OpenRouter says dynamic routing saved 22,000 users over $100,000 on GLM 5.2
gajesh · x · 2026-07-21
OpenRouter says it saved **22,000 users** more than **$100,000** over the weekend on **GLM 5.2** by routing traffic to discounted providers during low-demand windows. - Users did nothing manually. - The result was **over 50% lower pricing** than weekday rates. - The screenshot shows multiple providers competing on input/output/cache-read pricing, reinforcing that inference sourcing is increasingly a routing and market-pricing problem.
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