Evaluate AI agent performance and token usage
Measure and review an AI agent's performance and token consumption using evaluation tools.
Use the Microsoft Foundry Portal's evaluation features to create, run, and review agent evaluations.
Rubric
Key metrics include performance (response time, accuracy) and token usage.
Example
Create an agent evaluation, select criteria, and review the results to understand agent efficiency.
What it does and when to use it
Learn how to evaluate your AI agent's effectiveness using the Microsoft Foundry Portal. This involves creating evaluations, selecting criteria, and reviewing results to measure performance and token usage.
Sources and credit
- You don’t need code to build your first AI agent ↗Microsoft Developer · Microsoft Developer on YouTube · Sep 9, 2026 · paraphrased
First seen on Subvolts Sep 9, 2026. Updated Sep 11, 2026. Spotted a problem? Tell us.
Where it shows up
- You don’t need code to build your first AI agentMicrosoft · Microsoft Developer on YouTube · Sep 9, 2026
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Questions people ask
- Which AI tools does this work with?
- The sources used it with Copilot.
- Where did this come from?
- Microsoft Developer (Microsoft Developer on YouTube). Subvolts collected, normalized and credited it; the link above opens the original.