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Modelis offers OpenAI-compatible API for auto-model selection and flat pricing

A new service called Modelis offers an OpenAI-compatible API that automatically selects the most appropriate LLM for a given task, routing requests to models like GPT, Claude, or Gemini based on complexity. It aims to simplify API usage and manage costs by providing a flat per-call pricing structure, eliminating unpredictable per-token billing. The service also transparently reveals which model handled each request, allowing users to verify the routing decisions. AI

IMPACT Simplifies LLM integration and cost management for developers by automating model selection and offering predictable pricing.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new service that integrates with existing LLM APIs, offering a utility rather than a core model release or research.

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Modelis offers OpenAI-compatible API for auto-model selection and flat pricing

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The item describes a new service that integrates with existing LLM APIs, offering a utility rather than a core model release or research.
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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · chenxiao5580-cmd ·

    One OpenAI-compatible API that auto-picks the model — and tells you which one answered

    <p>I had three API keys in my <code>.env</code> — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google — plus an unwritten<br /> rule in my head: "cheap model for easy stuff, big model for the hard stuff."</p> <p>In practice I'd forget to switch, burn a frontier model on a one-line prompt, and<br /> then w…