# The Pulse: a new trend, smart model routing

DevFeed: [The Pulse: a new trend, smart model routing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-pulse-a-new-trend-smart-model-routing-40921.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-pulse-a-new-trend-smart-model-routing/>)

Author: Gergely Orosz

Published: 2026-07-02T18:46:24Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-pragmatic-engineer-2.md>)

Topics: [Model Routing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-routing.md>), [AI Models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-models.md>), [LLMs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llms.md>)

Tags: [ai-gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-gateway.md>), [ai-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-models.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [litellm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/litellm.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [model-routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-routing.md>), [openrouter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openrouter.md>)

## AI overview

The article surveys emerging smart model-routing tools that select AI models for coding and other tasks based on factors such as prompt difficulty, cost, latency, and availability. It lists offerings including Factory Router, Not Diamond, Vercel AI Gateway, OpenRouter, Kilo Gateway, Requestly.ai, LiteLLM, and others, while noting that some vendors claim cost savings.

## Source excerpt

Are there any 'intelligent' router solutions out there which select the right model for the right task? I looked into it, and there are a few options.