LLM Router

Noun · AI & Machine Learning

Definitions

  1. A routing component that decides which large language model should handle a request based on task type, cost, latency, policy, or capacity. LLM routers help teams avoid using one model for every workload indiscriminately.

    In plain English: A system that chooses which large language model should handle a request.

    Example: "The LLM router sent schema extraction to a cheap deterministic model and routed complex drafting to a stronger one."

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