Most Claude-powered applications use a single model for everything. A "what's 2+2?" gets the same Sonnet treatment as "review this 500-line PR for security vulnerabilities." That's like taking a taxi to the mailbox.

Telechat's smart model router fixes this. It analyzes each incoming message and routes it to the cheapest Claude model that can handle it — without sacrificing quality on complex queries.

The cost problem

Claude's pricing varies dramatically by model:

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