The Economic Agent: Multi-Model Routing for Cost Savings

Reliability · updated Mon Feb 23

Routing patterns that reduce token costs while preserving output quality.

Steps

  1. Classify tasks with a small model before routing.
  2. Delegate simple extraction to cheaper models.
  3. Use draft-then-verify with an expensive model.
  4. Leverage prompt caching for repeated instructions.
  5. Enforce per-request token cost caps.

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