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Model Routing for Support Bots: Cheap-First FAQ Handling

Cheap-first routing sends routine support questions to a small, inexpensive model and escalates selected hard or uncertain requests to a stronger one. This guide compares the three application-side routing patterns, separates what your application owns from what OpenRouter's Auto Router and model…

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Model Routing for Support Bots: Cheap-First FAQ Handling

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Originally published by OpenRouter Blog on Oct 2, 2026.

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