What is AutoRouter?
A Mac app that brings the AI subscriptions you pay for into
the coding tools you already use. Choose AutoRouter in a
tool’s model picker and each task goes to a model that fits
it, on your connected plans first. Pro adds the models
outside your plans, and Enterprise adds controls for a whole
team.
I already pay for Claude Max and ChatGPT Pro. Is it for
me?
Yes, it’s built for you. Routing across two subscriptions is
free, and Pro connects every account you have, personal and
work included. Routine tasks stop eating your frontier
usage, and when one account hits its limit, AutoRouter moves
on to the next, so you get more from the plans you have
before you buy another.
Does it use my ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions?
Yes, first. In Codex, OpenAI models run on your ChatGPT
plan; in Claude Code, Claude models run on your Claude plan.
Connect the other subscription in settings to use your
Claude plan inside Codex, or your ChatGPT plan inside Claude
Code. Grok and Gemini plans connect the same way.
Can I connect more than one account?
Yes. Free connects two subscriptions and Pro connects any
number. Choose how new sessions are shared between a
vendor’s accounts: Balanced, In order or Take turns. When an
account reaches its limit, AutoRouter moves on to one with
room left before it spends any credit.
Do I need a subscription?
No. Pro gives you every model, with $20 of usage
each month.
What happens when a plan runs out?
On Pro, your usage covers OpenAI and Anthropic models until the plan’s limit
resets. With none left, those tasks stop and ask you to top up, while tasks
your plans still cover keep working.
Which apps and Macs does it work with?
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Terminal, T3, and Claude
Desktop. OpenCode and Pi are coming soon. AutoRouter runs on
macOS 14 or later.
How do I start?
Download AutoRouter, connect your subscriptions, and choose
it in a supported harness. The app guides you through setup.
What does enabling change on my Mac?
AutoRouter updates the settings it needs for each supported
harness, saving a copy first. Your other preferences stay in
place. Disable a harness in AutoRouter’s settings to switch
it back.
How do routing rules work?
You start with AutoRouter’s recommended rules. Add your own
the way you’d say them, like “Use GPT-6.1 Sol for
debugging,” and where yours and ours differ, yours win.
Rules are strong guidance rather than a guarantee; to always
use one model, pick it in the model picker.
How does it choose a model?
It reads each task for its difficulty and kind of work, then
weighs your plans’ limits and your rules, then balances
cost, quality and speed. Quality comes first: a task only
moves to a cheaper model when that model does it just as
well.
How AutoRouter picks a model
explains the process;
routing and quality
and
Auto mode vs AutoRouter
cover the tradeoffs.
Can I still pick a model myself?
Yes. AutoRouter’s models appear in your app’s model picker
beside the ones you already have. Choose any of them and
your tasks go straight to it; AutoRouter routes only while
it’s the model selected.
Will AutoRouter make my AI worse?
No. Hard work always goes to a frontier model, and only
routine tasks go to lighter models that handle them well. If
a pick falls short, rate it or choose a model yourself.
How much does it cost?
Routing across your ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions is
free. Pro is $50 a month and includes $20
of monthly model usage, multiple connected Claude and
ChatGPT accounts, and every supported provider. Paid models
outside your plans are billed at the provider’s list price
plus 10%, spent from your included usage first and then from
non-expiring top-up credits. New accounts start with a free
month of Pro, up to $20 of usage.
How do credits work?
Pro includes $20 of usage each month. It resets monthly and
doesn’t roll over. Top up any time: credits you buy never expire.
What does a Claude Code task cost?
In AutoRouter's October 28, 2026 study, an everyday Claude
Code task cost an average of $0.110 on Claude Opus 5.5,
$0.049 on Claude Sonnet 5.5 and $0.0044 on Claude Haiku 5.5
across 45 runs of five coding tasks at Anthropic's list
prices. See the
full results
and the
published method. These are model-level measurements, not a savings
estimate for your workload.
Does AutoRouter store my prompts and code?
Requests pass through AutoRouter’s servers on their way to
each provider, and we don’t store transcripts. We keep the
message that opens each turn, up to 4,000 characters, to
review routing, along with records of the model chosen,
tokens and cost.
The Privacy Policy has the details.
What do teams get?
Everything in Pro, plus deployment through your MDM; org
rules, models and budgets; spend reporting; zero data
retention; and SSO, SCIM and an audit log.
See AutoRouter for Enterprise
or
get in touch
to roll it out.