BREAKING
Model Routers Cut AI Costs
How Routing Works
1
Incoming query
↓
2
Score complexity
↓
3
Simple to light model
↓
4
Complex to frontier
Cost Per 1M Tokens by Tier
Premium
60
Mid
15
Lightweight
2
Open source
0.5
0
%
Cost cut
0
%
Quality kept
0
%
MMLU savings
Upside vs Risks
Upside
Savings
●
30-70% cost cuts reported
●
Spans multiple providers
●
Easier operations
Risks
Watch
●
Quality drops if misrouted
●
OpenRouter 5.5% fee
●
Extra infra spend
Frontier Demand Under Pressure
AI NEWS BLITZ
Model routers are spreading fast as companies race to slash their AI operating costs.