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<span id="llm-router"></span><h1>LLM Routing<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#llm-routing"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h1>
<p>With the rapid proliferation of large language models (LLMs) — each optimized for different strengths, style, or latency/cost profile — routing has become an essential technique to operationalize the use of different models. Plano provides three distinct routing approaches to meet different use cases: <a class="reference internal" href="#model-based-routing"><span class="std std-ref">Model-based routing</span></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#alias-based-routing"><span class="std std-ref">Alias-based routing</span></a>, and <a class="reference internal" href="#preference-aligned-routing"><span class="std std-ref">Preference-aligned routing</span></a>. This enables optimal performance, cost efficiency, and response quality by matching requests with the most suitable model from your available LLM fleet.</p>
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<h2>Routing Methods<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#routing-methods" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#routing-methods'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h2>
<section id="model-based-routing">
<span id="id1"></span><h3>Model-based routing<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#model-based-routing" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#model-based-routing'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h3>
<p>Direct routing allows you to specify exact provider and model combinations using the format <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">provider/model-name</span></code>:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p>Use provider-specific names like <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">openai/gpt-5.2</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5</span></code></p></li>
<li><p>Provides full control and transparency over which model handles each request</p></li>
<li><p>Ideal for production workloads where you want predictable routing behavior</p></li>
</ul>
<section id="configuration">
<h4>Configuration<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#configuration"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h4>
<p>Configure your LLM providers with specific provider/model names:</p>
<div class="literal-block-wrapper docutils container" id="id9">
<div class="code-block-caption"><span class="caption-text">Model-based Routing Configuration</span><a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id9"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></div>
<div class="highlight-yaml notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="line-1"><span class="nt">listeners</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-2"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">egress_traffic</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-3"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">address</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">0.0.0.0</span>
</span><span id="line-4"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">port</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">12000</span>
</span><span id="line-5"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">message_format</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai</span>
</span><span id="line-6"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">timeout</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">30s</span>
</span><span id="line-7">
</span><span id="line-8"><span class="nt">llm_providers</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-9"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5.2</span>
</span><span id="line-10"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-11"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">default</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">true</span>
</span><span id="line-12">
</span><span id="line-13"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5</span>
</span><span id="line-14"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-15">
</span><span id="line-16"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5</span>
</span><span id="line-17"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<section id="client-usage">
<h4>Client usage<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#client-usage"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h4>
<p>Clients specify exact models:</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="line-1"><span class="c1"># Direct provider/model specification</span>
</span><span id="line-2"><span class="n">response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">client</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">chat</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">completions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">create</span><span class="p">(</span>
</span><span id="line-3"> <span class="n">model</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"openai/gpt-5.2"</span><span class="p">,</span>
</span><span id="line-4"> <span class="n">messages</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[{</span><span class="s2">"role"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"user"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"content"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"Hello!"</span><span class="p">}]</span>
</span><span id="line-5"><span class="p">)</span>
</span><span id="line-6">
</span><span id="line-7"><span class="n">response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">client</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">chat</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">completions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">create</span><span class="p">(</span>
</span><span id="line-8"> <span class="n">model</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5"</span><span class="p">,</span>
</span><span id="line-9"> <span class="n">messages</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[{</span><span class="s2">"role"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"user"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"content"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"Write a story"</span><span class="p">}]</span>
</span><span id="line-10"><span class="p">)</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
</div>
</section>
</section>
<section id="alias-based-routing">
<span id="id2"></span><h3>Alias-based routing<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#alias-based-routing" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#alias-based-routing'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h3>
<p>Alias-based routing lets you create semantic model names that decouple your application from specific providers:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p>Use meaningful names like <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">fast-model</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">reasoning-model</span></code>, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">plano.summarize.v1</span></code> (see <a class="reference internal" href="../concepts/llm_providers/model_aliases.html#model-aliases"><span class="std std-ref">Model Aliases</span></a>)</p></li>
<li><p>Maps semantic names to underlying provider models for easier experimentation and provider switching</p></li>
<li><p>Ideal for applications that want abstraction from specific model names while maintaining control</p></li>
</ul>
<section id="id3">
<h4>Configuration<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id3"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h4>
<p>Configure semantic aliases that map to underlying models:</p>
<div class="literal-block-wrapper docutils container" id="id10">
<div class="code-block-caption"><span class="caption-text">Alias-based Routing Configuration</span><a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id10"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></div>
