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A Cost-Aware Model Router for Claude in About 80 Lines of Python

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The fastest way to cut an LLM bill without hurting quality is to stop sending every request to your most capable model. Most traffic in a typical agent workflow is classification, extraction, or short replies. A smaller, faster model handles those fine. The bigger model should be reserved for the s…

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  1. 2026-10-21 02:17 · DEV Community — AI
    A Cost-Aware Model Router for Claude in About 80 Lines of Python

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