# Databricks AI Gateway cut internal coding costs 35% via Smart Routing

> Original title: AI bills are exploding everywhere.

- Source: Yuchen Jin
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:06:34.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/r19zpbcklfnubsdli3np30em9
- Original: https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/2117317458868776974

## Summary

Yuchen Jin, who joined Databricks, says Databricks AI Gateway cut the company's internal coding costs by 35% through Smart Routing. He says the gateway offers open-source and proprietary models on Day 0 and lets teams track spending and set budgets.

## Post

AI bills are exploding everywhere.

Since joining Databricks, I've seen brilliant engineers across the industry (Distinguished Engineers, Berkeley/MIT/Stanford PhDs) spend months figuring out where to buy AI tokens.

Let me save you some time.

Choose Databricks AI Gateway:
- Fast open-source and proprietary models, available on Day 0.
- Smart Routing cut our internal coding costs by 35%.
- Easily track spending and set budgets across teams.

Spend less time managing AI tokens. Spend more time building.