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How OpenSmartRoute helps
Teams can use OpenSmartRoute to keep sensitive data on-premises and avoid the risks of centralized data centers. The platform lets a team define a catalogue of models and tools, then scores every candidate on quality, cost, speed and safety. Hard rules can pin a request to an on-premises model or a specific region, so personal data never leaves the local environment. An input guard spots prompt injection and personal data before a request leaves, which helps prevent leaks.
The router learns from outcomes and reroutes traffic to models that answer well while lowering costs. A new model is just one catalogue entry and competes on the next request without changing the rest of the app. A savings ledger shows what each routed request cost next to what the most expensive model would have cost, so teams see the financial impact. The hosted platform keeps a models catalogue with prices and public rankings built from real traffic.