{"slug": "factory-launches-router-to-pick-cheaper-ai-models-for-coding-tasks", "title": "Factory launches Router to pick cheaper AI models for coding tasks", "summary": "Factory AI launched Factory Router, a model selection system that automatically chooses the most cost-effective large language model for each coding task to reduce token spending without sacrificing performance. The feature is available in private research preview within Factory's CLI and Desktop App, as announced in a company blog post and a 16-post thread on X. The tool addresses a common cost challenge for AI agent teams that frequently overpay by using expensive models for simple coding operations.", "body_md": "Factory (@FactoryAI) introduced Factory Router, a model selection system that it says automatically picks an LLM for each coding task to preserve performance while cutting token spend. https://x.com/FactoryAI/status/2061862733126275549 Factory announced the feature in a 16 post thread on X and said Router is in private research preview in the Factory CLI and Desktop App, with more detail in a company blog post. Factory's pitch is aimed at a common AI agent cost problem: teams often send simpl...", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/factory-launches-router-to-pick-cheaper-ai-models-for-coding-tasks", "canonical_source": "https://runtimewire.com/article/factory-router-model-routing-ai-coding-costs", "published_at": "2026-06-02 18:25:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-03 09:40:33.937725+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Factory", "Factory Router", "Factory CLI", "Factory Desktop App"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/factory-launches-router-to-pick-cheaper-ai-models-for-coding-tasks", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/factory-launches-router-to-pick-cheaper-ai-models-for-coding-tasks.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/factory-launches-router-to-pick-cheaper-ai-models-for-coding-tasks.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/factory-launches-router-to-pick-cheaper-ai-models-for-coding-tasks.jsonld"}}