Model Sommelier — Smallest Sufficient AI
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C Combination Innovation
Two separate worlds finally connect — and the intersection is a product
One-Liner
An API middleware that automatically routes each AI request to the smallest (cheapest, fastest) model that can handle it at the required quality level.
Kill Reason
RouteLLM (open-source, Lmsys) and LiteLLM already provide model-routing middleware, and multiple well-funded startups are building commercial versions. Without proprietary usage data at massive scale to train better routing heuristics, this remains a commodity middleware layer that enterprises can self-host for free.
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