Opaque Markup and Model-Selection Complexity in Multi-Provider LLM Routing
Teams using bring-your-own-key or self-hosted setups across many marketplace models struggle with hidden markup pricing and the difficulty of picking the most cost-effective model for each request. Without a way to learn from their own traffic, they cannot easily reduce costs, get model recommendations, or train a specialized model of their own.
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