Route each AI request by cost, sensitivity and reliability
Not every call needs an expensive model — and not every call should leave your premium provider. Pick the right mode per workflow. Cheap mode is live today; Balanced and BYOK are rolling out.
Cheap
Available nowDecentralized open-model inference at the lowest cost. For public, synthetic and non-sensitive workloads.
Best for
SEO, content, product descriptions, public docs, summaries, tests, staging.
Best-effort availability. Do not send secrets or regulated data.
Balanced
Rolling outCheap first, with automatic fallback to a premium provider on timeout, error or latency threshold.
Best for
Client-facing bots where cost matters but failures hurt UX.
In private rollout for founding agencies.
Premium / BYOK
Rolling outYour own provider keys for sensitive clients, keeping the Mingles dashboard, limits and analytics.
Best for
Private data, production support, regulated workflows, high-value calls.
In private rollout for founding agencies.
Data-sensitivity guide
A rule of thumb for which mode fits which data. When in doubt, route up.
| Data type | Recommended mode |
|---|---|
| Public docs | Cheap / Balanced |
| SEO / content | Cheap |
| Product descriptions | Cheap |
| Synthetic data | Cheap |
| Customer PII | Premium / BYOK |
| Legal contracts | Premium / BYOK |
| Private code | Premium / BYOK |
| Regulated data | Do not use cheap mode |
Cheap mode runs on a decentralized inference network. Treat it like a public, best-effort tier — never send secrets, customer PII or regulated data through it.
Fallback policy examples
The shape of a routing policy. Balanced and BYOK enforcement are rolling out for founding agencies — we set these up with you today.
if timeout > 8s → fallback to premium
if error → retry once, then fallback
if prompt contains PII → premium / BYOK
if workflow = batch_content → cheap
if workflow = client_support → balanced or premiumDesign a routing policy for your agency
Send us one workflow. We’ll map sensitive vs non-sensitive calls and show what can route cheaper.