<div class="highlight-yaml notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="line-1"><span class="nt">listeners</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-2"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">egress_traffic</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-3"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">address</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">0.0.0.0</span>
</span><span id="line-4"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">port</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">12000</span>
</span><span id="line-5"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">message_format</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai</span>
</span><span id="line-6"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">timeout</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">30s</span>
</span><span id="line-7">
</span><span id="line-8"><span class="nt">llm_providers</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-9"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5.2</span>
</span><span id="line-10"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-11">
</span><span id="line-12"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5</span>
</span><span id="line-13"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-14">
</span><span id="line-15"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5</span>
</span><span id="line-16"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-17">
</span><span id="line-18"><span class="nt">model_aliases</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-19"><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Model aliases - friendly names that map to actual provider names</span>
</span><span id="line-20"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">fast-model</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-21"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">target</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">gpt-5.2</span>
</span><span id="line-22">
</span><span id="line-23"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">reasoning-model</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-24"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">target</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">gpt-5</span>
</span><span id="line-25">
</span><span id="line-26"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">creative-model</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-27"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">target</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">claude-sonnet-4-5</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<section id="id4">
<h4>Client usage<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id4"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h4>
<p>Clients use semantic names:</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="line-1"><span class="c1"># Using semantic aliases</span>
</span><span id="line-2"><span class="n">response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">client</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">chat</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">completions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">create</span><span class="p">(</span>
</span><span id="line-3"> <span class="n">model</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"fast-model"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="c1"># Routes to best available fast model</span>
</span><span id="line-4"> <span class="n">messages</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[{</span><span class="s2">"role"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"user"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"content"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"Quick summary please"</span><span class="p">}]</span>
</span><span id="line-5"><span class="p">)</span>
</span><span id="line-6">
</span><span id="line-7"><span class="n">response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">client</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">chat</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">completions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">create</span><span class="p">(</span>
</span><span id="line-8"> <span class="n">model</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"reasoning-model"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="c1"># Routes to best reasoning model</span>
</span><span id="line-9"> <span class="n">messages</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[{</span><span class="s2">"role"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"user"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"content"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"Solve this complex problem"</span><span class="p">}]</span>
</span><span id="line-10"><span class="p">)</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
</div>
</section>
</section>
<section id="preference-aligned-routing-arch-router">
<span id="preference-aligned-routing"></span><h3>Preference-aligned routing (Arch-Router)<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#preference-aligned-routing-arch-router" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#preference-aligned-routing-arch-router'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h3>
<p>Preference-aligned routing uses the <a class="reference external" href="https://huggingface.co/katanemo/Arch-Router-1.5B" rel="nofollow noopener">Arch-Router<svg fill="currentColor" height="1em" stroke="none" viewbox="0 96 960 960" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M188 868q-11-11-11-28t11-28l436-436H400q-17 0-28.5-11.5T360 336q0-17 11.5-28.5T400 296h320q17 0 28.5 11.5T760 336v320q0 17-11.5 28.5T720 696q-17 0-28.5-11.5T680 656V432L244 868q-11 11-28 11t-28-11Z"></path></svg></a> model to pick the best LLM based on domain, action, and your configured preferences instead of hard-coding a model.</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>Domain</strong>: High-level topic of the request (e.g., legal, healthcare, programming).</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Action</strong>: What the user wants to do (e.g., summarize, generate code, translate).</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Routing preferences</strong>: Your mapping from (domain, action) to preferred models.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Arch-Router analyzes each prompt to infer domain and action, then applies your preferences to select a model. This decouples <strong>routing policy</strong> (how to choose) from <strong>model assignment</strong> (what to run), making routing transparent, controllable, and easy to extend as you add or swap models.</p>
<section id="id5">
<h4>Configuration<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id5"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h4>
<p>To configure preference-aligned dynamic routing, define routing preferences that map domains and actions to specific models:</p>
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<div class="code-block-caption"><span class="caption-text">Preference-Aligned Dynamic Routing Configuration</span><a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id11"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></div>
<div class="highlight-yaml notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="line-1"><span class="nt">listeners</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-2"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">egress_traffic</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-3"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">address</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">0.0.0.0</span>
</span><span id="line-4"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">port</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">12000</span>
</span><span id="line-5"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">message_format</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai</span>
</span><span id="line-6"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">timeout</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">30s</span>
</span><span id="line-7">
</span><span id="line-8"><span class="nt">llm_providers</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-9"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5.2</span>
</span><span id="line-10"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-11"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">default</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">true</span>
