@avyvar: Token-maxxing is getting out of hand. Most AI apps send every request to the biggest model, even when a smaller model w…
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The tweet criticizes AI apps for overusing large models and introduces Dari Router, a tool designed to route requests to appropriate model sizes for efficiency.
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Token-maxxing is getting out of hand.
Most AI apps send every request to the biggest model, even when a smaller model would work.
We built Dari Router to fix that. https://t.co/g7jzGpQwjL
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