Routing vs Gateway: Model routing needs orchestrators and evals

JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-08-26

A retweet clarifies the difference between routing and a gateway. A gateway handles auth, rate limits, observability, and request forwarding. Model routing selects the best model for each prompt based on quality, latency, cost, and reliability, requiring orchestrators, evals, and feedback loops.

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