</span><span id="line-12">
</span><span id="line-13"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5</span>
</span><span id="line-14"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-15"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">routing_preferences</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-16"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">code understanding</span>
</span><span id="line-17"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">description</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">understand and explain existing code snippets, functions, or libraries</span>
</span><span id="line-18"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">complex reasoning</span>
</span><span id="line-19"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">description</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">deep analysis, mathematical problem solving, and logical reasoning</span>
</span><span id="line-20">
</span><span id="line-21"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5</span>
</span><span id="line-22"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-23"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">routing_preferences</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-24"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">creative writing</span>
</span><span id="line-25"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">description</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">creative content generation, storytelling, and writing assistance</span>
</span><span id="line-26"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">code generation</span>
</span><span id="line-27"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">description</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">generating new code snippets, functions, or boilerplate based on user prompts</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
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<section id="id6">
<h4>Client usage<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id6"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h4>
<p>Clients can let the router decide or still specify aliases:</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="line-1"><span class="c1"># Let Arch-Router choose based on content</span>
</span><span id="line-2"><span class="n">response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">client</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">chat</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">completions</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">create</span><span class="p">(</span>
</span><span id="line-3"> <span class="n">messages</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[{</span><span class="s2">"role"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"user"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">"content"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="s2">"Write a creative story about space exploration"</span><span class="p">}]</span>
</span><span id="line-4"> <span class="c1"># No model specified - router will analyze and choose claude-sonnet-4-5</span>
</span><span id="line-5"><span class="p">)</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
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<section id="id7">
<h2>Arch-Router<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id7" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#id7'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h2>
<p>The <a class="reference external" href="https://huggingface.co/katanemo/Arch-Router-1.5B" rel="nofollow noopener">Arch-Router<svg fill="currentColor" height="1em" stroke="none" viewbox="0 96 960 960" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M188 868q-11-11-11-28t11-28l436-436H400q-17 0-28.5-11.5T360 336q0-17 11.5-28.5T400 296h320q17 0 28.5 11.5T760 336v320q0 17-11.5 28.5T720 696q-17 0-28.5-11.5T680 656V432L244 868q-11 11-28 11t-28-11Z"></path></svg></a> is a state-of-the-art <strong>preference-based routing model</strong> specifically designed to address the limitations of traditional LLM routing. This compact 1.5B model delivers production-ready performance with low latency and high accuracy while solving key routing challenges.</p>
<p><strong>Addressing Traditional Routing Limitations:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Human Preference Alignment</strong>
Unlike benchmark-driven approaches, Arch-Router learns to match queries with human preferences by using domain-action mappings that capture subjective evaluation criteria, ensuring routing decisions align with real-world user needs.</p>
<p><strong>Flexible Model Integration</strong>
The system supports seamlessly adding new models for routing without requiring retraining or architectural modifications, enabling dynamic adaptation to evolving model landscapes.</p>
<p><strong>Preference-Encoded Routing</strong>
Provides a practical mechanism to encode user preferences through domain-action mappings, offering transparent and controllable routing decisions that can be customized for specific use cases.</p>
<p>To support effective routing, Arch-Router introduces two key concepts:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>Domain</strong> the high-level thematic category or subject matter of a request (e.g., legal, healthcare, programming).</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Action</strong> the specific type of operation the user wants performed (e.g., summarization, code generation, booking appointment, translation).</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Both domain and action configs are associated with preferred models or model variants. At inference time, Arch-Router analyzes the incoming prompt to infer its domain and action using semantic similarity, task indicators, and contextual cues. It then applies the user-defined routing preferences to select the model best suited to handle the request.</p>
<p>In summary, Arch-Router demonstrates:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>Structured Preference Routing</strong>: Aligns prompt request with model strengths using explicit domainaction mappings.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Transparent and Controllable</strong>: Makes routing decisions transparent and configurable, empowering users to customize system behavior.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Flexible and Adaptive</strong>: Supports evolving user needs, model updates, and new domains/actions without retraining the router.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Production-Ready Performance</strong>: Optimized for low-latency, high-throughput applications in multi-model environments.</p></li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="combining-routing-methods">
<h2>Combining Routing Methods<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#combining-routing-methods" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#combining-routing-methods'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h2>
<p>You can combine static model selection with dynamic routing preferences for maximum flexibility:</p>
<div class="literal-block-wrapper docutils container" id="id12">
<div class="code-block-caption"><span class="caption-text">Hybrid Routing Configuration</span><a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#id12"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></div>
<div class="highlight-yaml notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id="line-1"><span class="nt">llm_providers</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-2"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5.2</span>
</span><span id="line-3"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-4"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">default</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">true</span>
</span><span id="line-5">
</span><span id="line-6"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">openai/gpt-5</span>
</span><span id="line-7"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$OPENAI_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-8"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">routing_preferences</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-9"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">complex_reasoning</span>
