# OpenRouter overhauls its provider router to favor quality, speed and reliability

> Original title: We just shipped our biggest improvement to our provider router since the founding of OpenRouter.

- Source: OpenRouter
- Published: 2026-10-29T17:06:54.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/qphrvt6h3dt7vynhxh581jv7y
- Original: https://x.com/OpenRouter/status/2115852889835114689

## Summary

OpenRouter says it has shipped its biggest improvement to its provider router since founding the company. The router previously prioritized mostly on price, but now rewards providers that deliver the best-quality inference for a request's actual cost, favoring speed and reliability alongside low prices.

## Post

We just shipped our biggest improvement to our provider router since the founding of OpenRouter.

Before, we prioritized mostly based on price. The new router now rewards the best quality inference for the actual cost of a request, so requests stay cheap but are also fast and reliable.

Providers that deliver more value automatically win more traffic, so every provider has a reason to keep improving. And every time a provider gets better, so does your inference on OpenRouter.

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