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CHOOSING-AI-MODELS5 MIN READ

Find the Cost Leak in the Routing Board

Identify when a model-routing design wastes premium capability on routine traffic.

The architecture looks tidy, but one lane is doing too much. Where is the cost leak? Single default lane to premium model Correct. Premium capability should be routed to hard or risky cases, not used as the default for all routine traffic. Human review gate for risky answers A review gate is a useful control for high-stakes outputs. It does not cause the cost leak. Cache block for repeated requests Caching repeated work usually reduces spend. The issue is the default route, not the cache. Escalation path for ambiguous cases Escalation is the right pattern. The mistake would be skipping…

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