</span><span id="line-10"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">description</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">deep analysis and complex problem solving</span>
</span><span id="line-11">
</span><span id="line-12"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">model</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5</span>
</span><span id="line-13"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">access_key</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY</span>
</span><span id="line-14"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">routing_preferences</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-15"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p p-Indicator">-</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">name</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">creative_tasks</span>
</span><span id="line-16"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">description</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">creative writing and content generation</span>
</span><span id="line-17">
</span><span id="line-18"><span class="nt">model_aliases</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-19"><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Model aliases - friendly names that map to actual provider names</span>
</span><span id="line-20"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">fast-model</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-21"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">target</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">gpt-5.2</span>
</span><span id="line-22">
</span><span id="line-23"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">reasoning-model</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-24"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">target</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">gpt-5</span>
</span><span id="line-25">
</span><span id="line-26"><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Aliases that can also participate in dynamic routing</span>
</span><span id="line-27"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">creative-model</span><span class="p">:</span>
</span><span id="line-28"><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">target</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain">claude-sonnet-4-5</span>
</span></code></pre></div>
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<p>This configuration allows clients to:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li><p><strong>Use direct model selection</strong>: <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">model="fast-model"</span></code></p></li>
<li><p><strong>Let the router decide</strong>: No model specified, router analyzes content</p></li>
</ol>
</section>
<section id="example-use-cases">
<h2>Example Use Cases<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#example-use-cases" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#example-use-cases'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h2>
<p>Here are common scenarios where Arch-Router excels:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>Coding Tasks</strong>: Distinguish between code generation requests (“write a Python function”), debugging needs (“fix this error”), and code optimization (“make this faster”), routing each to appropriately specialized models.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Content Processing Workflows</strong>: Classify requests as summarization (“summarize this document”), translation (“translate to Spanish”), or analysis (“what are the key themes”), enabling targeted model selection.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Multi-Domain Applications</strong>: Accurately identify whether requests fall into legal, healthcare, technical, or general domains, even when the subject matter isnt explicitly stated in the prompt.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Conversational Routing</strong>: Track conversation context to identify when topics shift between domains or when the type of assistance needed changes mid-conversation.</p></li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="best-practices">
<h2>Best practices<a @click.prevent="window.navigator.clipboard.writeText($el.href); $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copied!'); setTimeout(() =&gt; $el.setAttribute('data-tooltip', 'Copy link to this element'), 2000)" aria-label="Copy link to this element" class="headerlink" data-tooltip="Copy link to this element" href="#best-practices" x-intersect.margin.0%.0%.-70%.0%="activeSection = '#best-practices'"><svg height="1em" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z"></path></svg></a></h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li><p><strong>💡Consistent Naming:</strong> Route names should align with their descriptions.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>❌ Bad:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">`</span>
<span class="pre">{"name":</span> <span class="pre">"math",</span> <span class="pre">"description":</span> <span class="pre">"handle</span> <span class="pre">solving</span> <span class="pre">quadratic</span> <span class="pre">equations"}</span>
<span class="pre">`</span></code></p></li>
<li><p>✅ Good:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">`</span>
<span class="pre">{"name":</span> <span class="pre">"quadratic_equation",</span> <span class="pre">"description":</span> <span class="pre">"solving</span> <span class="pre">quadratic</span> <span class="pre">equations"}</span>
<span class="pre">`</span></code></p></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><p><strong>💡 Clear Usage Description:</strong> Make your route names and descriptions specific, unambiguous, and minimizing overlap between routes. The Router performs better when it can clearly distinguish between different types of requests.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>❌ Bad:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">`</span>
<span class="pre">{"name":</span> <span class="pre">"math",</span> <span class="pre">"description":</span> <span class="pre">"anything</span> <span class="pre">closely</span> <span class="pre">related</span> <span class="pre">to</span> <span class="pre">mathematics"}</span>
<span class="pre">`</span></code></p></li>
<li><p>✅ Good:
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">`</span>
<span class="pre">{"name":</span> <span class="pre">"math",</span> <span class="pre">"description":</span> <span class="pre">"solving,</span> <span class="pre">explaining</span> <span class="pre">math</span> <span class="pre">problems,</span> <span class="pre">concepts"}</span>
<span class="pre">`</span></code></p></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><p><strong>💡Nouns Descriptor:</strong> Preference-based routers perform better with noun-centric descriptors, as they offer more stable and semantically rich signals for matching.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>💡Domain Inclusion:</strong> for best user experience, you should always include a domain route. This helps the router fall back to domain when action is not confidently inferred.</p></li>
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<p>The following features are <strong>not supported</strong> by the Arch-Router model:</p>
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<li><p><strong>Multi-modality</strong>: The model is not trained to process raw image or audio inputs. It can handle textual queries <em>about</em> these modalities (e.g., “generate an image of a cat”), but cannot interpret encoded multimedia data directly.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Function calling</strong>: Arch-Router is designed for <strong>semantic preference matching</strong>, not exact intent classification or tool execution. For structured function invocation, use models in the Plano Function Calling collection instead.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>System prompt dependency</strong>: Arch-Router routes based solely on the users conversation history. It does not use or rely on system prompts for routing decisions.</p></li>
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