What Does 'Model Router' Mean?
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A system that decides which AI model to send a given request to, based on cost, speed, or task type.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"The app got noticeably cheaper after they added a model router that only escalates hard questions to the expensive model."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named directly from the infrastructure pattern once products started juggling multiple models instead of relying on a single one.
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2024
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2024-2026 (Current Era)
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