The Pulse: a new trend, smart model routing
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Intelligent model routing as a new trend, directly actionable for AI systems.
Summary
Smart model routing is gaining traction as a way to cut AI costs by 20-30%, with vendors like Factory Router, Not Diamond, and Vercel AI Gateway automatically selecting the best LLM per task. Enterprise demand is surging, per Factory AI CEO Matan Grinberg, as companies seek to control spend while maintaining quality, often routing simple requests to cheaper open-source models. Even coding tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot now offer auto model selection, though Copilot's mode has received mixed feedback.