# Solving the LLM Load Testing Paradox: A Reference Architecture on GKE Autopilot

- Page: https://kin.rag.wtf/insights/llm-load-testing-gke/
- Published: 2026-02-16 on Medium
- Full article: https://limcheekin.medium.com/solving-the-llm-load-testing-paradox-a-reference-architecture-on-gke-autopilot-c8c2271f5cfb
- Tags: GKE Autopilot, Load Testing, Kubernetes, Parlant, GCP

Hardening AI agents for production with GKE Autopilot, Parlant and OpenTelemetry, so you can load test your infrastructure without burning your LLM budget on real model calls.