` SHOULD be set to `_OTHER`.

**[2]:** The `error.type` SHOULD match the error code returned by the Generative AI service,
the canonical name of exception that occurred, or another low-cardinality error identifier.
Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

**[3]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.port` SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.

**[4]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.address` SHOULD represent the server address behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.



`error.type` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `_OTHER` | A fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn't define a custom value. | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |


`gen_ai.system` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `anthropic` | Anthropic | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `cohere` | Cohere | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `openai` | OpenAI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `vertex_ai` | Vertex AI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |



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### Metric: `gen_ai.server.time_per_output_token`

This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended] to report the model server
latency in terms of time per token generated after the first token for any model
servers which support serving LLMs. It is measured by subtracting the time taken
to generate the first output token from the request duration and dividing the
rest of the duration by the number of output tokens generated after the first
token. This is important in measuring the performance of the decode phase of LLM
inference.

This metric SHOULD be specified with [ExplicitBucketBoundaries] of
[0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 2.5].

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| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    | Stability |
| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- |
| `gen_ai.server.time_per_output_token` | Histogram | `s` | Time per output token generated after the first token for successful responses | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |


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| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [`gen_ai.operation.name`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the operation being performed. | `chat`; `completion` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.request.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the GenAI model a request is being made to. | `gpt-4` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.system`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The Generative AI product as identified by the client or server instrumentation. [1] | `openai` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.port`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | int | Server port number. [2] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | `Conditionally Required` If `sever.address` is set. | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |
| [`gen_ai.response.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the model that generated the response. | `gpt-4-0613` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.address`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | string | Server domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or Unix domain socket name. [3] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | `Recommended` | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |

**[1]:** The actual GenAI product may differ from the one identified by the client. For example, when using OpenAI client libraries to communicate with Mistral, the `gen_ai.system` is set to `openai` based on the instrumentation's best knowledge.
For custom model, a custom friendly name SHOULD be used. If none of these options apply, the `gen_ai.system` SHOULD be set to `_OTHER`.

**[2]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.port` SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.

**[3]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.address` SHOULD represent the server address behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.



`gen_ai.system` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `anthropic` | Anthropic | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `cohere` | Cohere | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `openai` | OpenAI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `vertex_ai` | Vertex AI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |



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### Metric: `gen_ai.server.time_to_first_token`

This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended] to report the model server
latency in terms of time spent to generate the first token of the response for
any model servers which support serving LLMs. It helps measure the time spent in
the queue and the prefill phase. It is important especially for streaming
requests. It is calculated at a request level and is reported as a histogram
using the buckets mentioned below.

This metric SHOULD be specified with [ExplicitBucketBoundaries] of
[0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0].

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| Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    | Stability |
| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- |
| `gen_ai.server.time_to_first_token` | Histogram | `s` | Time to generate first token for successful responses | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |


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| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [`gen_ai.operation.name`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the operation being performed. | `chat`; `completion` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.request.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the GenAI model a request is being made to. | `gpt-4` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`gen_ai.system`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The Generative AI product as identified by the client or server instrumentation. [1] | `openai` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.port`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | int | Server port number. [2] | `80`; `8080`; `443` | `Conditionally Required` If `sever.address` is set. | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |
| [`gen_ai.response.model`](/docs/attributes-registry/gen-ai.md) | string | The name of the model that generated the response. | `gpt-4-0613` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| [`server.address`](/docs/attributes-registry/server.md) | string | Server domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or Unix domain socket name. [3] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | `Recommended` | ![Stable](https://img.shields.io/badge/-stable-lightgreen) |

**[1]:** The actual GenAI product may differ from the one identified by the client. For example, when using OpenAI client libraries to communicate with Mistral, the `gen_ai.system` is set to `openai` based on the instrumentation's best knowledge.
For custom model, a custom friendly name SHOULD be used. If none of these options apply, the `gen_ai.system` SHOULD be set to `_OTHER`.

**[2]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.port` SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.

**[3]:** When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, `server.address` SHOULD represent the server address behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.



`gen_ai.system` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `anthropic` | Anthropic | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `cohere` | Cohere | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `openai` | OpenAI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `vertex_ai` | Vertex AI | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |



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[DocumentStatus]: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/document-status
[MetricRequired]: /docs/general/metric-requirement-level.md#required
[MetricRecommended]: /docs/general/metric-requirement-level.md#recommended
[ExplicitBucketBoundaries]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/tree/v1.33.0/specification/metrics/api.md#instrument-advisory-parameters
