You’ve got 40+ AI models at your fingertips. Cool. But which one should you actually use?
GPT for reasoning? Claude for writing? Gemini for long documents? DeepSeek for code?
Here’s a secret: most of the time, it doesn’t matter as much as you think. And when it does matter, you probably don’t want to spend 5 minutes deciding.
Enter Model Auto-Router.
What It Does
Auto-Router looks at your message and automatically picks:
- The best model for that specific request
- The right temperature setting
You type. It figures out the rest.
How to Use It
- Open Settings (gear icon)
- Check “Enable Model Auto-Router”
- That’s it. Start chatting.
When it’s on, you won’t see model or temperature dropdowns. Because you don’t need them.
When It’s Useful
You’re new to AI tools. Don’t know the difference between GPT and Claude? Doesn’t matter. Auto-Router handles it.
Your tasks vary a lot. Writing a poem, then analyzing data, then debugging code? Each request gets the right model without you switching anything.
You just want answers. Not everyone wants to be an AI sommelier. Sometimes you just want to ask a question and get a good response.
When to Turn It Off
You have strong preferences. Maybe you love Claude’s writing style. Maybe GPT just “gets” you. Fair enough.
You’re optimizing costs. Different models use different credits. Manual selection lets you pick cheaper models for simple tasks.
You’re testing. Comparing how different models handle the same prompt? You’ll need manual control.
Specific use cases. Deep Dive research, coding with Claude Sonnet, creative writing with Opus—if you know exactly what you want, pick it yourself.
How Smart Is It?
Pretty smart. It analyzes:
- What you’re asking for (code, writing, analysis, etc.)
- How complex the request is
- What kind of response would work best
It’s not magic. It won’t always pick the absolute optimal model. But it’ll pick a good one, fast, without you thinking about it.
The Bottom Line
Auto-Router removes a decision you probably didn’t want to make anyway.
Turn it on if you want things to just work.
Turn it off if you want control.
Either way, you’ve got options.
