OpenRouter Launches Next-Generation Auto Router and Auto Code Model Routers
OpenRouter has released a new generation of model routers, including Auto Router for general Q&A and agents, and Auto Code for coding agents. The company says Auto Code's benchmark performance is close to Opus 5.5, at 74% lower cost, with p90 latency of just 0.65s; during the testing period, invalid tool calls dropped 4x, agent response truncation fell by 50%, and latency dropped to one-third that of the previous-generation router. Users can enable router metadata in the chat room and API to see which models were considered for each request, why one was selected, and what factors influenced the decision.
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The original article provides benchmark comparisons, latency and cost data for the new routers, as well as per-request routing decision feedback, making it easier to assess the trade-offs of multi-model orchestration in real-world workflows.
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Transparent routing decisions.
We provide detailed feedback via both our chatroom and api (by enabling router metadata) about why we selected a certain model. This includes the models considered, why they were selected, and the factors influencing the decision. https://t.co/cDJm8DG9s9